Colorado Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen Announces Resignation
- Paul Lundeen, the top Republican leader in the Colorado State Senate representing Monument, stepped down on Monday to become president and CEO of the Washington, D.C.-based American Excellence Foundation.
- Lundeen stepped down after seven Senate sessions, including serving as minority leader since 2022, and he was term-limited in 2026.
- He is known for sponsoring over 60 education bills and backing last year's Amendment 80 to add 'school choice' to the state constitution.
- Lundeen said that this transition allows him to expand his efforts in advancing economic growth, practical conservatism, and market-based solutions.
- His resignation will prompt a GOP vacancy committee to appoint his replacement in the Senate, and the Senate Republican caucus will convene to select a new leader for their minority delegation.
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Colorado Senate’s top Republican official resigns seat to take new job
Colorado state Sen. Paul Lundeen, the Senate minority leader since 2022, resigned his seat Monday to take the helm of a national conservative foundation.
Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen resigns to take job with conservative nonprofit
Colorado Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen, a Monument Republican, listens to opening day proceedings on the first day of the 2025 session of the Colorado Legislature on Jan. 8, 2025, at the Colorado Capitol. (Lindsey Toomer/Colorado Newsline)Senate Minority Paul Lundeen announced Monday that he is resigning from the Legislature to join the leadership of a conservative nonprofit. His resignation is effective immediately. “Serving Colorado has …
Colorado Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen resigns for new position
State Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen of Monument has announced he will resign, effective Monday, to take on a leadership role with the American Excellence Foundation of Washington, D.C.
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