Republican Wil Armstrong files to run for Tancredo seat
By Lynn Bartels, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Armstrong is the son of former U.S. Sen. Bill Armstrong.
Arapahoe County businessman Wil Armstrong has filed to run for Congress, becoming the third Republican vying to succeed U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo.
Armstrong is seeking the GOP nomination in the 6th Congressional District along the metro area's southern boundary.
He faces Secretary of State Mike Coffman of Aurora, and state Sen. Ted Harvey, R-Highlands Ranch. In addition, Sen. Steve Ward, R-Littleton, has indicated he might run in the primary.
Armstrong, 40, of Greenwood Village, is the son of former U.S. Sen. Bill Armstrong. The candidate is the chief executive officer of Blueberry Systems, a software development and consulting firm.
Tancredo, a Littleton Republican running for president, announced in October he would not seek re-election in 2008.
Republicans dominate the district, which consists of Douglas and Elbert counties, and portions of Arapahoe, Jefferson and Park counties.
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