DENVER — Republican Dave Williams needs his nickname included on the congressional major poll, however his nickname isn’t “Dave”: It’s “Let’s Go Brandon.”
The Colorado state legislator filed a lawsuit Monday in opposition to Secretary of State Jena Griswold after she rejected his request to be listed on the June 28 GOP major poll as “Dave ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Williams.”
She stated “Let’s Go Brandon” was a slogan, not a nickname, however Mr. Williams disagrees.
“State regulation is pretty clear,” Mr. Willliams advised The Washington Instances. “There are solely two necessities: that the nickname be used recurrently, and that it not embrace the title of a political get together.”
The 35-year-old Colorado Springs resident stated he has used “Let’s Go Brandon” persistently since saying his candidacy for the seat held by Republican Rep. Doug Lamborn, who has represented the Fifth Congressional District since 2007.
Certainly, “Let’s Go Brandon” seems on his social media accounts. He has additionally been launched with the nickname in radio and podcast interviews.
“The opposite factor I’d level out is that state regulation doesn’t grant the facility or the authority to the Secretary of State to find out what is appropriate and never acceptable,” Mr. Williams stated.
Working in his favor is current precedent. Final yr, a Thompson Faculty Board candidate was permitted to look on the poll below the title “Blake ‘No Mandates’ Regulation.”
“The Secretary’s ‘slogan’ normal is inconsistent along with her former steering, through which she allowed nicknames that may very well be construed as a ‘slogan,’” stated the submitting in Denver District Court docket.
“Let’s go, Brandon” exploded as a nationwide anti-Biden catchphrase final yr after an NBC reporter stated on the air that NASCAR followers had been chanting the phrase, despite the fact that they may very well be heard shouting, “F—- Joe Biden.”
The courtroom is anticipated to decide shortly. The poll certification is due April 29.
We’re suing the corrupt Democrat Secretary of State @JenaGriswold.
Like @JoeBiden, Griswold must study she will’t push her radical agenda on us or violate the rule of regulation.
Assist us cease her & get #LetsGoBrandon on the poll!#MAGA
Chip in now👇https://t.co/cSuCNZ8BXN pic.twitter.com/i8zC6Pq23x
— Rep. Dave “Let’s Go Brandon” Williams (@RepDaveWilliams) April 18, 2022
Difficult entrenched incumbents is usually an uphill climb, however Mr. Williams secured the highest line on the GOP congressional poll after gaining 30% of the delegate vote final week on the state get together meeting.
He cited the 2020 Third Congressional District race that noticed political newcomer Lauren Boebert defeat Rep. Scott Tipton within the GOP major. She went on to win the overall election.
“Lauren Boebert was difficult Scott Tipton and he or she gained, and I feel her victory confirmed not solely Colorado however the nation that we are able to and should do higher,” Mr. Williams stated. “I’ve been telling those who Lauren Boebert is a good instance of how somebody who might be daring and take the combat to the Democrats and win.”
Mr. Williams visited the Trump White Home twice: He led a 2018 legislative delegation to debate “sanctuary cities” for unlawful immigrants, and attended an occasion to honor Hispanic Heritage Month in 2019. His mom is Mexican-American.
A conservative favourite, Mr. Williams has been endorsed by former Rep. Tom Tancredo and columnist Michelle Malkin.
Additionally operating within the Republican major are enterprise proprietor Andrew Heaton and Rebecca Keltie, who ran in opposition to Mr. Lamborn as a Unity Occasion candidate in 2020.
Mr. Lamborn gained reelection in 2020 with 58% of the vote within the dependably Republican district.
