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Ron Hanks, a GOP candidate vying to replace Sen. Michael Bennett in the U.S. Senate, unexpectedly won a spot on the primary ballot, getting 39% of the delegate vote at the state assembly. Meet Ron Hanks, who has a 50/50 chance of challenging Bennett in November:
- “Big Lie” (baseless 2020 election fraud) promoter
In his speech at the Assembly, Hanks said “I fully expected Donald Trump to win in 2020 — and he did. When we saw what we saw on election night in 2020, it changed everything. Just like the changes we felt after 9/11.”
- January 6 Capitol Riot attendee
Hanks was in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, to attend Trump’s rally ahead of the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.