Rankin to fill Baumgardner’s seat

RBC | Ten members of Colorado’s Republican party, representing the counties included in Senate District 8, met last week in Craig to determine a replacement for Sen. Randy Baumgardner, who is retiring Jan. 21 amid allegations of sexual harassment and an expulsion hearing in 2018.
Baumgardner still has two years in his term, and his announced retirement left a vacancy for a fellow Republican to fill.
The vacancy committee, which included Rio Blanco County Republican…