Ken Buck, the district attorney of Colorado’s Weld County and a former Republican candidate for U.S. senate, took the first steps Wednesday toward launching a 2014 bid against incumbent Sen. Mark Udall (D).
A campaign official told the Denver Post that Buck filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission and will formally launch his campaign in September with an announcement tour.
Buck ran unsuccessfully as a tea party candidate for Senate in 2010 against Michael Bennett (D), in a race best remembered for his gaffes on the campaign trail. His comments included comparing being gay to alcoholism, calling supporters of the Birther movement “dumbasses” and saying residents should vote for him over his female primary opponent because he doesn’t “wear high heels.”
