Message From Colorado GOP Chair Dave Williams

Dear Members,

It's been an honor to serve you and the nine hundred thousand-plus registered Republicans across the great State of Colorado. This experience has certainly had its fair share of ups and downs, but by the grace of God Almighty and the support of many grassroots patriots like you, we have come a long way, proving the naysayers wrong time and time again.

After much prayerful consideration, I have decided not to seek reelection as Chairman of the Colorado Republican Party. While the grassroots majority of our Party—those who have aligned with our leadership and the bold agenda we advanced over the past two years—would support our continued leadership into the next election cycle, I have chosen to move in a different direction and be effective for the movement in a new capacity.

Together, we achieved historic successes:

• We broke the Democrats’ supermajority, flipped a congressional seat from Democrat to Republican, and saw a net increase in Republican voter registrations.

• Our Party grew its small-dollar donor base, proving that we can do more with fewer resources—outperforming better-financed Democrats who had greater manpower.

• We eliminated fraud, waste, and abuse within our organization while cutting overhead expenses by nearly 60% compared to past administrations.

• We lowered costs for the State Convention & Assembly, as well as the fees charged to delegates, making participation in our Party more accessible.

• When the failed administration prior to ours refused to act, we kept our promise to sue Jena Griswold and the State of Colorado to overturn the unconstitutional open primary law that violates our First Amendment rights and causes our Party to lose more elections than we otherwise would. This litigation is ongoing, but when we take it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, we are confident we will win—and once again ensure that only Republicans are nominating Republican candidates.

Most importantly, we fought to keep President Donald J. Trump on the ballot in Colorado and nationwide, taking our battle to the U.S. Supreme Court. As a result, we protected voters' rights to elect him to another term while also helping raise a significant six-figure investment into the President’s reelection and directing volunteers to critical swing states.

These are great accomplishments, and we have the wind at our backs heading into the 2026 elections. However, we must guard against those within our Party—especially the Never-Trump wing—who preach unity with their lips yet seize every opportunity to tear down fellow grassroots Republicans they disagree with. Many of these same individuals push to abandon President Trump and his winning agenda, which would be an unmitigated disaster if we yielded to them.

We cannot afford to sacrifice the progress we have made by listening to those who speak out of both sides of their mouth and would have us return to a failed model of campaigning that has consistently lost elections. Before our administration took the helm, our Party suffered three successive historic defeats, each worse than the last. Thankfully, that trend has ended. We have stopped the bleeding, rebounded, and made real gains.

Given the victories we secured in 2024, imagine what we could achieve if those who attempted to sabotage the Party actually united with the grassroots majority in principle and purpose.

Let’s not lose this momentum.

The path forward is clear: we must continue to build on our MAGA-driven success, fight for our America-First platform, and work toward victory together in 2026.

Again, thank you for the honor of serving as your Chairman. I look forward to continuing the fight for our shared values in a new and impactful way.

For Freedom & MAGA,

Dave Williams

Chairman, Colorado Republicans

P.S. As we approach the March 29th Reorganizational Meeting, I'll be stepping back from the more political and public facing functions of my office so that I can focus on administrative matters while preparing for a smooth transition of authority to the new officers. God bless, and I look forward to seeing you all next month as we pass the baton to new leaders.