August 29, 2022 11:44 AM UTC

Republicans Growing Nervous About Hisey Residency Issues

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• by: Colorado Pols

Late last week there were a handful of stories in Colorado news outlets about Republican State Sen. Dennis Hisey’s strange residency issues as he seeks election in a new district (SD-11) against Democrat Tony Exum. It seems that at least one notable Republican in El Paso County is very concerned about how this might play out in November:

INBOX: John Pitchford, former treasurer of the El Paso County GOP, calls on his party’s leaders to demand @SenDennisHisey resign over claims he didn’t live in the district (SD11) he represents.#coleg #copolitics pic.twitter.com/yYzQ6MBoeq

— Erik Maulbetsch (@emaulbetsch) August 29, 2022

As we noted on Thursday, Democratic Sen. Pete Lee was indicted earlier this month by District Attorney Michael Allen for allegedly registering to vote — and casting a ballot — at an address where he doesn’t live. Oddly enough, Hisey appears to have done the same thing in the same county.

Both Lee and Hisey are State Senators from Colorado Springs, and as Marianne Goodland noted for the Colorado Springs Gazette, the similarities between the two alleged crimes will make it difficult for District Attorney Michael Allen to NOT scrutinize Hisey’s actions with equal vigor.