Eli Bremer

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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]

Personal life

Bremer is the nephew of diplomat Paul Bremer. [9] [10] He is married to Camille "Cami" Grebel-Bremer.

Eli Bremer in the 200 m freestyle portion of the pentathlon Eli Bremmer Swimming 2008 Olympics.jpg
Eli Bremer in the 200 m freestyle portion of the pentathlon

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