'Coloradoans cannot afford for their leaders to give credence to election conspiracies and climate denialism,' Kevin Priola wrote in a letter leaving the party.
A Colorado state senator is facing a potential recall after renouncing his Republican status to run as a Democrat, citing concerns with climate change and his party's apparent embrace of the violence at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Kevin Priola, a Republican senator from the fringes of the Denver suburbs, released a statement this week that he would be leaving the party for the, creating a swing in power as Democrats seek to hold on to its slim majority in the upper chamber of the Colorado Legislature. Priola—the seventh state senator to shift his affiliation from Republican to Democrat this year, according to Ballotpedia—all but ensures Democrats will remain in a safe position to maintain power after months of speculation thatwere in line to flip control of the chamber this cycle, a point Priola acknowledged in his letter.
His move also attracted the ire of conservatives like Advance Colorado Institute President Michael Fields, who announced Wednesday he would be filing a recall petition against Priola. Colorado state Senator Kevin Priola meets with constituents in this undated photo. Priola recently announced he would be switching his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat, citing displeasure with the GOP's apparent embrace of violence during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot."Kevin Priola lied to voters and broke the trust of those who elected him," Colorado Republican Party Chairwoman Kristi Burton said in a statement Wednesday.
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