GOP Candidate for Colorado Governor Picks Ex-Democrat as Running Mate

Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton announced Lang Sias as his running mate Wednesday. Sias, 59, is a former U.S. Navy pilot and currently represents House District 27, which covers Arvada. Stapleton's Democratic opponent, U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, picked cancer foundation executive and former state lawmaker Dianne Primavera as his running mate earlier this month solidifying himself with the left wing of his party. Sias is a more moderate pick for Stapleton, who ran to the right in the primary by embracing President Donald Trump's policies on immigration and "sanctuary cities." The Arvada Republican co-sponsored bipartisan legislation in 2018 to examine Colorado's health care costs, and he was part of the last-minute compromise bill to reform Colorado's Public Employees Retirement Association.