By Ernest Luning | SOURCE: COLORADO POLITICS
Colorado State Board of Education member Stephen Varela on Thursday announced that he’s entering the Republican primary for the congressional seat represented by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, who switched late last year to run in another district.
An Army combat veteran and former Democrat from Pueblo, Varela said he believes voters in the 3rd Congressional District are “ready for fundamental change.”
“I believe we are on the verge of a conservative renaissance in America,” he said in a statement. “So many Americans look at the woke indoctrination in our schools, unimaginable debt and deficits, Biden’s overseas failures, and the complete chaos at our Southern border, and they’ve given up hope. But these failures put the spotlight on the consequences of unbridled liberalism. Western and Southern Colorado voters are ready for fundamental change. I’m excited by the opportunity to contribute to a new generation of conservative leadership.”