August 22, 2017 03:26 PM UTC

Brett Barkey and...Ryan Call?

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• by: Colorado Pols

Colorado Republicans sure are enthusiastic about the office of State Treasurer.

Republican Brett Barkey, currently the District Attorney in Judicial District 14 (northwest Colorado), officially joined the GOP field for Treasurer on Aug. 11. We apparently missed the news of Barkey’s announcement — it’s never a good idea to send out a press release on a Friday — which means there are now five declared Republican candidates in the field for Treasurer (and probably more on the way).

Barkey seems to have a pretty good resume, though not necessarily one that suggests a future run for State Treasurer, and he’s got a recognizable name on his campaign committee registration. Take a look:

Yup, that’s the same Ryan Call who was the former Chair of the State Republican Party. Call’s name hasn’t come up all that often since 2015, so it certainly raised one of our eyebrows when we saw it.