Colorado House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese of Colorado Springs announced her resignation Sunday evening, effective Monday, Sept. 15.

Pugliese has represented House District 14 since January 2023.

In 2024, she was chosen as minority leader in her first term after then-Minority Leader Mike Lynch of Wellington resigned, following a drunk driving arrest he had not disclosed to the House, including his caucus.

Under her leadership, the House Republicans, which had been losing numbers, began to regain ground. In the 2024 election, the caucus grew from a historic low of 19 to 22 members.

In a letter to friends and supporters, Pugliese said the last day of the recently concluded special session was “sad and disappointing. I had no other choice but to bear witness to the collapse of integrity

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