Colorado Democrat State Senator Evie Hudak, who was next up in the Colorado recall elections has decided to resign from office in order to avoid an embarrassing recall election. With Hudak’s seat vacant, the Colorado State Senate now stands at 17 Republicans and 17 Democrats. Back in the summer, two Democrats were recalled over their support of Hickenlooper’s gun grabbing. The Senate began it’s session with 20 Democrats and 15 Republicans. Quite a swing.
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State Sen. Evie Hudak has decided to resign rather than risk facing a recall election that, should she lose, would flip control of the senate to Republicans, FOX31 Denver was first to report Wednesday.
Later Wednesday morning, Hudak made her resignation letter public.
“In the interest of preserving the progress made over the last year, I am resigning as State Senator for District 19, effective immediately,” Hudak wrote.
Hudak, D-Westminster, could have been the third Democratic lawmaker to face a recall over a package of gun control bills they helped pass earlier this year.