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Rep. Rose Pugliese Resigns From Colorado's House District 14
Rose Pugliese led House Republicans to increase their caucus by three members in 2024 and cited personal and political challenges in her decision to resign.
- Rose Pugliese, who served as the leader of the House Republican caucus in Colorado and represented District 14, announced she would step down from her position effective September 15, 2025.
- Pugliese cited threats against herself and her children, alongside reflections on recent tragic events, as reasons for her decision to step down.
- She had led the House Republicans since January 2024, during which the caucus grew from 19 to 22 members and began regaining influence.
- Pugliese passed more than 40 bills, including the Patients' Right to Try Individualized Treatments and a kinship bill aiding children in emergencies, calling public service a "dream come true."
- A GOP vacancy committee will select her replacement, while Pugliese plans to return to Mesa County to focus on family and continue public service locally.
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Colorado House Minority Leader announces resignation, citing 'toxic' legislature
DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado House Minority Leader Rose Pugilese announced that she is stepping down from office to spend more time with her two children in Mesa County. Rose Pugliese sent a lengthy resignation letter discussing her impetus to leave office, saying the "contentious Special Session" was "sad and disappointing" for her, adding that she "had no other choice but to bear witness to the collapse of integrity in the Colorado State House of …
Top Republican in Colorado House, citing ‘toxic’ politics, resigns from Legislature
Colorado House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese speaks on the floor of the House on Aug. 26, 2025. (Photo by Delilah Brumer/Colorado Newsline)Minority Leader Rose Pugliese, the top Republican in the Colorado House of Representatives, announced her resignation from the Legislature on Monday. “This was one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make. When you are called to service, as I have been, it is difficult to walk away at a time when so m…
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