State Rep. Ron Weinberg, a Loveland Republican who represents Home District 51, introduced Thursday that he is not going to search reelection in 2026.
In an announcement to supporters, Weinberg mentioned he plans to finish his time period and cited household issues, saying he desires to spend extra time along with his kids.
“This determination comes from a spot of accountability and gratitude,” Weinberg’s assertion reads partially. “My household has sacrificed enormously so I may serve, and I owe them my time, my presence, and my full consideration. My kids are rising quick, and these years with them are valuable and irreplaceable.”
Weinberg assumed workplace in 2023, after being appointed to interchange incumbent Hugh McKean, who died days earlier than the 2022 election. He then gained the seat within the 2024 election with 52.6% of the vote.
Throughout his tenure, Weinberg was the prime sponsor of a number of payments that turned regulation, together with a measure that limits what landlords can cost or implement in a lease when a tenant dies. He additionally led laws granting restricted civil-liability protections to landowners who permit emergency entry throughout their property, and one other aimed toward decreasing meals waste.
Weinberg’s tenure additionally included some controversies. Early in his first time period, he reported that weapons have been stolen from his truck whereas it was parked on the state capitol. Extra lately, he has been the topic of allegations of inappropriate sexual feedback, which he has denied, and a campaign-finance grievance filed by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Elections Division.
Weinberg had been on monitor to face a contested 2026 race, with two candidates already launching campaigns for Home District 51: Republican Amy Parks, who in 2022 was appointed to fill the remaining months of Rep. Hugh McKean’s time period, and former Loveland Mayor Jacki Marsh, a Democrat.