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EXCLUSIVE: One other Colorado Republican is becoming a member of an already crowded discipline of contenders to switch Rep. Ken Buck within the Home.
Jerry Sonnenberg, a rancher and former Colorado state senator, will announce his bid for the GOP nomination for the 4th District seat in Colorado. 4 different Republicans and three Democrats have additionally declared their candidacy for Buck’s seat.
“Rural Coloradans and hardworking households all throughout this district want a voice in Washington who understands our neighborhood, our principled conservative values, our lifestyle, and our distinctive challenges,” Sonnenberg mentioned in a press release obtained by Fox Information Digital.
Sonnenberg has deep ties within the solidly Republican rural Colorado district. He served on the Colorado Farm Bureau board of administrators earlier than being elected to the state Home in 2006 – the place he was the one farmer and rancher within the chamber – and was elected as a state senator in 2014.
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Jerry Sonnenberg previously served within the Colorado Home and Senate. (Courtesy of Jerry Sonnenberg)
“We’d like sturdy, conservative management in Congress to face up and combat for individuals who’ve been neglected of D.C.’s priorities. Whether or not you’re a farmer or a rancher, a small enterprise proprietor, a mother or dad elevating your children in suburban Colorado, or a teen making a life right here, I will probably be your principled voice in D.C. as a result of I’ve confirmed that I understand how to face up for our values and ship outcomes,” Sonnenberg mentioned.
Sonnenberg denied in September that he would take into account difficult Buck for the GOP nomination. “I help Congressman Buck as he represents the 4th District in Colorado,” he advised The Hill, following experiences that he could also be contemplating a run for the seat. On the time, Buck himself mentioned he would search re-election.
Jerry Sonnenberg launches bid for Rep. Ken Buck’s seat. (Courtesy Jerry Sonnenberg | Getty Pictures)
Three candidates made strikes to run for the seat earlier than Buck even dropped out in early November. State Rep. Richard Holtorf, a former U.S. Military colonel and rancher, Navy veteran Trent Leisy, and candidate Justin Schreiber, all made strikes to probably problem Buck within the GOP main scheduled for June 25, 2024. Deborah Flora, a radio host and parental alternative advocate, introduced her bid simply after Buck mentioned he wouldn’t run once more.
Jerry Sonnenberg is a former Colorado state senator and rancher. He joins a crowded discipline of contenders to switch Rep. Ken Buck. (AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Publish by way of Getty Pictures)
Sonnenberg enters the race with over a dozen endorsements from native leaders, together with county commissioners, regulation enforcement and state legislators, who praised his information of native points and conservative values.
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“Jerry is a real chief who has a servant’s coronary heart. He’s clearly your best option to symbolize Congressional District 4,” mentioned former state Senate Minority Chief John Cooke in an endorsement.
Buck, a member of the conservative Home Freedom Caucus, introduced his departure weeks after voting to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. First elected in 2014, Buck lately drew ire from members of the GOP for talking in opposition to the Home impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
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Thomas Phippen is an Editor at Fox Information.
