Kenneth Robert Buck

Republican Representative of Colorado's 4th district

Representative
Colorado, district 4
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Colorado, district 4
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Colorado, district 4
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Colorado, district 4
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Colorado, district 4
January 3, 2023 - March 22, 2024

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Congresses Served

House Terms

February 16, 1959 (66 years old)

Birthday

Served as a U.S. Representative from 2015 until his resignation in 2024
Was the chair of the Colorado Republican Party from 2019 to 2021
Former District Attorney for Weld County, Colorado
Ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate in 2010
Member of the Freedom Caucus in Congress
Known as a staunch fiscal conservative and proponent of antitrust enforcement within the Republican Party
Announced he would not seek a sixth House term in November 2023, citing concerns over party narratives eroding confidence in the rule of law
Resigned from Congress in March 2024
Born in Ossining, New York, and encouraged by lawyer parents to attend Ivy League colleges
Earned a Bachelor of Arts in politics from Princeton University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Wyoming College of Law
Played football at Princeton University, earning All-Ivy League honors as a punter
Worked on the Iran-Contra investigation and as a prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice before joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado
Faced controversy over a rape case he refused to prosecute and a recorded conversation suggesting a local Republican party official to commit a potentially unlawful act
Criticized for his handling of a case involving Social Security numbers and undocumented immigrants
Opposed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, citing it as fairer for American families and beneficial for keeping jobs in America
Voted against several COVID-19 relief packages and expressed skepticism about the COVID-19 vaccine
Opposed impeachment inquiries into President Joe Biden and voted against impeaching Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas
Voted against raising the debt ceiling and criticized the Republican majority’s handling of fiscal responsibility
Supported efforts to remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House
Criticized fellow Republicans for spreading misinformation about the 2020 election and the January 6 Capitol attack
Advocated for antitrust legislation against Big Tech companies
Opposed abortion except in cases where the mother’s life is in danger
Rejected the scientific consensus on climate change and opposed various COVID-19 restrictions
Supported a revamp of the Department of Education and questioned its constitutionality
Opposed gun control and endorsed by Gun Owners of America
Criticized for comments on LGBT rights and opposed the Equality Act
Supported abolishing net neutrality and proposed privatizing Veterans Administration hospitals
Advocated for a prohibition on members of Congress trading in stocks
Authored books on Washington corruption and Big Tech’s influence on free speech