Colorado Republicans have picked three new candidates for state House races to fill vacancies on the ballot.
The vacancies were created when two candidates dropped out and a third opted to run for lieutenant governor.
Steven Szutenbach of Evergreen is running for the seat of Republican Rep. Tim Leonard, said Daniel Cole, spokesman for the Colorado Republican Party, on Wednesday. Leonard ended his re-election campaign after a judge refused to reduce his child support and alimony payments.
Szutenbach is a former legislative aide for state Sen. Tim Neville, R-Littleton, according to the Canyon Courier.
Vicki Pyne, an Arvada resident, is running in House District 27 because Rep. Lang Sias has joined gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton’s ticket. Pyne is a program manager of CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocates For Children, in Jefferson and Gilpin counties, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Mary Elizabeth Fabian, a business consultant, is running in House District 18 instead of Jillian Likness, who withdrew from the race in early July citing health reasons, according to the Colorado Springs Gazette. That’s an open race, as the incumbent, Democratic Rep. Pete Lee, is running for a state Senate seat.
Vacancies are filled by committees with Republican officials in the district where there is an opening.
