Former Colorado GOP Vice Chair Challenges Jeff Hurd in 2026 Race for Congress

Former Colorado GOP vice chair challenges Jeff Hurd in 2026 race for Congress

Hope Scheppelman, who is running in the Republican primary to represent Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, is seen at left standing with President Donald Trump in a photo from 2024 on the homepage of the Colorado Republican Party's website. (Colorado Newsline)Hope Scheppelman, former vice chair of the Colorado Republican Party, is challenging U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd in the 2026 race to represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District.  Scheppelma…

Former Colorado GOP vice chair launches primary challenge against U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd

Republican Hope Scheppelman announced her candidacy in the 3rd Third Congressional District on Monday. She’s mounting a primary challenge against first-year U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Grand Junction, accusing him of having disdain for the MAGA wing of the party.  This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at cpr.org. Scheppelman, a Navy veteran who lives in the town of Bayfield in southwest Colorado, wo…

Colorado Republican Jeff Hurd draws primary challenge from former GOP vice chair Hope Scheppelman

Bayfield Republican Hope Scheppelman, a former vice chair of the Colorado GOP, announced on Monday that she's mounting a primary challenge from the party's "MAGA wing" against first-term U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd in the state's sprawling 3rd Congressional District.

La Plata County GOP member to run against Rep. Jeff Hurd

Bayfield Republican Hope Scheppelman announced Monday she will challenge U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, accusing the freshman congressman of betraying conservative voter...

Rep. Jeff "Bread Sandwich" Hurd Draws MAGA Primary Challenger

In just a few months in office, freshman GOP Rep. Jeff Hurd of Grand Junction has had several high-profile moments of disagreement with President Donald Trump on a range of issues from the layoff of federal workers to Trump’s pardoning of violent January 6th, 2021 insurrectionists–though notably not in the end opposed to the “We’re […]