<img width="1024" height="677" src="https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-10-at-1.11.43-PM.png?fit=1024%2C677&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-10-at-1.11.43-PM.png?w=1670&ssl=1 1670w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-10-at-1.11.43-PM.png?resize=300%2C198&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-10-at-1.11.43-PM.png?resize=1200%2C793&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-10-at-1.11.43-PM.png?resize=768%2C508&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-10-at-1.11.43-PM.png?resize=1536%2C1015&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-10-at-1.11.43-PM.png?resize=1024%2C677&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-10-at-1.11.43-PM.png?resize=780%2C516&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-10-at-1.11.43-PM.png?resize=400%2C264&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-10-at-1.11.43-PM.png?fit=1024%2C677&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="497205" data-permalink="https://coloradosun.com/2026/08/11/george-markert-victor-marx-about/screenshot-2026-08-10-at-1-11-43-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-10-at-1.11.43-PM.png?fit=1670%2C1104&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1670,1104" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","alt":""}" data-image-title="Screenshot 2026-08-10 at 1.11.43 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" George Markert (left) and Victor Marx. (Handout) ” data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-10-at-1.11.43-PM.png?fit=780%2C515&ssl=1″>The 54-year-old retired Marine was originally running for the US Senate this year, but he failed to make the GOP primary ballot