A Colorado music promoter is weighing a Republican campaign against two-term Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D).
The Denver Business Journal reported Thursday that Jimmy Lakey, who owns concert promotion and artist management companies, has formed an "exploratory committee" to prepare for a possible run in Colorado's 7th district, which includes suburbs of Denver.
The report said that Lakey is concerned about "reckless spending" in Washington, D.C.
The GOP contest already includes Ryan Frazier, a city councilman in Aurora who announced his candidacy last month as he ended his long-planned campaign for the Senate.
Perlmutter last year won a second term with 63 percent of the vote over Republican John Lerew, who raised only $37,000 for his campaign.
CQ Politics presently rates the Colorado 7 contest as Safe Democratic, though the rating is subject to change.
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