In private group chat, GOP lawmakers made crude jokes about a Democratic colleague’s clothing

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Republican state Rep. Ryan Armagost on the House floor, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024.

Rep. Yara Zokaie speaks at a press conference
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Republican state Rep. Brandi Bradley speaks to lawmakers on the House floor, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024.

House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese and House Majority Leader Monica Duran
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House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese and House Majority Leader Monica Duran share a lighter moment during a special session of the Legislature to address property taxes, Monday, August 26, 2024.

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Republican Rep. Ryan Armagost arrives at a state Capitol hearing room as the House Judiciary Committee held its first hearing April 19, 2023, on HB23-1230, a bill that proposes to prohibit assault weapons in Colorado. Rep. Elisabeth Epps and Sen. Rhonda Fields, both Democrats, are the prime sponsors of the measure. Armagost opposes the bill.