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Otero County Republican Judy Reyher engulfed in controversy after contested House District 47 vacancy appointment

Dec 1, 2017

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Ernest Luning

The aftershocks were still coming days after a Republican vacancy committee picked a replacement for former state Rep. Clarice Navarro, the Pueblo Republican who resigned to take a position with the Trump administration in early November. Judy Reyher, a Swink resident and former Otero County GOP chair, won the appointment to Navarro’s seat on a…
Jeffco GOP sets application deadline to fill commissioner vacancy after Rosier steps down

Nov 24, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Jefferson County Republicans are accepting applications through Dec. 12 to fill an upcoming vacancy on the suburban county’s board of county commissioners. The vacancy for the District 3 seat was created when Don Rosier, a Republican serving his second term on the commission, announced last week that he’ll be resigning in early January to head…
Colorado state Rep. Clarice Navarro resigning House seat to take Farm Service Agency post with Trump administration

Nov 5, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Colorado state Rep. Clarice Navarro, a Pueblo Republican, plans to resign her seat on Nov. 12 after being appointed executive director of the Colorado Farm Service Agency by the Trump administration, she announced Friday night on Facebook. “I leave with mixed emotions, but I’m confident I’ll be able to continue my fight for agriculture and…
Eagle County Commissioner Jill Ryan jumps in Democratic primary for House District 26 seat

Jul 29, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Eagle County Commissioner Jill Ryan, a Democrat serving her second term, announced Friday she’s running for the House District 26 seat held by state Rep. Diane Mitsch Busch, who is running for Congress. Ryan joins Eagle County Deputy District Attorney Dylan Roberts, also a Democrat, in the race. The Democrats might have a candidate for…
? Ellen Roberts resigns, readies legislative seat shuffle in Southwest

Oct 17, 2016

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Mike McKibbin

State Sen. Ellen Roberts (R-Durango), who currently serves as the Senate president pro tempore, has announced she will resign her Senate District 6 seat at the end of this year, after a decade in the Colorado House and Senate. The announcement came as a surprise to many of her constituents and those in the state Capitol community. In a statement posted…
‘Bachelor’ star Ben Higgins confirms he’s exploring House District 4 bid

Jun 2, 2016

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Ernest Luning

Denver Republican Benjamin Higgins, star of the most recent season of ABC-TV’s hit show The Bachelor, confirmed Thursday he’s considering a run for office in House District 4. “My priority is giving back to my community and serving my neighbors. Since the conclusion of The Bachelor, I have been exploring how I can best be…
‘Bachelor’ star Ben Higgins weighing House District 4 run

May 28, 2016

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Ernest Luning

North Denver resident Ben Higgins – better known as “The Bachelor,” titular star of the most recent season of the hit ABC-TV series – is exploring a run on the Republican ticket for the House District 4 seat held by House Speaker Pro Tem Dan Pabon, The Colorado Statesman has learned. Higgins, 28, has been…

vacancy committee

Otero County Republican Judy Reyher engulfed in controversy after contested House District 47 vacancy appointment

Jeffco GOP sets application deadline to fill commissioner vacancy after Rosier steps down

Colorado state Rep. Clarice Navarro resigning House seat to take Farm Service Agency post with Trump administration

Eagle County Commissioner Jill Ryan jumps in Democratic primary for House District 26 seat

? Ellen Roberts resigns, readies legislative seat shuffle in Southwest

‘Bachelor’ star Ben Higgins confirms he’s exploring House District 4 bid

‘Bachelor’ star Ben Higgins weighing House District 4 run