And then there were nine — Farquhar withdraws from HD 3 vacancy race

National legislative policy expert Doug Farquhar pulled his name from the running to replace retiring Democratic state Rep. Anne McGihon on Wednesday, narrowing the field slightly to nine hopefuls. Farquhar, a long-time Platt Park resident, notified district officials he had decided against a bid to represent House District 3 because of the time involved but also admitted to The Denver Post he had only recently switched his registration from Republican to Democrat.

Dems: Blizzard won’t stop HD 3 meeting to pick McGihon replacement

Schools and courts are closing, flights are cancelled and the State Legislature is even considering a snow day, but the blizzard blasting Colorado won’t keep the state House District 3 vacancy committee from meeting Thursday night to chose a successor to retiring state Rep. Anne McGihon, the committee’s chairwoman said.

“No, no, no,” HD 3 chair Paula Van Dusen said Thursday morning as the snow fell. “We’re going to make every attempt, come hell or high water.”

HD 3 vacancy committee set to vote Thursday to replace retiring McGihon

The vacancy committee for House District 3 is set to pick the successor for Democratic state Rep. Anne McGihon from among 10 candidates Thursday night. McGihon, a Denver attorney, announced March 16 she planned to step down from the seat because of the demands of a new job with the law firm Akerman Senterfitt.