It looks like we were wrong on this one. Earlier this week we had heard that Congressman Joel Hefley was leaning towards endorsing Marc Holtzman for governor, but he must not have been leaning that far. Congressman Bob Beauprez announced today that Hefley has endorsed his candidacy for governor. From the press release:
"I'm disappointed to see Bob leave Congress because he has done a fine job and I enjoy serving with him," said Congressman Hefley. "However, he has the background, experience and ability to win the election and to be a first-rate governor."
"It's incredibly encouraging to see the Party coming together," said Beauprez. "I'm humbled by the confidence of Congressman Hefley and I'm working day and night to make sure I earn the Republican nomination. I'm in this race for the long haul and not taking anything for granted."
This is a good pickup for Beauprez, more because it prevents Holtzman from getting the endorsement than anything else. If Holtzman had picked up Hefley, it would have been a big help amongst the party faithful in El Paso County.
This also comes as something of a surprise, because by most accounts Beauprez didn't do much to help Hefley earlier this year when the latter was removed from his post in the House Ethics Committee. Hefley's endorsement speaks more about how he feels about Holtzman than how he feels about Beauprez.
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