Denver Metro Young Republicans

It’s official: Bob Schaffer is running for Wayne Allard’s Senate seat.

Former U.S. Rep. Bob Schaffer said he plans to seek the GOP nomination for the seat held by retiring U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo.

Schaffer, 45, of Fort Collins, made the announcement Saturday to more than 150 people attending a Boulder County Republican Lincoln dinner.

“After considerable assessment,” Schaffer said, “I’ve decided I’m going to begin putting a campaign together to run for the United States Senate.”

Schaffer filed his official statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday, according to the FEC’s Web site. He said he expected to kick off his campaign next year.

This should be an interesting race. I can hardly wait for the debates!