PARKER — Three candidates have emerged to seek the House District 44 seat that Minority Leader Mike May has announced he will vacate in January.
Douglas County GOP operative Chris Holbert said he’s won May’s endorsement, among other Republican leaders’. A consultant for trade organizations, Holbert ran campaigns for state Sen. Ted Harvey and state Sen.-elect Mark Scheffel and had planned to run in 2010 when May would have faced term limits.
Dustin Zvonek, political consultant, staffed U.S. Rep.-elect Mike Coffman’s successful congressional campaign and worked on outgoing U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo’s district staff. He’s received the endorsement of both his former bosses and state Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry.
Small businesswoman and relative newcomer Polly Lawrence describes herself as “a long shot.” She helps run a family-owned construction company and has been active in neighborhood politics, acting as a resource on candidates and ballot initiatives, she said.
May announced Friday that he would step down in January to focus on his hotel business during tough economic times. A district committee will choose his replacement.
