Four Republicans running in the 7th Congressional District will make their case tonight to get on the ballot.
Michael Deming, Ryan Frazier, Michael Sheely and Lang Sias are going through the congressional district assembly, which will be held at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.
The winner of the Aug. 10 primary faces Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perl mutter of Golden, who is seeking a third term.
Candidates going through the assembly process must receive 30 percent of the delegate vote to make the ballot. If they get between 10 percent and 30 percent, they can petition onto the ballot by collecting voter signatures. If they fall below 10 percent, they are out of the race.
The front-runners appear to be Frazier, an Aurora city councilman, and Sias, a pilot.
Deming said his chances of making the ballot are “slim.”
“I haven’t earned the trust of political insiders,” he said, adding he’s just a “regular guy who hit a tipping point that pushed me to run for Congress.”
Sheely said if he doesn’t get 30 percent, he won’t bother with petitions.
He estimated that he’s put 10,000 miles on his vehicle campaigning in the portions of Jefferson, Adams and Arapahoe counties that make up the 7th District.
Check-in for tonight’s event begins at 5:30. The assembly begins at 7.
The GOP’s 7th Congressional District candidates
Four Republicans will try to get on the primary ballot at tonight’s 7th Congressional District GOP assembly at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.
MICHAEL DEMING
Age: 40
Residence: Aurora
Occupation: Builds gravity meters
Why I’m running: “I think our country is on a path to economic ruin. I didn’t see anybody else in CD 7 running to stop that. I’m a regular guy who hit a tipping point that pushed me to run for Congress.”
RYAN FRAZIER
Age: 32
Residence: Aurora
Occupation: Aurora city councilman, business entrepreneur
Why I’m running: “I bring to the table a unique military- intelligence and private-sector background. I currently serve in local government and helped found a charter school. I’m a husband and father of three, and I believe my faith, family and commitment to work toward real solutions have prepared me for this office.”
MICHAEL SHEELY
Age: 68
Residence: Bennett
Occupation: Retired from the engineering profession; involved in his family’s S Bar 7 Stables
Why I’m running: “I stand for a faith in God, an understanding of our Constitution and the love of our founding fathers. The people in Washington are destroying our country.”
LANG SIAS
Age: 50
Residence: Arvada
Occupation: Federal Express pilot, Air Force Reserve
Why I’m running: “I am first and foremost a very proud dad. I am running because I am determined to prevent the Pelosi-Perlmutter Congress from permanently damaging the America that my children and yours will one day inherit.”
