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Colorado lawmakers seek censure of Republican who shared photo of Democrat, prompting mocking comments

House Democrats condemned the behavior as sexual harassment; Armagost was removed from his workplace harassment committee chair role, while Democrats prepare a censure resolution.

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Colorado’s House Democrats will move to censure the chamber’s third-ranking Republican after he shared a photo of a Democratic legislator in a private group chat, where she was mocked for her attire. Speaker Julie McCluskie announced the decision in a Democratic caucus meeting Thursday morning, shortly after lawmakers returned to the Capitol for a special legislative session to deal with a budget shortfall. The censure will target Rep. Ryan Arma…

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Colorado SunColorado Sun
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Democrats in Colorado House will try to censure GOP lawmaker who took, shared photo of colleague

The censure resolution against state Rep. Ryan Armagost, R-Berthoud, will be debated at the Capitol on Friday

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Republican Colorado lawmaker resigns hours after Democratic leadership announces plan to censure him

A Republican legislator resigned from the Colorado House on Thursday afternoon, hours after Democrats announced that they would move to censure him.

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House Democrats to censure GOP lawmaker who took, shared unprofessional photo of colleague

If the resolution passes, Ryan Armagost would be the first state lawmaker censured in nearly two decades.

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GOP House Minority Leader Points Fingers After Armagost Resignation

Following yesterday’s momentary drama that culminated in the sudden resignation of the already-outgoing GOP Rep. Ryan Armagost, who was facing a censure resolution after circulating what he considered to be an unflattering photo of a female Democratic lawmaker, GOP House Minority Rose Pugliese is on the defensive and prolonging the already-embarrassing story by disputing the […]

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Colorado Public Radio broke the news on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
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