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Marx says more about taxes than Weiser in gubernatorial race | Colorado
Colorado gubernatorial candidates Phil Weiser, left, and Victor Marx, right.
Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:28 PM ET
Republican · 3 November 2026
Victor Marx
Founder of All Things Possible Ministries (since 2003)
Victor Marx is a minister, author and Marine Corps veteran who won the 2026 Republican nomination for governor of Colorado and faces Democrat Phil Weiser.
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This Week in Marxism: Victor Marx is "Crazy with a K"
Now that Cajun Karate Master Victor Marx is officially the Republican nominee for Governor of Colorado, it’s time to return to a segment we began in October 2025 that we call “This Week in Marxism.”
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Victor Marx is Embarrassing Himself
Anyone who follows Colorado politics is well aware at this point that Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx is running a statewide con job meant to enrich himself and his friends rather than a serious effort…
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NEW: Mountain Progress Ad Contrasts Victor Marx’s Extreme Agenda With Phil Weiser’s Commitment to Fighting for Colorado - DGA
In stark contrast, Victor Marx has an extreme agenda that includes taking away reproductive freedom – and women’s basic rights.
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Republicans Endorsing Democrat Phil Weiser for Governor – Pagosa Daily Post News Events & Video for Pagosa Springs Colorado
Weiser, who has served as Colorado’s attorney general since 2019, is favored in the race to succeed outgoing Democratic Gov. Jared Polis, who is term-limited.
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Why Republican Victor Marx doesn’t give a ‘flying squirrel tail’ about GOP establishment approval
Colorado voters will choose a new governor this year, with Gov. Jared Polis term-limited and unable to seek a third term.
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Weiser, Marx in race to succeed Polis as Colorado governor - CBS Colorado
Republican Victor Marx and Democrat Phil Weiser are the major-party nominees on Nov. 3. Both promise to make Colorado more affordable.
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Former Rep. Ken Buck tops list of Colorado Republicans endorsing Weiser for governor
Weiser, who has served as Colorado’s attorney general since 2019, is favored in the race to succeed outgoing Democratic Gov. Jared Polis, who is term-limited.
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Marx Campaign Touts Poll Showing a Tie With Weiser, Omits That It's Only in CO's Reddest District
Despite widespread agreement among political experts that the Victor Marx campaign is anything but competitive, George Markert, the Republican nominee for Lt.
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Victor Marx is Not Well
NEW: GOP Gov nominee Victor Marx told backers on a Zoom call last night that he doesn’t regret slamming his wife into a door to teach her a lesson about self-defense. “I’d do it again,” Marx said.
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- Born
- July 5, 1965
- Birthplace
- Lafayette, Louisiana
Biography & Campaign Analysis
Background
Victor Marx was born on July 5, 1965, in Lafayette, Louisiana, and grew up there, moving often as a child; by his account he lived in 17 homes and attended 14 schools.
He served three years in the Marine Corps, 1983 to 1986, having enlisted in response to the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings, and he became a Christian near the end of his service after reuniting with his biological father.
He also worked for three years as an assistant at Focus on the Family, the evangelical organization of James Dobson. He and his wife, Eileen, met through their shared interest in martial arts; the couple opened a gym, and a pastor in Honolulu later drew them there to start a Christian karate school.
Marx lived in Hawaii from 1995 to 2001. They have five children.
Career
In 2003 Marx founded All Things Possible Ministries, and he has described exorcisms as part of his ministry work.
He is the author of two books, With God, All Things Are Possible: The Victor Marx Story (2013) and The Dangerous Gentleman: A Call for Men to be Courageous in a Culture of Fear (2024), and he has addressed numerous Turning Point USA gatherings.
The accuracy of many claims Marx has made about his life and background has been questioned, and some of those claims have been disproven.
2026 race
Marx announced on October 1, 2025, that he would run for governor of Colorado, where Democratic governor Jared Polis is term-limited.
At the party's state assembly in April 2026 he received nearly 40 percent of the vote, qualifying for the primary ballot along with state representative Scott Bottoms, while state senator Barbara Kirkmeyer qualified by petition.
Both opponents said before the vote that they would withhold their endorsement if he became the nominee. Marx won the June 30, 2026, Republican primary by a narrow margin, with the race called on July 9, and in late July he named Marine veteran George Markert to the ticket for lieutenant governor.
He faces Democrat Phil Weiser, the Colorado Attorney General, in the November 3, 2026, general election.