COLORADO, USA — State Sen. Bob Gardner has failed to qualify for Colorado's 5th Congressional District Republican primary ballot after his petitions came up short, the Colorado Springs lawmaker said Saturday.
That leaves state GOP Chairman Dave Williams and political consultant Jeff Crank as the two Republicans vying for the seat held by retiring U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn.
Gardner, a 70-year-old attorney and Air Force veteran, said that he learned late Friday from the Colorado Secretary of State's Office that petitions he submitted last month had fewer than the 1,500 valid signatures required to make the June 25 ballot.
"I've always believed there's more to life than the next political office, so there's many opportunities to serve," Gardner told Colorado Politics, adding that he intends to concentrate on the month remaining in this year's legislative session.
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