Colorado’s 3 Republican candidates for governor square off in first full debate

By: Chase Woodruff

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: June 3, 2026

Words: 1,168

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Colorado Springs ministry leader Victor Marx faced his two rivals for the Colorado Republican Party’s nomination for governor in a debate for the first time on Tuesday night, and quickly found himself the target of stinging criticism from both of them.

“You can’t keep your word. I can’t trust you,” state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer of Weld County, a veteran GOP political figure backed by the party’s establishment, told Marx. “You’re unfit. You’re unqualified.”

Both Kirkmeyer …

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