March 28, 2007 04:15 PM UTC

Mike May Denies Stafford Threatened

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• by: Colorado Pols

The Republican House Minority Leader is basically accusing another Republican legislator of lying (which seems pretty serious to us), as the Rocky Mountain News reports this morning:

A controversial construction-defects bill that created political drama at the Capitol in recent weeks is scheduled for debate today on the House floor.

“This is going to be one heck of a fight,” predicted Rep. Alice Borodkin, D-Denver.

The intrigue involves automated phone calls to senior citizens that infuriated Democratic lawmakers, including Borodkin, and a Republican lawmaker at odds with her own caucus and the home-building industry.

Rep. Debbie Stafford, R-Aurora, said she was told by a fellow House Republican that she would be targeted by a home-builders association in future elections if she supported the bill.

On Tuesday, House Minority Leader Mike May, R-Parker, said Stafford has an ax to grind because home builders worked to kill an unrelated bill of hers this session.

He said her version of events “never happened.”

“I stick by my story,” Stafford shot back. “I think it’s time we stick by the people of Colorado, and they are being stuck with shoddily built homes and no recourse.”