Colorado's Victor Marx Builds 2-Marine Ticket as Crime Rates Top U.S. by 28% and 41%
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 9
Colorado's Victor Marx Builds 2-Marine Ticket as Crime Rates Top U.S. by 28% and 41%
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 9
Summary
Retired Marine Col. George Markert will join Colorado GOP gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx as his running mate, creating what Marx calls an all-Marine ticket for the 2026 race.
Marx says the pairing is meant to counter a rising democratic socialist movement in Colorado and nationally, after democratic socialist Melat Kiros unseated longtime Rep. Diana DeGette in a June primary.
Public safety is central to that pitch: Colorado recorded about 476 violent crimes and 2,593 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, roughly 28% and 41% above national rates.
Marx argues Democratic leaders, including opponent and Attorney General Phil Weiser, have increased spending without making the state safer, while he casts the Democratic Socialists of America as increasingly influential in Colorado politics.