By Ernest Luning | Colorado Politics
Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn on Monday formally endorsed Republican Jeff Crank as his successor.
Calling the political operative and former talk radio host “a man of integrity, conviction and solid family values,” Lamborn said he’s throwing his “total endorsement and full support” behind Crank, one of two Republicans running for the El Paso County-based congressional seat Lamborn has held for nine terms.
Lamborn, who announced in January that he wouldn’t seek reelection in the heavily Republican 5th Congressional District, said he decided to make the endorsement after watching the GOP primary unfold between Crank and Colorado GOP Chairman Dave Williams.
Both candidates have lost hard-fought primaries to Lamborn over the years: Crank in 2006 and 2008, when Lamborn won his first and second terms in Congress, and Williams in 2022, when Lamborn won his current term.