Back in 2014, Religious Right activist Gordon Klingenschmitt won a seat in the Colorado state legislature, despite a long history of saying truly outrageous things. Predictably, his time in office was marked by controversy and, at one point, he was even stripped of a committee assignment after saying that a brutal attack on a pregnant woman in the state was the result of “the curse of God upon America” for allowing legal abortion.

Nonetheless, Klingenschmitt tried to make a run for higher office in the state senate, only to be soundly defeated in the Republican primary. Undaunted by that loss, Klingenschmitt then decided seek a position as vice chair of the El Paso County GOP, but was defeated once again in a vote this weekend:

Republicans in Colorado’s conservative megahub have new leadership electing Colorado Springs business entrepreneur and self-described political outsider Trevor Dierdorff and his slate Saturday to the top posts in the El Paso County GOP. The county party’s Central Committee overwhelmingly voted for Dierdorff as their new chair over Lana Fore, a former state party secretary, and Charlie Ehler, a longtime local GOP activist. Josh Hosler – also a relative newcomer to politics who lost a GOP primary bid in House District 15 in northern Colorado Springs last June – was elected vice chair by a wide margin, as well. Hosler defeated Anita Miller and former Colorado Springs state Rep. Gordon Klingenschmitt, the pot-stirring televangelist known for making national headlines with his controversial comments.