Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck, who will become a congressman in January, was elected freshman class president by his fellow incoming GOP representatives. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
Congressman-elect Ken Buck was elected freshman class president today.
The crop of new congressional Republicans, which numbers 42 at this point, voted Buck into the leadership position.
“I am honored to earn the support of my fellow freshmen,” Buck said. “I told them our constituents sent us here to get work done, and I intend to use this leadership position to hold our class together and use our united voice to push for action from day one.”
Buck, the Weld County district attorney, was elected to Congress on Nov. 4. He will take the seat now held by Republican Cory Gardner, who was elected to the U.S. Senate.
