Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) announced his resignation from Congress this week, citing personal reasons and frustrations with the dysfunction in the House of Representatives.
In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, Buck explained his decision, stating, “I’m resigning my seat and creating a vacancy in my district.
Everywhere I go in Colorado, Dana, I hear that people are not happy with Trump, and they’re not happy with Biden. And I think we need to change our electoral laws here. And I have a passion for that.”
Republican Representative Ken Buck (Credits: Colorado Public Radio)
Buck expressed his intention to work with an organization to address electoral reform. “We’ve got to find better ways to elect candidates and bring America together,” he emphasized.
When asked if internal Republican tensions played a role in his decision, Buck pointed to the dysfunction in Congress. “I think this place is dysfunctional,” he remarked, noting that despite being a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, he had not yet had the opportunity to ask his questions during a hearing.
Republican Representative Ken Buck (Credits: Rolling Stone)
“Forty, fifty people have gone before me,” he lamented. “It could be personal, but a lot of this is personal.” Buck criticized the lack of decorum and professionalism in Congress, describing it as “just devolved into this bickering and nonsense and not really doing the job for the American people.”
He described this year as the worst of his nine years in Congress and noted that former members had also expressed similar sentiments. “But I’m leaving because I think there’s a job to do out there that I want to go do,” he concluded.
Rep. Buck’s decision to resign highlights the challenges and frustrations faced by lawmakers in Congress. His comments reflect a desire for change and a belief that there are more effective ways to serve the American people.
