Colorado Republicans reject election denier for secretary of state
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On the same day a former aide to President Donald Trump's chief of staff testified on Capitol Hill about how Trump had wanted to join the throngs of his supporters at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, Republicans in Colorado rejected a 2020 election denier to be their next secretary of state.
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In Colorado's GOP Senate primary, voters rejected state Rep. Ron Hanks, who showed up at the Capitol on January 6 and, though he has said he did not enter the building, has gone on to spread false claims and debunked theories about voter fraud. Businessman Joe O'Dea will win the nomination to take on Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, CNN projects.
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