Colorado Republican Representative Ken Buck blasted Congresswoman Lauren Boebert’s new fundraising tactic, calling it “fundamentally unfair.”
Buck planned to retire at the end of his term in January 2025 over frustration with his own party but announced on Tuesday that he would be departing from office earlier than expected on March 22. Boebert, a Republican who serves Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, has been campaigning for Buck’s seat in Colorado’s 4th District.
On Wednesday, Boebert announced that she will not be running in the special election to determine who will fill Buck’s vacant seat for the rest of his term. Instead, she will go with her original plan to run in the state’s primary, which will decide who will be up for the 4th district seat in the 2024-2026 House term.
On Wednesday, Boebert announced that she will not be running in the special election to determine who will fill Buck’s vacant seat for the rest of his term. Instead, she will go with her original plan to run in the state’s primary, which will decide who will be up for the 4th district seat in the 2024-2026 House term.
Boebert called Buck’s earlier-than-expected retirement a “gift to the uniparty,” in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday. “The establishment concocted a swampy backroom deal to try to rig an election,” she said.
In a follow-up post, Boebert wrote, “It’s MAGA vs the Establishment. I intend to win for MAGA but I’m going to need A LOT of help to do it,” and attached a link to donate to her campaign.
Buck told The Colorado Sun in an interview published on Friday that Boebert and others suggesting that he ended his term earlier than expected to make it harder for the congresswoman to win his seat was “ridiculous.”
The congressman said it was “fundamentally unfair” for Boebert to raise funds by claiming that Buck was taking sides. “I’m not giving anybody an advantage or disadvantage,” he said.
“I have done my very best to stay out of this primary election,” Buck said.
Buck said that his resignation was solely due to his growing frustration with Congress’ inaction and his desire to focus on election reforms.
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