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Colorado GOP chair Dave Williams announces bid for 5th Congressional District

Williams does not plan on stepping down from leading the Colorado Republican Party while he campaigns for the 5th's congressional seat.

DENVER — Colorado Republican Party Chairman Dave Williams on Monday declared his candidacy for the 5th Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, who said on Friday that he won't seek reelection.

Describing himself as a "conservative wartime fighter," Williams, a former three-term Colorado Springs state lawmaker, took equal aim at "corrupt Democrats" and "sell-out Republicans" in a written statement announcing his run.

"Our district deserves a new congressman with a proven conservative record of always fighting for regular workers and families while never selling out to corrupt D.C. establishment power brokers who always find ways to get more power and taxpayer money for themselves at the expense of hardworking citizens,” Williams said.

"Authentic Christian leadership means serving others above self and not letting failed, say-anything politicians in Washington D.C. get away with taking citizens for ride," he added.

A strong ally of Donald Trump, Williams has embraced the former president's unsubstantiated claims that the 2020 election was stolen.

> Read the full article at Colorado Politics.

   

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