Dem CO lawmaker switches parties minutes before being expelled leaving GOP to fill seat....
Lebsock was obviously upset with the CO. Dem Party. ---What a complete douchey bag!!
Colo. GOP makes claim on seat vacated by Dem state rep expelled over misconduct claims
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/376553-colorado-gop-makes-claim-on-seat-vacated-by-dem-state-rep-expelled-over
By John Bowden - 03/02/18 10:38 PM EST
Colo. GOP makes claim on seat vacated by Dem state rep expelled over misconduct claims
Colorado's Republican Party on Friday asserted the party's right to appoint a successor to Democratic state Rep. Steve Lebsock, who switched parties to become a Republican minutes before being ousted from the state legislature over sexual harassment claims.
A state party spokesman confirmed to The Hill that officials had not made a decision over whether to appoint a successor for Lebsock or let the decision be handled by the state's governor, John Hickenlooper, a Democrat.
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Under state law, if a member of the legislature is removed from office, their party chooses the replacement. State Democrats told 9News in Denver that they were "looking into" which party would have the right to choose Lebsock's replacement, but were confident that a Democrat would ultimately hold the seat.............................
"Our HD 34 Vacancy Committee has the right to fill the vacancy. Whether it chooses to do so is another question. If it declines to act within 30 days, the gov gets to fill the vacancy. Because Lebsock was a Dem when he committed his misdeeds, the VC could decline to fill his seat," the party tweeted.........................
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