FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 9, 2013
Contact: Daniel Cole, Director of Operations
(719) 393-2043
Today, Senate District 11 officers and precinct leaders selected Bernie Herpin as the El Paso County Republican Party’s nominee in the Senate District 11 recall election.
By the terms of the agreement both candidates signed on June 28, Jaxine Bubis is expected to withdraw from the race.
51 individuals were eligible to vote in this process. 30 voted for Bernie Herpin and 18 for Jaxine Bubis, for a total of 48 votes cast. The process was administered by the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder at the expense of the El Paso County Republican Party. Electors voted in person at El Paso County Republican Party Headquarters between the hours of 7 AM and 7 PM today, July 9.
Chairman Jeff Hays stated,"Bernie Herpin and Jaxine Bubis ran against each other for the Republican nomination, but each agreed the other would be a huge improvement over Sen. John Morse. They were both willing to put their campaigns on the line in order to maximize our opportunity to make the recall effort successful.
"Congratulations to Bernie Herpin for winning the Republican nomination. The El Paso County Republican Party looks forward to supporting his campaign.
"We owe Jaxine Bubis respect and a debt of gratitude. She was willing to subordinate her personal goals to the imperative of removing John Morse from office and replacing him with a senator more attentive to his constituents. You’re taking one for the team, Jaxine. Thank you.
"As we move forward, I urge El Paso County Republicans to band together and focus on recalling John Morse. We’re talking about a legislator so extreme, so out-of-touch, that Rep. Ed Vigil, a Democrat from Fort Garland, called one of Morse’s bills this session ‘crazy’ and ‘absolutely nuts.’ Recalling John Morse is not a question of Democrat vs. Republican. It’s a question of sanity vs. insanity.”
http://chumly.com/n/1dbca3b
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Monday, July 1, 2013
GOP will settle on one for challenge
gazette.com/el-paso-county-gop-wants-only-one-cand...02952 Two Republicans who have expressed interest in Sen. John Morse's seat if Morse is recalled, agreed Friday to civilly settle the question of who would run within the county party.
The only Republicans who have opened petitions to get on a possible recall ballot against the Colorado Springs Democrat, Jaxine Bubis and Bernie Herpin signed formal agreements with the Colorado El Paso County Republican Party committing to a process that will leave the party with a single candidate, Daniel Cole, director of operations for the local party, said Saturday in a news release. One will become the party nominee, the other will drop out of the race.
Cole said only county Republicans will be involved in the undisclosed process of choosing a candidate. The party began considering the likelihood of multiple candidates at the end of May.
Just 1,000 signatures are required to petition onto the Senate District 11 recall ballot, and people can file themselves under any party they choose. Cole said the party is not expecting any others to run on the Republican ticket.
"We can't stop anybody," Cole said. "But at this point in the game people have had quite a while to announce their intentions to run."
Bubis and Herpin have begun collecting signatures and endorsements, which Cole believes furthers their advantage.
"I don't think another candidate at this time would find a whole lot of supporters," he said.
Opponents of the Democrat filed more than enough valid signatures with the secretary of state's office earlier this month to hold the recall election. It is tied up in a protest to legal language, which will likely be decided Wednesday.
Cole said the undisclosed process to decide a Republican nominee will occur as soon as possible - July 9.
Any decisions earlier than that, Cole said, would be too hasty. "Also because of July 4," he added, as the party is looking forward to a float in the Monument parade.
http://chumly.com/n/1d8d17f
The only Republicans who have opened petitions to get on a possible recall ballot against the Colorado Springs Democrat, Jaxine Bubis and Bernie Herpin signed formal agreements with the Colorado El Paso County Republican Party committing to a process that will leave the party with a single candidate, Daniel Cole, director of operations for the local party, said Saturday in a news release. One will become the party nominee, the other will drop out of the race.
Cole said only county Republicans will be involved in the undisclosed process of choosing a candidate. The party began considering the likelihood of multiple candidates at the end of May.
Just 1,000 signatures are required to petition onto the Senate District 11 recall ballot, and people can file themselves under any party they choose. Cole said the party is not expecting any others to run on the Republican ticket.
"We can't stop anybody," Cole said. "But at this point in the game people have had quite a while to announce their intentions to run."
Bubis and Herpin have begun collecting signatures and endorsements, which Cole believes furthers their advantage.
"I don't think another candidate at this time would find a whole lot of supporters," he said.
Opponents of the Democrat filed more than enough valid signatures with the secretary of state's office earlier this month to hold the recall election. It is tied up in a protest to legal language, which will likely be decided Wednesday.
Cole said the undisclosed process to decide a Republican nominee will occur as soon as possible - July 9.
Any decisions earlier than that, Cole said, would be too hasty. "Also because of July 4," he added, as the party is looking forward to a float in the Monument parade.
http://chumly.com/n/1d8d17f
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