Colorado Republican Party | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chairperson | Dave Williams |
| Senate Leader | Paul Lundeen |
| House Leader | Rose Pugliese |
| Headquarters | Greenwood Village, Colorado |
| Membership (2024) |  936,583[1] |
| Ideology | Conservatism Trumpism Anti-LGBT[2][3] Factions: LGBT-affirming[4] |
| Political position | Right-wing to Far-right[5][6] |
| National affiliation | Republican Party |
| Colors | Red |
| U.S. Senate | 0 / 2
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| U.S. House | 3 / 8
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| Statewide offices | 0 / 5
|
| Colorado Senate | 12 / 35
|
| Colorado House of Representatives | 19 / 65
|
| Colorado State Board of Education | 3 / 9
|
| University of Colorado Board of Regents | 4 / 9
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| Website | |
| www | |
The Colorado Republican Party is the state affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Colorado. The party's headquarters is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
The Republican Party was dominant in the state as recently as the mid-2000s, however it has declined over the subsequent decades. After the 2020 elections, Republicans held the smallest amount of political power in the state government since World War II. This decline has been attributed to various factors, including the party moving too far right for the state, changing demographics, mismanaged campaign money, internal party divisions, a better organized Democratic Party, and the unpopularity of Donald Trump in the state.[7]
The party fared even poorer in the 2022 elections, in which Democrats swept every statewide office by a double-digit margin, expanded their majority in the state's U.S. House delegation, and further expanded their supermajorities in both chambers of the legislature.[8] Since 2023, the party has faced further revenue loss and party infighting, with the party veering further towards the far-right after the election of Dave Williams as party chair, and an overall further decline of influence in the state.[9][10]
- ^ "2024 Voter Registration Statistics". www.sos.state.co.us.
- ^ Clark, Kyle (June 4, 2024). "Colorado Republican Party issues call to burn all Pride flags". 9 News.
- ^ Coffey, Emily (10 June 2024). ""We make no apologies:" Colorado GOP Vice Chair doubles down on anti-LGBTQ+ statements". KRDO.
- ^ "Fallout from Colo. GOP's anti-LGBTQ+ messages continues as state Republican leaders call on chairman to resign". Denver 7 Colorado News (KMGH). 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- ^ Burness, Alex (2021-12-11). "Election denialism and far-right activism sit firmly within the Colorado GOP". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ^ "Colorado GOP selects combative, election-denying new leader". AP NEWS. 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ "What happened to the Colorado Republican Party?". The Denver Post. 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ Birkeland, Bente (14 November 2022). "'An extinction level event': Colorado Republicans react to deep election losses". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "Colorado Republican party sees cashflow, spending plummet with election losses and leadership change". The Denver Post. 2023-06-21. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ Frank, John (26 June 2023). "Colorado GOP Marred by Infighting Under New Leader Dave Williams". Axios Denver.