Candidates for next yearâs governorâs race are beginning to come out, and most of them are Republicans hoping to challenge Democratic Gov. Jared Polis in 2022.
Of the eight Republicans who so far have created campaign accounts with the Colorado Secretary of Stateâs Office seeking the GOP nomination, only one is returning from a bid in 2018, when former Colorado Treasurer Walker Stapleton lost to Polis 53% to 43%.
That candidate is Greg Lopez, an Elizabeth resident who once was mayor of Parker.
âIâve been traveling the state talking to different groups and different organizations, forming alliances, trying to get people to share with me some of their concerns,â Lopez said last week during a stop in Grand Junction as part of a tour of the Western Slope. âIâm doing what all candidates should be doing, trying to get their hands on the pulse of the community.â