Lebsock, former aide circulated petitions for Dem candidate in HD34
Author: Marianne Goodland – May 22, 2018
State Rep. Steve Lebsock, D-Thornton, talks with reporters on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, about a polygraph exam he took that he says disproves allegations in a complaint filed by state Rep. Faith Winter, D-Westminster, that he sexaully harassed her. (Photo by Ernest Luning/Colorado Politics)In the category of “you can’t make this stuff up” comes the latest entrant: Former Colorado state Rep. Steve Lebsock, in one of his final acts as a Democrat, helped a fellow Democrat with her eye on his former House seat get onto the ballot.
Lebsock was booted from the General Assembly on March 2 for allegedly sexually harassing, then retaliating against a fellow lawmaker and other women at the Capitol. An hour before the 52-9 vote, he switched his party affiliation to Republican, leaving the choice of who would fill the vacancy to the Republican Party.
Perhaps his final gift to the Democratic Party was to help a Democrat running for his Thornton House seat. Lebsock and his by-then former legislative aide, Elizabeth Strickland, collected signatures on behalf of Jacque Phillips, who made the ballot on April 19 with 883 valid signatures — just 12 more than required.
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