Eli Bremer | |
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Chair of the El Paso County Republican Party | |
In office 2011–2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Eli Bremer May 31,1978 Hancock,New Hampshire,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Relatives | Paul Bremer (uncle) |
Education | United States Air Force Academy (BS) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Air Force |
Rank | Major |
Unit | Air Force Reserves |
Sports career | |
Country | United States |
Sport | Modern pentathlon |
Robert Eli Bremer [1] (born May 31,1978) is an American modern pentathlete and politician who competed for the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,China. He finished 22nd overall in the modern pentathlon event. [2] After retiring as an athlete,he has since begun a career in politics. A faction of the Colorado Republican Party attempted to replace Dave Williams as party chair in August 2024,but the litigation seeking to do so was dismissed. [3] [4]
Bremer was born in Hancock,New Hampshire,and grew up in Colorado Springs,Colorado.[ citation needed ] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Air Force Academy.
Bremer is a major in the Air Force Reserve Command. He was a regional finalist in the 2008 White House Fellows Program. He also worked as a commentator for NBC at the Olympic Games in 2004 and 2012.
In 2011,Bremer co-founded Socon Media with business partner Mike Lindley.[ citation needed ] Bremer served as the chair of the El Paso County Republican Party from 2011 to 2013. [5]
On August 10, 2021, Bremer announced that he would be running for the United States Senate in the 2022 election as a Republican. [6] He was endorsed by former senator, Olympian and Air Force veteran Ben Nighthorse Campbell. [7] He was eliminated at the Colorado Republican Party convention after failing to receive the required minimum of 30% of the delegate vote.
While Bremer has acknowledged that Joe Biden is president, he has questioned the validity of the 2020 presidential election results, saying "Looking at the election results there were a lot of anomalies, and that’s just a mathematical fact." [8]
Bremer is the nephew of diplomat Paul Bremer. [9] [10] He is married to Camille "Cami" Grebel-Bremer.
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