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Chris Richardson
Republican · Colorado · 2026 · IncumbentChris Richardson is the Republican state representative for House District 56, representing parts of Adams, Arapahoe, Cheyenne, El Paso, Elbert, Kit Carson and Lincoln counties, per the Colorado General Assembly. He is a 23-year Army officer and Desert Storm veteran who retired as a colonel commanding Fort Carson's 43rd Sustainment Brigade, and previously served two terms as Elbert County commissioner and on the Elizabeth School District board, per his campaign site.
Priorities
- Taxpayer protections and TABOR, per the campaign site
- Agriculture and rural Colorado, including transportation and infrastructure, per the campaign site
- Constitutional rights, per the campaign site
On the ballot
Colorado House District 56 · Colorado · 2026
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