Former Republican Congressional Candidate Russ Andrews Is Running Against State Representative Elizabeth Velasco for Colorado's Western House Seat

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Russ Andrews, a Carbondale resident and Republican, is running to unseat State Representative Elizabeth Velasco, a Democrat from Glenwood Springs, in the general election this November. Velasco currently represents the House's 57th District, which encompasses all of Garfield and Pitkin Counties, as well as part of Eagle County. The district leans Democratic; in fact, Velasco won reelection in 2024 with a margin of more than 10 percentage points …