Colorado Rep. Shannon Bird will resign seat to prioritize run against U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans

State Rep Shannon Bird will resign from the Colorado legislature next month as she turns her focus to securing the Democratic nomination for a key congressional seat Bird a Westminster Democrat revealed her decision to resign on Sunday Her last day in the legislature will be Jan nine days before the legislative session begins In a message posted to social media Bird thanked her constituents and announced she needed to focus on flipping the Republican-held th Congressional District Now Colorado is facing rising headwinds from Washington with President Donald Trump s tariffs driving up the cost of everything healthcare care and food assistance being ripped away by U S Rep Gabe Evans and his GOP colleagues and our democratic values under assault Bird wrote Evans is the Republican who unseated then-Rep Yadira Caraveo a Democrat to represent the th District Bird had already resigned from the legislature s Joint Budget Committee She remains locked in a tight race for the Democratic nomination to challenge Evans a first-term congressman whose district extends from the northern Denver suburbs to Greeley Rep Manny Rutinel Bird s state House colleague is also vying for the Democratic nomination as is state Treasurer Dave Young and Marine veteran Evan Munsing Related Articles Sen Faith Winter remembered for persistence warmth and impact on Colorado at memorial Affordability tops concerns for Colorado Latinos but criticism mounts for immigration crackdown Former teachers union president drops out of primary to take on Rep Gabe Evans After internal struggle Colorado s Libertarians look to pivot It could impact Congress Democrats again raise big bucks in hopes of unseating Lauren Boebert from Congress Gabe Evans holds his own in CD Rutinel who entered the race months before Bird has thus far raised more money than her He had more than million in the bank as of the end of September compared to Bird s A lesser-known candidate Munsing had more than on hand by summer s end Young is farther behind with more than in the bank Bird who was term-limited from running again in the state House will be replaced through a Democratic vacancy committee Her replacement will serve through the November ballot Stay up-to-date with Colorado Politics by signing up for our weekly newsletter The Spot