Frank Francone, a former state legislative candidate, announced last month that he’s joining the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division.
In 2018, Francone narrowly lost a GOP primary race in Littleton to Colin Larson, who served two terms before losing to Democrat Tammy Story in a race to represent a different district. Francone was backed by Tim Neville, a right-wing lawmaker who’d hoped Francone would take over his House seat. Fra…