Army combat veteran Erik Aadland has busted a move from the crowded field of Republicans running against U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and will instead target Ed Perlmutter and challenge him for the 7th Congressional District seat.
Colorado Politics reported Aadland’s decision Monday citing the significant fundraising that will be required to take on Bennet and his $3.5 million war chest.
Aadland has about $82,000 cash on hand while Perlmutter has less than $1 million in the bank.
From Aadland’s statement:
“Though it was a very difficult decision after investing significant time, money and effort into the U.S. Senate race, I am motivated by duty and a desire to be of service, and after much prayer and reflection, this is the clearer path to accomplish that end.”
“I am not running for office to serve my own ends — I’m not a career politician. There is a fight for integrity, accountability, transparency and virtue in the U.S. House of Representatives, and this seat represents the primary line of defense against the tide of socialism that we’ve seen under the Biden administration and Ed Perlmutter.”
The deadline for the 4th quarter fundraising period is this weekend. We’ll be watching the money rolling in to see who is taking the lead in fundraising against Bennet.
Meanwhile, Aadland won’t be the presumptive nominee to take on Perlmutter. He’ll have to compete against Laurel Imer in a Republican primary.
Imer ran against state Rep. Monica Duran, and was the Jefferson County Chair for Trump’s 2016 presidential election.
With the national tide turning redder by the day as Biden and the Democrat Party’s progressive policies fail Americans, we expect to see a lot of national money from both sides going into the race to unseat Perlmutter.
And, Bennet.