Republicans Will Have New Leadership with Wadhams Departure

KUNC | By Bente Birkeland

Published February 9, 2011 at 8:44 AM MST

Colorado Republicans will have a new state party leader after chair Dick Wadhams unexpectedly dropped out of the running for a third term this week.

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KUNC's State Capitol Reporter Bente Birkeland examines the impact of his decision and what it means for Republicans across Colorado.

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Bente Birkeland

Bente Birkeland is an award-winning journalist who joined Colorado Public Radio in August 2018 after a decade of reporting on the Colorado state capitol for the Rocky Mountain Community Radio collaborative and KUNC. In 2017, Bente was named Colorado Journalist of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), and she was awarded with a National Investigative Reporting Award by SPJ a year later.

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