By Ernest Luning | SOURCE: Colorado Politics
The race to replace retiring Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado Springs is getting crowded.
Conservative podcast host and political strategist Jeff Crank threw his hat in the GOP’s 5th Congressional District primary on Wednesday, joining the state’s Republican Party chairman and a long-serving state lawmaker, with more likely to emerge in coming weeks.
The solidly Republican, El Paso County-based seat unexpectedly became open when Lamborn announced last week that he would not seek reelection to a 10th term this year.