Lauren Boebert won’t seek Ken Buck’s seat as special election run could ‘further imperil’ narrow GOP House majority
Right-wing Rep. Lauren Boebert said Wednesday she would not be running to replace fellow Colorado Republican Ken Buck in an upcoming special election — despite angling for his seat in November– out of consideration that Republicans are already facing a “very slim” House majority.
Buck announced Tuesday he would be resigning from Congress effective March 22, triggering a June 25 special election to fill his seat. The 65-year-old has not announced what he plans to do next, but The Post scooped in September he was eyeing a job at CNN as an on-air commentator.
Boebert currently represents the state’s 3rd District and has been campaigning for Buck’s 4th District seat since the lawmaker announced this past November he would not seek re-election — but claimed the special vote had been called to “rig an election” she was “winning by 25 points.”
“Forcing an unnecessary Special Election on the same day as the Primary Election will confuse voters, result in a lameduck [sic] Congressman on day one, and leave the 4th District with no representation for more than three months,” Boebert said in a post on X, slamming Buck’s decision to resign as a “gift to the uniparty.”
“I will not further imperil the already very slim House Republican majority by resigning my current seat and will continue to deliver on my constituents’ priorities while also working hard to earn the votes of the people of Colorado’s 4th District who have made clear they are hungry for a real conservative,” she added.
Once Buck’s resignation takes effect, House Republicans will hold a 218-213 majority, with four vacancies to be filled by special elections before the Nov. 5 general election.
Republicans will be looking to hold three of the vacant seats with Democrats trying to defend one after Buffalo Rep. Brian Higgins resigned in February.
The special elections are not expected to result in any of the seats changing parties before November.
