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, announced her decision to resign on Sunday. Her last day in the legislature will be Jan. 5, nine days before the 2026 legislative session begins. In a statement posted to social media, Bird thanked her constituents and said she needed to focus on flipping the Republican-held 8th Congressional District.

“Now, Colorado is facing rising headwinds from Washington, with (President Donald) Trump’s tariffs driving up the cost of everything, health 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.

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