Overview
- Brita Horn said she will step down effective April 17, a week after overseeing the Republican State Assembly in Pueblo.
- She cited threats of violence, blackmail attempts and continuing intraparty hostility in her resignation letter.
- Recent no-confidence votes by the state central committee registered about 79% and, earlier, about 90% against her leadership.
- The party faces financial strain after roughly $150,000 in legal fees, starting 2026 with about $76,000 on hand and $166,823 in debt, and it drew a line of credit as its next FEC report comes due in mid-April.
- An El Paso County judge on Feb. 17 declined to issue sanctions in related litigation launched under former chair Dave Williams, while two vice chairs left during Horn’s tenure and the central committee must select a new leader ahead of the June primary.