Republican Congressman Announces Resignation Effective Next Week

‘It has been an honor to serve the people of Colorado’s 4th District in Congress for the past 9 years,’ he said.

Congressman Ken Buck’s new book points out the dangers of Big Tech's monopoly on free speech. Ken Buck speaking at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives will shrink again next week, as Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) announced this afternoon he is resigning from his seat effective next Friday, March 22.

“Today, I am announcing that I will depart Congress at the end of next week,” he said. “I look forward to staying involved in our political process, as well as spending more time in Colorado and with my family.”