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Colorado Rep Crow backs Duckworth for Speaker, shuns Pelosi

7/28/2026

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Rep. Crow (D-CO) voted for Senator Tammy Duckworth for Speaker after Democrats secured a House majority, refusing to back Nancy Pelosi.
Crow, a former lawyer and veterans’ advocate who completed three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, had pledged not to support Pelosi and called his 2026 contest against incumbent Rep. Mike Coffman unwinnable.
He said his vote for Duckworth was meant to usher in the next generation of leadership.

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Rep. Crow (D-CO) voted for Senator Tammy Duckworth for Speaker after Democrats secured a House majority, refusing to back Nancy Pelosi.
Crow, a former lawyer and veterans’ advocate who completed three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, had pledged not to support Pelosi and called his 2026 contest against incumbent Rep. Mike Coffman unwinnable.
He said his vote for Duckworth was meant to usher in the next generation of leadership.