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Damn it!
Rep. Rochelle Galindo announces resignation in wake of 'false allegations'Rep. Rochelle Galindo announced Sunday that she is resigning.
In a statement, the Weld County Democrat said: "The allegations against me are false. That said, they will make our fight against the pending recall effort untenable. I will not put my constituents through what will surely be a recall campaign based on political smear tactics and false allegations. Instead, I will resign my seat as the elected representative of House District 50, effective immediately."...
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/rep-rochelle-galindo-announces-resignation-in-wake-of-false-allegations
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The Weld County Democratic Party HD-50 vacancy committee will appoint her replacement.
The silver lining to this cloud is that Republicans pushing for recall will be denied a chance to replace her, the seat will remain Democratic.
Other than that, we're still waiting for the WTF to shake out. Damn.
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