CD-3 House Rep. Jeff Hurd has had loads of chances recently to make a huge difference for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein, and the citizens of the U.S. He didn’t take any of them.
Now we’re watching to see how he votes on releasing the full Epstein files.
Constituents of Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District watch closely on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 to see how our CD3 House Representative Jeff Hurd votes on House Resolution 577, the long-awaited measure demanding the immediate release of all federal documents relating to Donald Trump’s 15 year-long best friend, serial pedophile and convicted sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein.
It is notable that Hurd is not among the 218 members of the House who signed onto the discharge petition to force the full House to vote on releasing the files. He also is not among the 48 co-sponsors of HR 577.
In response to a constituent who contacted Hurd to urge him to vote in favor of releasing the files, Hurd answered,
“I believe the American people deserve full transparency and accountability regarding this case … and (I) support efforts to ensure the public gets real answers …”
But that statement will prove completely hollow if Hurd doesn’t vote in favor of HR 577.
And he may not. His track record shows he is timid about chances to make a major difference.
Hurd had a chance to make a big difference in advancing real “transparency and accountability” in the Epstein case, but didn’t take it.
There were weeks in which Hurd had the opportunity to make progress toward full accountability for Epstein’s victims and the entire country by adding his signature to the discharge petition. He could have contributed the crucial 218th signature required to assure the a full House vote to release the Epstein files, but he did not take that opportunity. Instead, like a fearful little bunny cowering in a corner, he abdicated that responsibility to Rep. Adelita Grijalva, who bravely signed onto the discharge petition immediately after she was sworn into her seat in the House, becoming the final signature needed to trigger the full House vote.
Convicted felon/sexual abuser/President Trump also endorsed Hurd for re-election in October, 2025, which Hurd has touted on his social media. Hurd has an almost unheard-of opportunity to rise further inside the Trump administration since he holds his House seat amid the very rare environment in which absolutely zero skill, knowledge or experience is needed to be appointed to head a major agency or get appointed to some other important position in the federal government, and in an environment which so many of Trump’s current appointees are screwing up big time. All that’s needed to advance higher in Trump’s government is to demonstrate total, boot-licking servility to Trump. That could be what Rep. Hurd is hoping for, instead of representing his constituents here in Colorado.
Either way, we’ll see this coming Tuesday exactly where Hurd sits on the spectrum of either choosing to do the right thing for CD-3, the country and victims of sex trafficking, or advancing his own personal career interests.