CO-03 Republican nominee?
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JUL 1, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer State Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyTrump-aligned Republican
GenderMale
LocationColorado
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BackgroundPolitician
Notable personal detailsLoren Lowell “Ron” Hanks is a Republican politician and U.S. Air Force veteran who served one term in the Colorado House of Representatives (House District 60) from 2021 to 2023. He has run for federal office including U.S. Senate in 2022 and U.S. House (Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District) in 2024, and has also been listed in connection with the 2026 CO-03 race. He is based in Cañon City, Colorado, and has been described as owning a surveying-related business called The Western Surveyor.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports limited government and reduced federal spending, emphasizes lowering costs through increased domestic energy production, and has sponsored state legislation to create income tax credits for parents who enroll children in nonpublic schools. Positions favor market-oriented and tax-credit approaches rather than expanded taxation or large-scale redistributive programs.
Healthcare
Public reporting presents mixed signals on Ron Hanks’s health-care stance: one voter guide/profile notes he would not vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act, while other coverage and campaign reporting characterize him as holding conservative positions on health policy. Available public sources do not present a clear, consistent policy platform (e.g., support for a public option, Medicare for All, or specific market-based reforms).
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Immigration & Border
The candidate emphasizes strict border security and characterizes the situation at the southern border in strongly enforcement-oriented terms. He supports measures to secure the border and has aligned with hardline immigration figures and endorsements emphasizing border control.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Ron Hanks supports banning abortion, including opposing Colorado laws that guarantee abortion access, and has said abortions should be banned in all circumstances. He has criticized Colorado as a destination for late-term abortions and framed abortion as morally deplorable when allowed up to birth.
Climate & Energy
The candidate has publicly expressed climate skepticism, saying he does not believe climate change is a real issue and describing it as "weather." He has framed climate policy as a political lever and suggested it is used strategically by foreign actors to harm U.S. manufacturing.
Public Safety & Guns
Opposes red‑flag laws and supports strong Second Amendment protections, advocating for fewer firearm restrictions and policies that expand or protect gun ownership and carrying. As a Colorado state representative and GOP candidate he sponsored or backed measures to loosen gun rules (including loosened carrying rules) and has described himself as a defender of gun rights.
News
Ron Hanks is in the news for attacking incumbent Republican Jeff Hurd in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District race, saying Hurd is not accountable and does not respond to constituents. Hanks says he secured a spot on the June 30 primary ballot through the GOP assembly. The reports do not say who won the Republican nomination, so the race remains unresolved in the coverage provided.
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