Rep. B.J. Nikkel was a Republican political activist and weekly columnist for the '' Fort Collins Coloradoan , '' before becoming a congressional staffer and then a senior staffer for former Rep. Marilyn Musgrave , serving as a district director for the congresswoman . Nikkel was also elected as a delegate to the 2004 Republican National Convention . She has also worked as a public relations consultant , and , at the time of her election to the legislature , was senior development director for the National Guard Association of Colorado . Nikkel has also served on the State Commission on Judicial Performance , the Larimer County Youth Services Advisory Board and has written a regular editorial column for the '' Fort Collins Coloradoan ''
2004 Republican National Convention
2004 Republican National Convention
B.J. Nikkel