Colorado's race for governor just got a little more crowded. Republican State Senator Barb Kirkmeyer launched her campaign from Fort Lupton Tuesday evening.

She is the biggest Republican name to enter the race.

"I've talked to Coloradans across the state who are tired of feeling like they live in a state of inevitable decline," said Kirkmeyer. "Decline is a choice; it is not a foregone conclusion. Bad decision-making by lawmakers got us into this mess; the flip side is that good decision-making can turn things around, and it's time."

Kirkmeyer says it's time for a course correction in Colorado and she says she has the courage, experience, and vision to make it happen.

Republican State Senator Barb Kirkmeyer announces her run for governor in Colorado. CBS

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