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Monthly Luncheon: Guest Speaker

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Sol Sandoval

Primary Election: CD-3 Assembly Results

Sol Sandoval Only Candidate to Qualify for 3rd Congressional District Run Via Assembly

Pueblo Activist Sol Sandoval was the only one of six Democratic Party Candidates to qualify for the June 28 Primary Ballot during a virtual Zoom CD-3 Assembly on Tuesday night.

She will join Former Aspen City Councilor Adam Frisch and Alex Walker of Eagle who have qualified for the ballot by petition. One other candidate, Scott Yates, a Pueblo businessman and former writer has submitted petitions to the Secretary of State's office and those signatures are still being reviewed.

In the Assembly process, a candidate must receive at least 30 percent of party delegates elected to the process at prior county assemblies in the sprawling district.

Sandoval received 46.46% of the 297 delegates present and voting.

Candidates falling short of the threshold were House District 62 Representative Donald Valdez (28.6%), physical therapist and veterinarian Debby Burnett (21.8%), Glenwood Springs attorney Colin Wilhelm (2,02%), Crested Butte human services worker Kellie Rhodes (1,01%), and Durango resident Root Routledge, who asked any of his supporters to vote for Burnett (0%).

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SD-3 Vacancy: Hinrichsen Elected

Senator-elect Nick Hinrichsen

Colorado Senate District 3 Vacancy Committee Meeting

Nick Hinrichsen was elected by the Vacancy Committee of Senate District 3, to finish out the term of Senator Leroy Garcia, who resigned effective February 23 to take an appointment at the Pentagon.

The Vacancy Committee meeting was held at Democratic Party headquarters. 106 of the 152 committee members were present, online via Zoom or in person, to elect the new Senator Hinrichsen, who will be sworn in later this week.

Runners-up in the two ballot approval voting process were Jason Munoz, Angela Giron and Brandon Martin.

The entire 2-hour Vacancy Committee session can be viewed here.

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Resignation: Pentagon Appointment

Senator Leroy Garcia

State Senate President Leroy Garcia, Representing Pueblo County, Resigning to Accept Pentagon Post

February 3, 2022

Colorado State Senate President Leroy Garcia has tendered his resignation from the legislature, effective February 23.

Garcia has represented Pueblo County, first in the state House of Representatives and then as a state Senator, where he has served as president since 2019.   He has accepted a federal appointment as special assistant to the assistant secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs within the Department of Defense at the Pentagon.

Democratic Members of a  State Senate District 3 vacancy committee, created during the political reorganization process last year, convened to elect Nick Hinrichsen.

See the story above.

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Redistricting: Final Maps

Virtual meetings of the Colorado Independent Redistricting Commissions were held to determine redistricting for the state of Colorado.

The U.S. Congressional and State Legislative Commissions have both filed their redistricting plans with the Colorado Supreme Court and the Supreme Court has approved the Congressional map and the Legislative maps (State House and Senate).

Colorado Congressional Districts (Final Approved Plan)

For an interactive map, click here.
Use the +/- links in the upper left corner to zoom in/out, or type in your street address & zip in the search window.

Colorado Senate Districts (Final Approved Plan)

For an interactive map, click here.
Use the +/- links in the upper left corner to zoom in/out, or type in your street address & zip in the search window.

 

Colorado House Districts (Final Approved Plan)

For an interactive map, click here.
Use the +/- links in the upper left corner to zoom in/out, or type in your street address & zip in the search window. 

While the meetings of the Commissions are concluded, there are informative links here.

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