Rep. Ken Buck will resign from Congress by end of next week

DENVER (KDVR) — Only a handful of months after announcing his intent to not run for reelection, U.S. Representative Ken Buck has announced his intent to resign from the House by March 22.

In a brief message sent Tuesday morning, the Republican from Windsor said his terms in office were “an honor.”

“It has been an honor to serve the people of Colorado’s 4th District in Congress for the past 9 years. I want to thank them for their support and encouragement throughout the years. Today, I am announcing that I will depart Congress at the end of next week,” Buck wrote in his release. “I look forward to staying involved in our political process, as well as spending more time in Colorado and with my family.”

Buck has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since November 2014 and is currently assigned to the House Judiciary Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee.

Buck has previously discussed fractures in the Republican party that impacted his decision, telling MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” that he’s been “disappointed with our inability in Congress to deal with major issues,” and said the Republican Party has continued to “rely on the Jan. 6 narrative and the political prisoners from Jan. 6,” among other divisions.

Controversial U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, currently representing Colorado’s 3rd District, is running to replace Buck in the 4th District.

Two weeks ago, Buck introduced a resolution that calls on the Cabinet to remove President Joe Biden through the 25th Amendment, citing Biden’s mental and physical health.