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Ron Hanks
Hanks in 2024
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 60th district
In office
January 13, 2021 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byJames Wilson
Succeeded byRedistricted
Personal details
BornLoren Lowell Hanks
PartyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Maryland, College Park (BA)
WebsiteCampaign website

Loren Lowell "Ron" Hanks[1] is an American politician and retired United States Air Force officer who served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2021 to early 2023.[2] A member of the Republican Party, Hanks represented District 60.[3] Hanks ran for the U.S. Senate in a bid to challenge Michael Bennet in 2022 but lost in the primary.[4] He was a candidate for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District in 2024 but was defeated in the Republican primary.[5]

Career

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Hanks served for 32 years (active and reserve) in the United States Air Force.[6] and owns a company called The Western Surveyor.[7] He enlisted in the Air Force in 1984, and after earning a Bachelors degree from the University of Maryland was commissioned. He worked as an Arab linguist and intelligence officer.[8][9]

Politics

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In 2010, Hanks ran unsuccessfully for Congress in California's 1st congressional district, located in Northern California.[10] Hanks was later elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in the 2020 general election. In the June 2020 Republican House District 60 primary, he ran unopposed.[11]

In the 2020 general election, Hanks won 62.41% of the total votes cast.[12]

After Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, Hanks questioned the election results and promoted false claims of voter fraud.[13][14][4] Hanks attended the January 6 Trump rally at The Ellipse and marched with other rally-goers to the United States Capitol, saying that "people had already entered the building" by the time he arrived at a designated meeting area.[15] In a fundraising newsletter, Hanks promoted disproven theories about Antifa plants attacking the Capitol on January 6th and the 2020 presidential election results being fraudulent.[16]

In April 2021, Hanks was criticized Colorado Democrats for joking about lynching after being mistakenly introduced as Colorado representative Mike Lynch and saying the Three-Fifths Compromise that designated a slave as three-fifths of a person "was not impugning anybody’s humanity." Speaking on the compromise he said that it was intended to keep Southern states from expanding slavery. Hanks said his statements were manipulated to make a different point than he was.[17]

In May 2021, Hanks allegedly threatened to assault Colorado House Minority Leader and fellow Republican Hugh McKean over a legislative disagreement.[18]

In June 2021, Hanks visited Arizona to observe the controversial Arizona audit. The next month, Hanks participated in a conference hosted by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, known for promoting false claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election.[4]

In August 2021, Hanks attended a rally in Mesa County to support Tina Peters, a local Republican county clerk who was affiliated with groups promoting false claims of election fraud and was later arrested and indicted for seven felony charges related to election tampering and misconduct.[19] Hanks said that the clerk was a "gold star mom and public servant. There is no evidence she did anything wrong". Hanks also accused the investigation of the clerk's office of being a "false-flag operation" despite a lack of evidence or substantiation of these claims.[20]

On October 1, 2021, Hanks filed to run for the U.S. Senate in a bid to challenge Michael Bennet in 2022.[4] However, in the 2022 Republican primary election for United States Senator from Colorado, Joe O'Dea defeated Hanks and one write-in candidate.[21]

In December 2023, Hanks announced that he would run in 2024 for the open race in Colorado's 3rd congressional district after incumbent Congresswoman Lauren Boebert announced her plans to move and run in the open 4th district.[22] Hanks was defeated in the Republican primary.[23] He is running in the 2026 Republican primary in Colorado's 3rd congressional district.[24]

References

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  1. ↑ Goodland, Marianne (April 19, 2021). "In a previous political life, Rep. Ron Hanks had views that would differ from some in his current caucus". Colorado Politics. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Colorado State Rep. Ron Hanks - Biography | LegiStorm". www.legistorm.com.
  3. ↑ "Legislative District Information After 2011 Reapportionment House District 60" (PDF). Colorado Reapportionment Commission. 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Fish, Sandra; Paul, Jesse (2021-10-01). "Controversial Republican state Rep. Ron Hanks files to run for U.S. Senate in 2022". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  5. ↑ Luning, Ernest (December 29, 2023). "'Pro-Trump warrior' Ron Hanks jumps in GOP primary in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District". Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Loren Lowell Hanks from Canon City, Colorado | VoterRecords.com". voterrecords.com.
  7. ↑ Goodland, Marianne (2020-10-12). "Voter guide 2020: Colorado House District 60, Ron Hanks and Lori Boydston". Colorado Politics. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  8. ↑ Eason, Brian (4 June 2026). "Where the Republican candidates in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District stand on the top issues". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  9. ↑ McCabe, Brian (13 October 2020). "Ron Hanks runs for HD 60 seat". TheMountainMail.com. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "In a previous political life, Rep. Ron Hanks had views that would differ from some in his current caucus". 2021-04-19.
  11. ↑ "Colorado election results, June 30, 2020 Primary Election: State Representative - District 60 - Republican Party". Colorado Secretary of State. State of Colorado. 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  12. ↑ "Colorado election results, November 3, 2020 General Election: State Representative - District 60". Colorado Secretary of State. State of Colorado. 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  13. ↑ Paul, Jesse (2021-08-30). "Colorado Republicans want to win over unaffiliated voters in 2022. Can they do it if their base is still focused on 2020?". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  14. ↑ Beedle, Heidi (5 August 2021). "El Paso County Republicans embrace the Big Lie". Colorado Springs Indy. Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  15. ↑ "Over a dozen lawmakers joined crowds on day of Capitol riot". WTOP. January 11, 2021. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Colorado lawmaker suggests foreign intelligence could stop Biden's inauguration". 9News. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  17. ↑ Neiberg, Patty (2021-04-20). "Colorado lawmaker: Slavery policy didn't impugn humanity". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  18. ↑ Goodland, Marianne (24 May 2021). "Late-night disagreement turns into threat of physical violence by Rep. Ron Hanks, witnesses say". Colorado Politics. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "Colorado clerk is indicted for election tampering and misconduct". npr.org. 2022-03-09.
  20. ↑ Lofholm, Nancy (2021-08-22). "250 people rally to support Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who is in hiding". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  21. ↑ "Primary election results, June 28, 2022" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. July 5, 2022. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  22. ↑ Luning, Ernest Luning (December 30, 2023). "'Pro-Trump warrior' Ron Hanks jumps in GOP primary in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District". Colorado Politics.
  23. ↑ Flynn, Sheila (26 June 2024). "MAGA candidate who lost Boebert's old seat calls Republican Party 'irredeemable'". The Independent. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  24. ↑ Bowman, Jessie. "Ron Hanks casts himself as Trump-aligned alternative to Rep. Hurd in CD3 primary". Durango Herald. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
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