By Ernest Luning | SOURCE: COLORADO POLITICS
The Army combat veteran who recently held the distinction of being the oldest Division I player in college football — while still in uniform — wants to represent Colorado’s 5th Congressional District.
Joshua Griffin, a Fountain Republican, joined the crowded primary last week for the El Paso County-based seat occupied by retiring Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn.
“I spent two decades fighting for our country,” Griffin told Colorado Politics. “We need somebody to come in and represent the people — and only focus on the people.”
A political newcomer, the 37-year-old filed nearly a year ago to challenge state Rep. Mary Bradfield, a Colorado Springs Republican, in the GOP primary in House District 21, but said he decided to switch to a bid for the open U.S. House seat after Lamborn surprised nearly everyone earlier this month when he announced he wouldn’t seek a 10th term.