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District Attorney Mark Hurlbert, who filed sexual-assault charges against Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, is running for the Colorado Senate District 16 seat.
State Republican Party chairman Dick Wadhams said Hurlbert is expected to formally announce today.
Bryant was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a Vail-area resort in 2003. Bryant denied the allegation and the case was dismissed after the accuser said she did not want to participate in a trial.
Hurlbert is running as a Republican to fill a seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Dan Gibbs, who decided to run for county commissioner.
