By BRIAN PORTER | The Rocky Mountain Voice
The candidates which will appear on Republican Party primary ballots will be selected Friday, April 5, through a collection of delegate assemblies at two locations in advance of the state assembly on Saturday, all in Pueblo.
Termed the “lower assemblies” by the party, delegates from state and federal districts will meet at one of two locations: Southwest Motors Event Center, 950 S. Prairie Ave. at the State Fairgrounds, and at the Pueblo Convention Center, 320 Central Main St. Credentialing will occur an hour prior to the beginning of assemblies and throughout the day.
Two high-profile assemblies for congressional seats will meet at the State Fairgrounds. The day begins with the 4th District convening at 9:30. The 3rd District meets at 2 p.m.
In the 4th District, it is debatable which candidates will follow the assembly process. As of Wednesday, only Lauren Boebert and Deborah Flora had qualified for the ballot through the petition process, but a handful of other candidates had filed petitions. Flora announced to delegates this week she would not attend assembly. Results of Jerry Sonnenberg’s petition had not been announced as of Wednesday. He was the top-finishing primary candidate in the special election field. Other likely front-runners are Ted Harvey and Richard Holtorf, who finished immediately behind Sonnenberg, respectively, at the special election assembly. Greg Lopez, who was selected out of the special election field to appear on the Republican ballot, will not seek election in the party’s primary.
While it hasn’t received the acclaim of the 4th District race, the 3rd District is one of the top priorities nationally for Republicans, as Boebert has moved to the reliably red 4th District. It creates an open seat in the 3rd District with a smaller field of candidates.
Assemblies for two other congressional seats will occur at the Pueblo Convention Center. The 7th District assembly will begin at 9:30 a.m. The 2nd District assembly will take place at 2 p.m.
Following is a glance at the lower assembly schedule:
Southwest Motors Event Center at State Fairgrounds
950 S Prairie Ave, Pueblo
9:30 a.m. – Congressional District 4
12 p.m. – State House District 47
2 p.m. – Congressional District 3
5:30 p.m. – Judicial District 7
6 p.m. – State House District 58
Pueblo Convention Center (Heroes Pavilion entrance)
320 Central Main St, Pueblo
9 a.m. – State House District 18
9 a.m. – Judicial District 12
9:30 a.m. – Congressional District 7
10 a.m. – State House District 62
11 a.m. – Judicial District 9
11 a.m. – State Senate District 6
11 a.m. – State House District 26
12 p.m. – Judicial District 5
12 p.m. – State House District 60
12 p.m. – Judicial District 22
1 p.m. – Congressional District 2
1 p.m. – State Senate District 12
2 p.m. – Judicial District 11
2:30 p.m. – Judicial District 4
3 p.m. – Judicial District 15
4 p.m. – State House District 56
4 p.m. – State House District 49
4:30 p.m – State House District 13