Candidate Vote Analysis
Sen. Mark Udall—20. Rep. Scott Tipton—76. WHAT? The answer is just a few sentences away.
Well, the primaries are over, the deadlines for unaffiliated and write-ins have passed, and the November ballot is set. Let’s take a peek at who will be on the ballot and some of the voting records for them—from a LIBERTY and CONSTITUTIONAL perspective. Now the question is: How do we find out about their records beyond what may be on their website? There are many different ratings available from organizations all across the political spectrum. We like to use those that either lump them together or purport to be independent and are not ‘single issue’ groups. This would include PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY (state) and THE NEW AMERICAN (federal). The New American provided the ratings above. Another useful source is VOTESMART, which will list each vote per bill with a summary of that bill. Since there is no opposition for the offices in Dolores County, we will not list them here. (The names in red are linked to their website we hope. If the little hand does not appear, use CTRL + click).
GOVERNOR & LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
John Hickenlooper (D)* & Joe Garcia (D)*
Bob Beauprez (R) – Ex-Congressman, Ex-State GOP Chair, Retired Banker & ’06 Nominee & Jill Repella (R) – Douglas County Commissioner, Ex-Douglas County School Board Member & Businesswoman
Harry Hempy (Green) – Computer Project Manager, Software Engineer & Progressive Activist & Scott Olson (Green) – Carpenter & Progressive Activist
Matt Hess (Libertarian) – IT Systems Administrator & Brandon Young (Libertarian) – Photographer & College Student
Mike Dunafon (Independent) – Glendale Mayor, Businessman & Libertarian Activist & Robin Roberts (Independent) – Banker
Paul Fiorino (Independent) – Businessman, Educator, Arts Community Activist & Frequent Candidate & Charles Whitley (Independent)
Marcus Giavanni (Write-In) – Businessman & Joshua Yballa (Write-In) – Police Officer & USMC Veteran
ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Cynthia Coffman (R) – Deputy Attorney General & Wife of Cong. Mike Coffman
Don Quick (D) – Ex-Adams County District Attorney
David Williams (Libertarian) – Attorney & Libertarian Activist (web does not work as of 17 Aug)
SECRETARY OF STATE:
Wayne Williams (R) – El Paso County Clerk
Joe Neguse (D) – Univ. of Colorado Regent & Attorney Amanda Campbell (ACP) – State Party Secretary/Treasurer & ’10 Nominee
David Schambach (Libertarian) – Farmer & ’12 State Sen. Nominee
STATE TREASURER:
Walker Stapleton (R)*
Betsy Markey (D) – Ex-Congresswoman, Businesswoman & Ex-Congressional Aide David Jurist (Libertarian) – ’12 State Rep, Nominee
U.S. SENATE:
Cory Gardner (R) – Congressman, Ex-State House Minority Whip & Attorney
Gaylon Kent (Libertarian) – Hotel Clerk, Navy Veteran& ’12 US Rep. Candidate
Bill Hammons (Unity) – Party Chair, Businessman & ’08 US Rep. Candidate Raul Acosta (Independent) – ’04 Candidate
Steve Shogan (Independent) – Surgeon & Attorney
Kathleen Rosewater Cunningham (Write-In) – Frequent Candidate
U.S. HOUSE DISTRICT 3:
Abel Tapia (D) – Ex-State Lottery Director, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Mining Engineer
Travis Mero (Libertarian) – Bus Driver
Tisha Casida (Independent) – Marketing Consultant, Realtor & ’12 Candidate
COLORADO STATE SENATE
Ellen Roberts (R)*
COLORADO STATE HOUSE
Don Coram (R)*
MONTEZUMA COUNTY
COMMISSIONER SHERIFF
James Lambert (R) Steve Nowlin (R)
Bill Utrup (U) Mike Steele (Write-in)
COUNTY CLERK COUNTY CORONER
Kim Purcell (R) George Deaver (R)
Judy Marquez (U)
COUNTY ASSESSOR COUNTY TREASURER
Scott Davis (R) Sherry Dyess (R)