{"id":2228076,"date":"2024-04-23T12:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T16:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greg-lopez-caretaker-colorado-gop-candidate-to-bring-respect-to-ken-bucks-seat\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T12:13:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T16:13:09","slug":"greg-lopez-caretaker-colorado-gop-candidate-to-bring-respect-to-ken-bucks-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greg-lopez-caretaker-colorado-gop-candidate-to-bring-respect-to-ken-bucks-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg Lopez, the Colorado GOP candidate, aims to uphold &#8216;respect&#8217; in Ken Buck&#8217;s position"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgreg-lopez-caretaker-colorado-gop-candidate-to-bring-respect-to-ken-bucks-seat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2228076&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Parker, Colorado Mayor\u200c Greg Lopez, if \u2063succeeding Rep. Ken Buck in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-poll-majority-of-americans-want-republican-party-to-control-the-senate-sean-hannity\/\" title=\"LATEST POLL: Majority of Americans Want Republican Party to Control the Senate | Sean Hannity\">special election<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/team-usas-reaction-to-new-zealands-haka-dance-goes-viral-before-blow-out-victory\/\" title=\"Team USA's response to New Zealand's Haka dance goes viral prior to dominant win.\">symbolizes unity<\/a> \u2062through a Rorschach test. With a focus on respectful dialogues across differing viewpoints, Lopez aims to \u2064serve the remainder of Buck\u2019s term till the year-end. He emphasizes constituent connection and support for GOP\u200c nominees in his short tenure. Former Parker, Colorado Mayor Greg Lopez, set to replace \u200bRep. \u200dKen Buck in a special election, embodies unity \u200cwith a Rorschach test. Committed to respectful discussions among \u200cdiverse perspectives, Lopez plans \u2064to fulfill Buck&#8217;s term until year-end. \u200bHe stresses constituent engagement \u200cand backs GOP candidates during his brief period in office.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014 <\/strong>Former Parker, <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colorado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Colorado<\/a>, Mayor Greg Lopez carries a Rorschach test in his pocket that shows both a young and old woman depending on the viewer\u2019s perspective \u2014 a symbol of the way he plans to approach conversations with <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House<\/a> members if elected to replace Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-buck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ken Buck<\/a> (R-CO) in a special election this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Sitting outside in a park behind the Longworth House Office Building, Lopez showed the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> the picture, explaining that the analogy represents how he holds discussions with people on the \u201copposite side\u201d of his position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not that you\u2019re wrong. It\u2019s not that I\u2019m wrong,\u201d Lopez said. \u201cBecause we are looking at it from our worldview. Right? But let\u2019s come together and recognize, \u2018Let\u2019s respect each other.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Greg Lopez mingles with the crowd in Hugo, Colorado, on Thursday, March 28, 2024, before a panel of Republicans selected him to run in a special election to serve out the final months of former Rep. Ken Buck\u2019s term. Buck left the House early, citing many in his party who refuse to accept the results of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-going-on-minnesota-and-wisconsin-both-had-89-90-turnout-something-that-is-highly-unlikely\/\" title=\"What is Going On? Minnesota and Wisconsin BOTH had 89%-90% Turnout -- Something That Is Highly Unlikely\">2020 presidential election<\/a> and to condemn the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. (AP Photo\/Thomas Peipert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Colorado Republicans selected Lopez to be their candidate and likely winner of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2919653\/ken-buck-retirement-colorado-special-election-boebert-headache\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">June 25 special election<\/a> shortly after Buck departed from Congress early on March 22. Given that Colorado\u2019s 4th District is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boebert-catches-break-with-gop-selection-of-ken-buck-replacement\/\" title=\"Boebert gets lucky as GOP picks Ken Buck replacement\">solid red seat<\/a>, Lopez likely will win this summer and serve out the remainder of Buck\u2019s term through the new year.<\/p>\n<p>Buck\u2019s full-time successor will also likely be decided in a primary on June 25, with the leading candidate being Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO). Currently representing the 3rd District of Colorado, Boebert switched to the 4th District when it became clear winning reelection against Adam Frisch, the Democratic candidate in 2022 who returned for a second shot at Boebert\u2019s seat, would be difficult.