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[UPDATED] Ganahl: Colorado GOP’s New Leadership Faces Rogue Holdouts as Williams’ Allies Cling to Power

Commentary, Approved, Rocky Mountain Voice, State, Top Stories / April 6, 2025 / Colorado Republican Party, Courts

The Colorado Republican Party’s newly elected leadership, led by Chair Brita Horn, is battling a desperate power grab by ex-Chairman David Williams and his allies. They refuse to let go despite the Colorado Republican State Central Committee’s (SCC) move to dismiss a contentious lawsuit.

Horn, alongside allies Nancy Pallozzi and Todd Watkins, champions a fresh start, but Williams’ appointees—particularly the shadowy Colorado Republican State Party Controversy Investigative Committee (CRSPCIC) led by Matt Arnold—are digging in, in a legal standoff that seems more about ego than justice.

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Bannon lights fire under Colorado GOP at Centennial Gala: “The elites failed this state”

Despite credible bomb threats and a last-minute venue change, the Colorado GOP gathered under tight security to kick off what Steve Bannon called “a journey to take this state back.” But the fight, he warned, isn’t just against Democrats—it’s against weak Republicans and elites “who don’t want you in their party.”

The Centennial Dinner, held March 28 at Phil Long Music Hall in Colorado Springs, featured a live call-in from former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters from the Larimer County jail, and a headlining speech from Bannon that ignited the room with calls for courage, action and confrontation.

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From the ashes of division: Horn, Phelan and Andrews chart a new course for Colorado GOP

“We’re like a great football team,” Russ Andrews told delegates at the Colorado Republican Party reorganization meeting on March 29. “But when we take the field, we block and tackle each other. That has to end.”

It was a sentiment echoed by the party’s newly elected leaders Brita Horn (Chair), D. Lee Phelan Sr. (Vice Chair), and Andrews himself, who was elected Secretary. The three swept their respective races after a day of pointed speeches, surprise withdrawals and shifting alliances that ended with a new leadership slate promising to put unity and effectiveness over factional infighting.

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GOP Chair Race: Brita Horn Responds, Others Remain Silent

State, Approved, Rocky Mountain Voice, Top Stories / March 9, 2025 / Colorado Republican Party

With less than three weeks until the March 29th election for Colorado GOP Chair, Rocky Mountain Voice reached out to all declared candidates with key questions about their vision, fundraising strategy, approach to unaffiliated voters, and stance on Proposition 108.

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Richard Holtorf, retired Army colonel, former state House whip and cattle rancher, will seek Colorado GOP chair

Richard Holtorf, a former state representative and the chairman of the Washington County Republican Party, announced Saturday in an exclusive interview with Rocky Mountain Voice his intention to seek the chairmanship of the Colorado Republican Party.

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Ganahl: Understanding the opt-out confusion in the Republican Party

Approved, Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice / March 1, 2025 / Colorado Republican Party, Commentary, Heidi Ganahl

There is an election in under 30 days, on Saturday, March 29, to decide the leadership of the Republican Party in Colorado for the next two years, including the critical 2026 midterms.

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Dave Williams will not seek second term as Colorado GOP chairman

Approved, Rocky Mountain Voice, State / February 28, 2025 / Colorado Republican Party, Dave Williams

Dave Williams will become the fifth straight one-term chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, announcing the decision in an email to members Friday not to seek re-election.

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Lundberg: Challenging the open primary system in Colorado

Rocky Mountain Voice, Approved, Commentary / February 24, 2025 / Colorado Republican Party, Commentary, Kevin Lundberg

As chairman for the Colorado GOP lawsuit committee, following is an update on the progress of our case challenging the semi-open primary in federal court.

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Colorado GOP sues Republicans who tried to oust Dave Williams from state chair position

Approved, coloradopolitics.com, State / February 15, 2025 / COLORADO GOP, Colorado Republican Party

The Colorado Republican Party sued six prominent state Republicans this week alleging the group orchestrated a failed “coup” that attempted to remove state GOP Chairman Dave Williams and his fellow state party officers from their positions last summer, costing the party substantial legal fees and diverting resources from campaigns just weeks before the November election.

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In a shifting of chairs, Republican parties have new leadership in many Colorado counties

State, Approved, Rocky Mountain Voice / February 10, 2025 / Adams County, Colorado Republican Party, Denver County, Douglas County, El Paso county, Jefferson County, Larimer County, Morgan County, Ouray County, Washington County, Weld County

The only constant in life is said to be change. That certainly is the way it may feel for those in a number of county Republican parties around Colorado.

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