Rebecca Keltie | |
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| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from District 16 | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Stephanie Vigil |
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| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
Rebecca Keltie is an American politician from Colorado Springs,Colorado,U.S. A Republican,Keltie is the representative for Colorado House of Representatives District 16,which includes part of Colorado Springs in El Paso County. [1]
Keltie retired from the United States Navy after having served for 21 years. She has served on the CSU Extension Advisory Board for her county. [2]
In 2022,Keltie volunteered for an election denial organization named U.S. Election Integrity Plan,participating in canvassing efforts to find instances of alleged election fraud. [3] [4] She has also promoted conspiracy theories over election security. [5]
In an April 2025 leaked Signal group chat,Keltie joked about Democratic Rep. Yara Zokaie's outfit when a photo of her was uploaded to the chat,suggesting that Zokaie dressed like a prostitute,saying "I thought it was come in Jeans day not in just your underwear day. That’s horrible and we need a professional dress code! And NO I don’t mean the 'oldest profession' style!". [6]
In May 2025,Keltie said on a conservative podcast that "Colorado needs to be burned to the ground" during a conversation about legislation and state policies. She also said in the podcast that Democrats were "evil",adding that "It’s very difficult for me to think that they even have a soul. I’m not even sure they even have a soul." [7] Keltie later defended her remarks. [7]
In 2022,she was a candidate to represent Colorado's 5th congressional district but was unsuccessful. [2]
In the 2024 Republican primary election for Colorado House of Representatives District 16,Keltie ran unopposed. [8]
In the 2024 general election,the initial results showed Keltie defeating Democratic incumbent Stephanie Vigil,with Keltie having received 20,641 votes (50.01%) and Vigil having received 20,635 votes (49.99%),a margin of six votes. [9] This narrow margin triggered an automatic recount,which took place during the first week in December. The recount resulted in Keltie defeating Vigil by three votes. [4] [10] [11] [12]