El Paso County commissioner weighs GOP Senate run

One El Paso County commissioner is already on the campaign trail, and another may soon make a bid of her own to try defeat Sen. Michael Bennet next fall.

Darryl Glenn, who declared months ago, spent part of Thursday making his pitch to supporters

“If you want somebody with a proven record, of showing what it means to be Colorado strong,” Glenn said. “Showing what it means to be a military veteran, someone who knows how to lead, I’m your guy.”

Now, one of his colleagues, Peggy Littleton, is considers jumping into the race.

“Michael Bennet has voted 98 percent of the time with President Obama and the people of Colorado are fed up with it,” Littleton said in Colorado Springs Thursday. “They want an inspirational, positive leader for them.”

Littleton was the first El Paso County commissioner to call for former Sheriff Terry Maketa’s resignation last year. She has until February to file as an official candidate, but she tells us she’ll make a decision sooner than that.

Bennet has the most experience and is raising millions for his campaign.

Democrats say Glenn can’t raise enough cash to make the race competitive.

“Stop thinking about how much money is there,” Glenn said. “I think about your heart, your mind, what it takes to grow this economy. We will win this race.”

If Littleton gets in and wins the nomination, she’ll try to unseat a familair foe.

“Nobody else has gone toe-to-toe with Michael Bennet on education,” Littleton said. “When I was on the state board of education, Michael Bennet was superintendent of Denver public schools and we sparred on Common Core which is now known as Obama Core.”

We asked Bennet’s office for an interview, but he was unavailable.

The Colorado Democratic Party sent KRDO NewsChannel 13 this statement:

“A crowded and negative primary is already developing in the Colorado Senate race among their handful of barely-known candidates. No matter who gets their nomination, Republicans will be left with a weak nominee who can’t win in 2016, and in the end, Michael will win, because he’s worked with both political parties in order to get things done for Colorado, challenged the status quo in Washington and fought to create more opportunities for families across our state.”