It was one year ago today that “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” profiled Stephen Humphrey, a member of the Colorado House of Representatives since first being elected back in 2012. Humphrey is a conservative in the mold of Ted Cruz, by which, we mean he’s as wanted as most kinds of fungus. Humphrey is constantly trying to undo most of the gun control measures that help keep Colorado safer in the wake of the Aurora Massacre, opposes same sex marriage, and keeps sponsoring not just “religious freedom” laws to allow for discrimination against the LGBT community, but also sponsors Personhood regulation on the regular in Colorado, as well as laws to attempt to let a man have a say in a woman’s choice to have an abortion. If you’re still unclear on how much of a fanatical God-fearing Christian we’re talking about when we give Humphrey a profile, look no further than his first term in office, when he sponsored an “academic freedom” bill that was specifically worded so that Colorado’s schools could have political discussion about evolution, global warming, and human cloning. He actually tried lying and claiming his bill was in any way political, but there wasn’t a soul in Colorado to believe him. Meanwhile, he would also like you to believe that the government is hostile towards his religion as a Christian, and supports those “religious freedom” bills to allow him the right to discriminate against gay people. And before you stop and wonder if that’s the only proof he’s comfortable harassing the LGBT community, keep in mind we’re talking about a brain donor who also voted against a ban on “gay conversion therapy” on minors in Colorado. Currently, he’s even pushing a bill inspired by the anti-gay bakery in Colorado what wants to refuse to sell cake for gay weddings, because his priorities for the state are that out of whack. He’s continued his mad homophobic quest into 2018, still sponsoring “religious freedom” legislation as Colorado continues to become more LGBTQ-friendly, and other pro-bigotry measures that have zero chance of passing, but allow him to impotently rage at same sex couples.
We’re hoping that the good people of Severance, Colorado, choose to use their votes to give Humphrey a severance package when the 2018 elections come around, because it doesn’t seem like he has any intention of governing like a sane person, especially when he and his colleagues in Colorado seem content to spend their energy attacking Senator John McCain for not killing the Affordable Care Act.
Humphrey won re-election in 2018 with 67% of the vote, but is term limited in the Colorado House of Representatives in 2020. We’re expecting him to take a run for the Colorado State Senate or another higher office, and meanwhile he’s feuding with his fellow Republicans if they flinch from even the most conservative positions, like when he posted a flier of women being assaulted on the streets and claimed a GOP colleague, Cole Wist was fine with it happening because his stance on firearms was not completely to the right. That may have helped lead to Wist’s loss in 2018. We’ll keep you posted on what other insanity Humphery is capable of as that election approaches.
One Year Ago, February 18th, 2017: Stephen Humphrey (CO)… Original Profile
Two Year Ago, February 18th, 2017: Sam Clovis (IA)… 2017 Update
Three Years Ago. February 18th, 2016: Sam Clovis (IA)… 2016 Update
Four Years Ago, February 18th, 2015: Sam Clovis (IA)… Original Profile