Renfroe to Run in CD-4; McNulty Next to Jump In?

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by: Colorado Pols

State Rep. Tim Dore, R-Elizabeth, confirmed Monday that he was still thinking about a run; and Rep. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, is rumored to be weighing a campaign in the Fourth C.D., which now includes a good chunk of his home turf in Douglas County, although another GOP lawmaker in the House told FOX31 Denver Monday that a McNulty run was doubtful.

And former state Rep. B.J. Nikkel, R-Loveland, is also still weighing a bid.

Nikkel, who in 2012 was the first Republican lawmaker to vote in favor of a civil unions bill, would be able to self-fund a campaign in the early stages; and, as a woman who is politically moderate, she might draw financial support from national GOP organizations and committees.

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UPDATE #2: Add another potentially big Republican name to the list considering a challenge to the not-so-inevitable Ken Buck in CD-4–former state Rep. B.J. Nikkel, who served as district director under Marilyn Musgrave, is seriously considering jumping in the race according to sources.

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UPDATE: Via Lynn Bartels, count Weld County Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer in:

Weld County Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer joins 4th CD GOP race. #copolitics

— Lynn Bartels (@lynn_bartels) March 3, 2014

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Republican Sen. Scott Renfroe confirmed over the weekend that he is going to run for Congress in CD-4, joining Ken Buck in a field that is only likely to grow in the coming weeks.

Rumor has it that former House Speaker Frank McNulty is also preparing to enter the GOP field for the seat being vacated by Rep. Cory Gardner. We'll update more as news develops–and we've got a feeling it will.

13 thoughts on “Renfroe to Run in CD-4; McNulty Next to Jump In?”

bullshit! says:

March 3, 2014 at 4:54 pm

Frank Fucking McNulty? Please don't reward that POS with a seat in Congress.

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Republican 36 says:

March 3, 2014 at 5:09 pm

If former Speaker McNulty enters the race, Ken Buck is in real trouble. If he enters the race, and no one else from Douglas announces, he can dominate the delegate count in Douglas at the 4th CD assembly, the second largest county in the district, while Weld County, the largest, may very well be split between several candidates.

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Voyageur says:

March 3, 2014 at 5:39 pm

barabara kirkmeyer is too intelligent to win a Republican nomination in CD 4, Is there time to get her a frontal lobotomy and then pose her with her family with everyone holding assault rifles? Wait,kl that's been done.

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1. bullshit! says:
  
  March 4, 2014 at 7:29 am
  
  If Kirkmeyer is so goddamn smart, why did she hitch up with the secessionists? To hell with these people, V.
  
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JBJK16 says:

March 3, 2014 at 5:50 pm

Does McNulty already live in CD4 or would he have to move?

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1. Colorado Pols says:
  
  March 3, 2014 at 5:55 pm
  
  Residency is not required for a Congressional run.
  
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  1. JBJK16 says:
    
    March 3, 2014 at 6:25 pm
    
    Non responsive.
    
    Does he live in CD4?
    
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    1. bullshit! says:
      
      March 4, 2014 at 7:31 am
      
      No. His district stretches into CD-4 however.
      
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JeffcoBlue says:

March 3, 2014 at 6:23 pm

Nikkel? CD-4 GOPers aren't intelligent enough to nominate an actual decent human being.

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1. JBJK16 says:
  
  March 4, 2014 at 7:40 am
  
  We might- if the caucus meant anything. But because of the timing of all recent events – no accident – the caucus is meaningless.
  
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Davie says:

March 3, 2014 at 7:37 pm

Ken Buck is the Rodney Dangerfield of the GOTP. Nobody gives him any respect (except resident troll AC)

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Progressicat says:

March 3, 2014 at 7:51 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D5Sa2Yq-2g

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RavenDawg says:

March 4, 2014 at 9:27 am

How interesting–

A chance to line up a career appointment sucking at the tit of hated big govt in a safe red district–see all the anti-govt tea partiers lining up for a shot.

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