‘I wish I would’ve chosen a different word,’ says Colorado lawmaker who called colleague ‘Buckwheat’
‘I wish I would’ve chosen a different word,’ says Colorado lawmaker who called colleague ‘Buckwheat’

State Rep.

Richard Holtorf, a Republican, said in rural eastern Colorado, the term is slang for a younger person, not a racial slur.

He apologized for not being familiar with other contexts.