<\/p>\n<p>Boebert and the seven other GOP primary candidates will not face a challenge from Lopez this summer. The congresswoman praised Lopez in a statement following his selection in late March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to Greg Lopez, who will be a strong Congressman finishing out the remainder of Ken BUCKLE\u2019S term!\u201d Boebert wrote on social media. \u201cGreg stepped up with a servant heart and a leadership mindset with accountability being his driving force.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lopez said that, if elected, he would only serve six months because there were already \u201coutstanding\u201d Republican candidates who were running in the regular election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not coming up here, you know, saying \u2018I want to change the world,&#8217;\u201d Lopez said. \u201cI\u2019m coming up here \u2014 I feel like I\u2019ve been called to duty. I\u2019m a veteran. And so I\u2019ve been called duty, and I\u2019m going to honor that duty to the best of my ability, and then I get to go home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that he would support any of the candidates, Boebert included, for the full-term GOP nomination. Because he would only be in Congress for a short time, Lopez said his goal is to educate his district.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow can a congressman help you, as a constituent, with the needs and concerns you have \u2014 whether it\u2019s passports, whether it\u2019s, how do you make sure that the federal government\u2019s there to assist you when you have challenges? Right?\u201d Lopez said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so being a public servant is for me, it\u2019s always been: Never forget who you\u2019re representing and making sure that you always are connected with them,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>If elected, Lopez will join a tumultuous Republican conference and a narrow House GOP majority. Buck\u2019s resignation narrowed the GOP majority in the House even further, and now with Rep. Mike Gallagher\u2019s (R-WI) resignation last week, the majority sits at 217-213 \u2014 meaning Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) can only afford to lose one vote to pass a measure along party lines.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez\u2019s visit to the Capitol last week came during a chaotic showdown between hard-line conservatives and Johnson over four-pronged foreign aid legislation that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2973096\/house-approves-foreign-aid-package\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>eventually passed<\/a> the House on Saturday. Johnson\u2019s days as speaker are possibly numbered after several upset GOP members <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2973213\/house-gop-hard-liners-blast-lame-duck-johnson-for-foreign-aid-passage-but-dodge-on-ouster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>called him a \u201clame duck,\u201d<\/a> particularly after the Ukraine aid bill passed without a majority of Republican support.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez once belonged to the Democratic Party but changed affiliations to the Republican Party after he and his wife, Lisa, got married and studied the national platforms, he said. He would not speak to the chaos of the Republican Party or where he finds himself on the political spectrum \u2014 but he said because of his connections to both affiliations, he thinks he will be able to bring back something that he feels Congress has lost: mutual respect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all have an opinion, and we should all listen to each other,\u201d the former mayor said. \u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean that we need to agree 100%. But having respect enough to say, \u2018Can you help me understand? Can you help me understand why you see it in a certain direction?\u2019 I think that\u2019s going to go a long ways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy hope is that, you know, in some manner and in some small way, when I go back home, someone\u2019s going to say, \u2018You remember what Greg Lopez used to tell us? Maybe we should do some of that,&#8217;\u201d he continued. \u201cThat\u2019s my hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the spirit of wanting to build relationships with rank-and-file Republicans and their hard-line colleagues, Lopez met House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) and requested to meet with Problem Solvers Caucus Chairman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) last week.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that he\u2019ll be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-2022-chances-rise-polls-showing-dems-growing-disillusioned-with-their-party\/\" title=\"House GOP 2022 Chances Rise, Polls Showing Dems Growing Disillusioned With Their Party\">good member<\/a>,\u201d Good told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cI think he\u2019s in a strong position to win that seat in the special election on June 25. And I\u2019m glad he\u2019s the nominee and I look forward to serving with him for six months or so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The meeting with Fitzpatrick did not happen, a spokesperson for Lopez said. The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Boebert and Fitzpatrick for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Parker, Colorado Mayor Greg Lopez carries a Rorschach test symbolizing varied perspectives. If elected to succeed Rep. 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