“Time to walk the talk”: Rich Guggenheim launches Republican challenge in Senate District 25
By Jen Schumann | Rocky Mountain Voice
A couple of Republican women called Rich Guggenheim and asked if he'd be interested in running for office.
His first instinct was a joke. "Running what? Running my mouth? I can definitely... I'm really good at doing that."
When they told him it was Senate District 25, he recognized the seat right away.
"Nobody else wants to run, huh?"
The seat was previously held by Faith Winter and is now filled by appointed Sen. William Lindstedt.
They told him they'd tried. No one would do it. He said yes. He joked that a win might come with a therapy bill for them.
After saying yes, he said he earned 90 percent of the vote at county assembly. When he launched his campaign at Satire Brewing in Thornton on April 22, the early support s...



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