Colorado Republican Party

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Colorado Republican Party
ChairpersonKristi Burton Brown
Senate LeaderChris Holbert
House LeaderHugh McKean
Headquarters5950 S. Willow Drive, Suite 210 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
Membership (2021)Increase1,011,444[1]
IdeologyConservatism
Fiscal conservatism
Social conservatism
Trumpism
Political positionRight-wing to far-right[2]
National affiliationRepublican Party
ColorsRed
U.S. Senate
0 / 2
U.S. House
3 / 7
Statewide offices
0 / 5
Colorado Senate
15 / 35
Colorado House of Representatives
24 / 65
Website
www.cologop.org

The Colorado Republican Party is the state affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Colorado. The party's headquarters is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The state party chair is Kristi Burton Brown.

The Colorado Republican Party was dominant in 2002, but declined over the next 18 years. After the 2020 United States elections, the Colorado Republican Party was at its lowest electoral power since World War II. The decline has been attributed to various factors, including changing demographics, mismanaged campaign money, internal party divisions, a better organized Democratic Party, and the unpopularity of Donald Trump in the state.[3]

Since 2016, the Colorado GOP have shifted more rightward in their political positions and have subsequently embraced Trumpism.[4][5]

Current elected officials[]

Ken Buck

After the 2020 elections, the Colorado Republican Party controls one statewide office and holds minorities in the Colorado Senate and House of Representatives. Republicans also hold a 3-4 minority in the state's U.S. House delegation.

Members of Congress[]

U.S. Senate[]

  • None

Both of Colorado's U.S. Senate seats have been held by Democrats since 2021. Cory Gardner was the last Republican to represent Colorado in the U.S. Senate. First elected in 2014, Gardner lost his bid for a second term in 2020 to John Hickenlooper who has held the seat since.

U.S. House of Representatives[]

Statewide offices[]

Legislative leadership[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Winger, Richard. "March 2021 Ballot Access News Print Edition". Ballot Access News. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Burness, Alex. "Colorado's far-right pushes to close primaries, which would exclude millions of voters". The Denver Post. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "What happened to the Colorado Republican Party?". The Denver Post. 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  4. ^ Frank, John (2020-08-25). "How Colorado Republicans transformed from "Never Trump" to Donald Trump loyalists in four years". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  5. ^ Paul, Jesse (2020-11-12). "Where do Colorado Republicans go from here?". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  6. ^ Burness, Alex (2021-08-12). "Heidi Ganahl all but says she's running for governor". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2021-09-10.

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