Yara Zokaie faces a center-party challenge in HD 52 with no Republican on the ballot

October 21, 2026

By Sherrie Peif | Complete Colorado

FORT COLLINS — For the second election in a row, a Fort Collins man is hoping to bring his community closer to the middle in ideology by unseating controversial House District 52 incumbent Yara Zokaie, who has close ties to the Democrat Socialists of America group and an antisemitic social media streamer.

Steve Yurash, state chairman and founder of the Colorado Center party, now has two full years as a qualified minor party in Colorado to prop up his goal of being the voice for the “majority in the middle.”

“We need new political leaders grounded in the reality of our difficult and complex lives willing to make the difficult choices,” he said on his website. “We need a balance between strong businesses for good paying jobs and a vigilant government to protect citizens from corporate abuses like pollution, anti-trust violations, and consumer protection.”

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