Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) is resigning from Congress, reducing House Republicans' majority and leaving his district without representation for three months. He has faced opposition from fellow Republicans due to his divergence from party priorities and refusal to support Donald Trump. Buck has cited dissatisfaction with the 2020 election results and a desire to be involved in the upcoming election cycle as reasons for his early departure.
Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) is quitting Congress this week, but he shouldn’t expect a friendly sendoff from his fellow Republicans. He has been a member of the conservative caucus for years but reportedly has not attended meetings for several months. Buck announced the week prior that he would resign from Congress Friday, further reducing House Republicans ’ slim majority and leaving his district without representation for three months until a special election can conclude.
The Coloradan has been without many allies in Congress since breaking from his party on significant priorities, including refusing to back Donald Trump or the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. He also voted against Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), the party’s nominee for Speaker at the time, on the House floor. And heCNN last year he would not run for reelection because Republicans “keep lying” about the results of the 2020 election and what happened on January 6, 2021.last year he would consider leaving Congress early to take a lucrative position as a talking head for a left-leaning establishment media outlet like CNN. The Congressman has given the nebulous reason for leaving early of wanting to “get in the mix of this election cycle,”“Well, everywhere I go in Colorado, Dana, I hear that people are not happy with Trump and are not happy with Biden. I think we need to change our electoral laws here and I have a passion for tha
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Rep. Lauren Boebert Will Not Run in Special Election to Replace Rep. Ken BuckRep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) has announced that she will not run in the special election to replace Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) in Colorado’s Fourth Congressional District. Boebert criticized the establishment for trying to rig the election and expressed concerns about confusing voters and leaving the district without representation for months.
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