Rep. Boebert opting out of special election to fill Ken Buck’s seat

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., on Wednesday announced she would not seek to replace her fellow Colorado Republican Rep. Ken Buck, who is set to retire at the end of next week, in the special election that will take place in June.

Buck first announced his intention to retire from Congress last year, but on Tuesday he revealed that he would officially resign at the end of next week, meaning that a special election to fill his seat will take place before the next general election.

Boebert, who represents the state’s 3rd Congressional District and is currently campaigning for Buck’s 4th District seat in the November election, said during a livestream on the platform Rumble that she has decided that giving up her current seat in order to run in the special election would “further imperil the already very slim House Republican majority.”

She added, “Put in your Ukraine-first candidate, I don’t really care. It’s going to be a placeholder for six months, but at least there will be someone to help us keep our majority.”

Boebert also criticized the special election as “unnecessary” and said she thought it would “confuse voters.”

She said, “It will result in a lame-duck congressman on day one and leave the 4th District with no representation for more than three months. I believe that this is selfish.”