Colorado Republicans’ leadership fight is now set for a trial amid dueling chairman claims
Eli Bremer sued Dave Williams in August to determine the rightful leader of the Colorado GOP -- and now the case is set for trial next month.
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The Colorado Republican Party’s ongoing leadership dispute could finally conclude in a three-day trial set for mid-October.
In August, long-simmering tensions in the state GOP reached a boil when competing factions organized dueling votes on whether to oust Dave Williams from leadership. One faction voted overwhelming to remove Williams and replace him with former Olympian and U.S. Senate candidate Eli Bremer.
A week later, the other faction voted overwhelming to keep Williams as chair.
Under Williams, the party fell into turmoil and division over anti-LGBTQ+ messaging and the use of state party resources to boost certain candidates in party primaries, including Williams’ own failed run for Congress.
Bremer sued Williams shortly after the vote to make him chair. Williams has refused to acknowledge the vote ousting him or to turn over — literally — the keys to the party’s headquarters.
The trial to settle the matter is scheduled to begin Oct. 14 in El Paso County District Court, with Judge Eric Bentley presiding.
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