If you’ve been following the race to be the new leader of the Colorado Republican Party, you know there’s plenty to drop your jaw over: the fight among the candidates over who’s closest to convicted election conspiracist Tina Peters; the competition over who can hate trans kids the most; the culty Trump love fest. And more.
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Fever Swamp Review Podcast: GOP Grudge Match
Heidi takes you inside the race for Colorado GOP chair. Firebrand anti-trans activist Darcy Schoening is facing former Routt County Treasurer Brita Horn, Weld County Commissioner Lori Saine, and others. During last week’s debate in Sedalia, Schoening describes her approach to public education, immigration, and more, while Saine takes shots at Schoening’s record.
Who’s Running To Lead the Colorado Republican Party?
The Colorado Republican Party will elect a new leader by the end of March. Dave Williams, the incumbent chair, announced two weeks ago that he would not seek a second term.
Second Candidate Announces For CO GOP Chair, Incumbent Williams Remains Silent
The 2025 race for Colorado GOP Chair is heating up. Last week, Brita Horn, a former Routt County treasurer, announced intentions to challenge incumbent Dave Williams for the role, and today the Colorado GOP’s director of special initiatives, Darcy Schoening, announced her candidacy.
Colorado GOP Threatens to Sue Durango School District Over Pride Flag Resolution
With the threat by the Colorado GOP to sue a Durango school district over a resolution that would allow teachers to display a version of the LGBTQ+ pride and Black Lives Matter flag as protected government speech, they are continuing their campaign of using transgender identities as a political tactic.
Anti-LGBTQ Activists Preparing for School Board Elections, Lawsuits
While conservatives are celebrating the victory and impending inauguration of Donald Trump, they are also preparing for 2025’s school board elections. Recent media appearances from some of Colorado’s most vocal conservative education activists indicate that the playbook for 2025 will focus on three tried and true issues — diversity programs, transgender people, and unions.
‘That Email has Hurt Us’ — GOP Members Push Back on Party’s Anti-Trans Communiqué
Montezuma County Republican Party Chair Lenetta Shull chastised Colorado GOP Chair Dave Williams over the “transphobic email” the state party sent out last week during a Sunday evening “grassroots town hall meeting” held via Zoom. According to a recording of the event obtained by the Colorado Times Recorder, Shull raised concerns about the impact the email is having on the Senate District 6 race.
Colorado GOP Calls on Schools to Break State Law
In another targeted attack against transgender people, the Colorado GOP, represented by Director of Special Initiatives Darcy Schoening, sent an email calling on the state’s school boards to resist enacting recent updates to Title IX that protect transgender students from discrimination on the basis of gender identity.
Exaggerations, Half-Truths, and Lies: How CO GOP Leader Williams Wraps Bigotry in Faux-Religious Rhetoric
Williams' fearmongering follows the legacy of the Colorado Ku Klux Klan before him.
Labeled as a Hate Group, Moms for Liberty Doubles Down
Last week, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released its annual report of hate and antigovernment groups across the U.S. Among the 30 groups in Colorado identified by the report were four chapters of Moms for Liberty.