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Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) said on Wednesday he would not run for reelection after several recent breaks from his party.
Buck said on MSNBC that he has "been disappointed with our inability in Congress to deal with major issues, and I'm also disappointed that the Republican Party continues to ... rely on this lie that the 2020 election was stolen and rely on the January 6th narrative and the political prisoners from January 6th."
The conservative Coloradan added: "If we're going to solve difficult problems, we've got to deal with some very unpleasant truths or lies and make sure we project to the public what the truth is."
Notably, Buck voted for Speaker Mike Johnson, who was a leading architect of the legal strategy behind GOP objections to certifying Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election.
Buck told POLITICO in August he planned to run for reelection during an interview in his sprawling Colorado district, despite local rumblings he would not. He was one of just two House Freedom Caucus members who voted to certify Biden's win.
