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One Colorado Republican joins state’s Democratic members of Congress to help oust McCarthy as speaker

U.S. Rep. Ken Buck joined all of Colorado’s Democratic U.S. House members in voting Tuesday for the successful ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy — a first in congressional history.

The Republican from California lost a 216-210 vote to vacate the speaker’s chair, with eight hard-right Republicans, including Buck, joining 208 Democrats. The vote was prompted by discord within the Republican caucus that reached a climax over the weekend over McCarthy’s decision to work with Democrats to keep the federal government open, averting a shutdown.

Here is how Colorado’s House delegation voted Tuesday afternoon on the motion to oust McCarthy:

Diana DeGette, D-Denver: Yes
Joe Neguse, D-Lafayette: Yes
Lauren Boebert, R-Silt: No
Ken Buck, R-Windsor: Yes
Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs: No
Jason Crow, D-Aurora: Yes
Brittany Pettersen, D-Lakewood: Yes
Yadira Caraveo, D-Thornton: Yes

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