Greg Lopez, Colorado’s 6-month congressman, steps aside for Lauren Boebert after role in GOP power play

On Friday, U.S. Rep. Greg Lopez will make Colorado congressional history — well, almost. After less than half a year representing the 4th Congressional District, Lopez will step aside as the second-shortest-serving member of Congress in state history — behind only William E. Burney, who filled a vacancy in Colorado’s then-3rd District from Nov. 5, 1940, to Jan. 3, 1941. Lopez, a Republican who ...