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COLORADO REPUBLICAN PARTY “FALLING APART AT THE SEAMS” AHEAD OF CRUCIAL 2026 ELECTIONS

Vulnerable House Republicans Gabe Evans, Jeff Crank have no local infrastructure to support their campaigns
Three party chair resignations in less than a year. 

$230,000 in unpaid debts. 

At least two doomed House Republican incumbents.

The Colorado GOP is “falling apart at the seams,” new reporting shows. If Gabe Evans and Jeff Crank were in trouble before, they’re doomed now.

DCCC Spokesperson Lindsay Reilly:
“Gabe Evans and Jeff Crank are already damaged goods after voting to gut Medicaid, protect reckless tariffs, and rip food off of hungry Coloradans’ tables. Even if the Colorado GOP weren’t melting down in real time, Evans and Crank would be toast this November.”See the devastating coverage for yourself…Westword: Colorado Republican Party Approaches Midterms with No Money, Leadership

  • As Colorado Republican candidates prepare for battle, the state party meant to support them is falling apart at the seams. 
  • Colorado GOP Chair Brita Horn announced she is stepping down on March 12, citing party division and legal attacks. 
  • Horn’s resignation was the third in under a year, coming one month after vice chair Richard Holtorf quit, and nine months after Holtorf’s predecessor, Darrel Phelan, did the same.
  • Not only does the party have no leadership, but it also has no money. The Colorado Republican Committee was over $230,000 in debt and had just $67,000 cash on hand by the end of February, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
  • As chair, Williams sued Horn and a group of other Republicans who tried to recall him. When Horn was elected chair in March 2025, she attempted to dismiss the lawsuit, but a group of Williams supporters kept the case going until this February, racking up court costs and prolonging ongoing discord within the party.
  • The committee’s lawyer, Steven Klenda, filed a complaint in Denver County District Court on March 17, detailing over $210,000 in unpaid legal fees that the state GOP owes him. 
  • In a March 24 release, the Democrats celebrated having zero debt and fundraising over $145,000 in February — compared to the less than $17,000 the state Republican Party raised that month.
  • Republican President Donald Trump recently got involved in a Colorado congressional race, signaling concern from the national level.
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