El Paso County Republican Party

The Republican (and Socialist/Communist) party members got together this past Tuesday (21 March). I am a member of precinct 290, which had the second highest percentage of votes for President Bush in 2004. Therefore, we get 11 delegates and 11 alternates to the county assembly. We also get 2 delegates and alternates to the Congressional District 5, and the state assembly.

These latter two are probably the most important. As Joel Hefley is not running for reelection, there has been a huge outpouring of interest in Congressional District 5 by Republican Candidates. As for where they stand:

John Anderson – former El Paso county sherrif, and the only candidate to had declared prior to the announcement by Hefley that he wasn't running. Mr. Anderson has really good stand on gun rights – he was very good at allowing concealed handgun permits all during the time that he was in office. His efforts probably lead to the recent passage of the "shall issue" bill that passed the legislature two years ago.
Jeff Crank – former chief of staff for Congressman Hefley. He very recently moved back to town and is currently serving as the president of the Chamber of Commerce. However, most of his political experience and background is Washington, D.C.
Doug Lamborn – currently serving as State Senator in El Paso County. Previously served as State House Representative – total of 12 years in the Colorado Legislature. Very strong pro-life candidate – for years he has submitted bills to protect the unborn.
Duncan Bremer – served as El Pas county commissioner for 8 years. Currently not serving in any public office, but strong conservative credentials. Brother of Paul Bremer, the Iraq representative.
Lionel Rivera – current mayor of Colorado Springs. He announced his candidacy on Tuesday.

Of all these candidates only two received any support at the meeting – Doug Lamborn and Duncan Bremer. I think this is a bad omen for Jeff Crank. It seems that the party machinery is lining up behind him – Hefly announced his endorsement of Crank on Tuesday, the head of the state Republican Party has resigned to take a position with the Crank campaign–it feels like a push behind him. However, in the grassroots there is definitely a feeling of "why take someone from Washington when we have perfectly good home-grown candidates?"

My support lies with Doug Lamborn. I think that he has earned his stripes in the Colorado Legislature. And if you think its easy to take a pro-choice stand in Denver, you haven't seen the push that will come from the MSM and the Boulder intelligentsia.

The issue is really one of degree. Whoever the Republicans nominate will end up with the seat unless something completely untoward happens. El Paso county has had some influx from California, but a lot of them are conservatives who are disgusted with the way that state is falling off into the liberalism sea.

March 26, 2006 - Posted by coloradoright | Congressional District 5, El Paso Republicans | | 4 Comments

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