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Justin Everett
Justin Everett (Republican Party) was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 22. He assumed office on January 9, 2013. He left office on January 4, 2019.
Everett (Republican Party) ran for election to the Colorado House of Representatives to represent District 22. He lost in the Republican primary on June 30, 2020.
Everett is a former Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 22 from 2013 to 2019.
Everett was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Colorado. Everett was one of 30 delegates from Colorado initially bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention. Colorado's delegates were later released since Cruz withdrew from the race.[1][2] Cruz suspended his campaign on May 3, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 546 bound delegates. For more on what happened to his delegates, see this page.
Biography
Everett earned his B.A. from Chapman University, his M.B.A. in entrepreneurship and international business from the University of Colorado, Denver, and his J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.[3]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Education |
| • Public Health Care and Human Services |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Everett served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Education |
| • Public Health Care and Human Services |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Everett served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Education |
| • Public Health Care and Human Services |
| • Transportation and Energy |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2020
See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Colin Larson defeated Mary Parker and Margot Herzl in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 22 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Colin Larson (R) | 51.3 | 26,421 |
 | Mary Parker (D)  | 45.5 | 23,467 | |
 | Margot Herzl (L) | 3.2 | 1,641 | |
| Total votes: 51,529 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 22
Mary Parker advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 22 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Parker | 100.0 | 12,464 |
| Total votes: 12,464 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gabriel McArthur (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Colin Larson defeated Justin Everett in the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 22 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Colin Larson | 56.2 | 6,760 |
 | Justin Everett | 43.8 | 5,266 | |
| Total votes: 12,026 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Colorado House of Representatives District 22
Margot Herzl advanced from the Libertarian convention for Colorado House of Representatives District 22 on April 13, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Margot Herzl (L) |
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2018
- See also: Colorado Treasurer election, 2018
General election
General election for Colorado Treasurer
Dave Young defeated Brian Watson and Gerald Kilpatrick in the general election for Colorado Treasurer on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dave Young (D) | 52.2 | 1,292,281 |
| Brian Watson (R) | 44.9 | 1,111,641 | ||
| Gerald Kilpatrick (American Constitution Party) | 2.8 | 70,475 | ||
| Total votes: 2,474,397 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado Treasurer
Dave Young defeated Bernard Douthit in the Democratic primary for Colorado Treasurer on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Young | 67.5 | 363,295 |
 | Bernard Douthit | 32.5 | 175,116 | |
| Total votes: 538,411 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado Treasurer
Brian Watson defeated Justin Everett and Polly Lawrence in the Republican primary for Colorado Treasurer on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Watson | 38.0 | 171,823 | |
| Justin Everett | 36.9 | 167,045 | |
 | Polly Lawrence | 25.1 | 113,673 | |
| Total votes: 452,541 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 4, 2016.
Incumbent Justin Everett defeated Mary Parker in the Colorado House of Representatives District 22 general election.[4][5]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 22 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Justin Everett Incumbent |
60.46% | 26,311 | |
| Independent | Mary Parker | 39.54% | 17,207 | |
| Total Votes | 43,518 | |||
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Justin Everett ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 22 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 22 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Justin Everett Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 31, 2014. Mary K. Parker was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Justin Everett defeated Loren Bauman in the Republican primary. Everett defeated Parker and Lynn Weitzel (L) in the general election.[8][9][10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Justin Everett Incumbent |
55.4% | 20,396 | |
| Democratic | Mary K. Parker | 40% | 14,748 | |
| Libertarian | Lynn Weitzel | 4.6% | 1,693 | |
| Total Votes | 36,837 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Justin Everett |
70.9% | 5,433 |
| Loren Bauman | 29.1% | 2,233 |
| Total Votes | 7,666 | |
2012
Everett won election in the 2012 election for Colorado House of Representatives District 22. He defeated Loren Bauman in the Republican primary on June 26, 2012. He defeated Mary Parker (D) and Lynn Weitzel (L) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Justin Everett |
52.3% | 23,117 | |
| Democratic | Mark Parker | 43.7% | 19,289 | |
| Libertarian | Lynn L. Weitzel | 4% | 1,781 | |
| Total Votes | 44,187 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Justin Everett |
64.9% | 3,664 |
| Loren Bauman | 35.1% | 1,978 |
| Total Votes | 5,642 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Justin Everett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2012
Everett's campaign website listed the following issues:[13]
- Jobs & Economic Growth
- Excerpt: "A low tax environment, a light and predictable regulatory scheme, a legal system that favors small business over the trial lawyers, a state that prohibits forced unionism and doesn't allow union dues to be automatically deducted from worker’s paychecks are all good starting points for reviving Colorado's economy."
- Education
- Excerpt: "Justin is proud to have Former Congressman and State Board of Education Chairman Bob Schaffer, Jefferson County School Board Member Laura Boggs and Education Policy expert Ben Degrow on his team."
- Immigration
- Excerpt: "Some estimates say that illegal aliens cost Colorado as much as $1.5 Billion in State Services. This is money we could use to shore up the State Budget or better yet, return to taxpayers. Aside from challenging Federal Law and trying to get the Feds to enforce Federal Law, there are things we can do at the state level to send a message that illegal immigration will NOT be tolerated."
- Constitutional Conservatism
- Excerpt: "You can call it “Original Intent”, “Framers Intent”, “Strict Constructionist” - Justin is a strict Constitutional Conservative."
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the 72nd Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 10 through May 9.
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- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental conservation.
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- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to "core principles of liberty," which the organization defines as "Free People," "Free Markets," and "Good Government."
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2017
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In 2017, the 71st Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 10. There was also a special session from October 2-3.
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2016
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In 2016, the second session of the 70th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 13 through May 11.
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2015
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In 2015, the first session of the 70th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 7 through May 6.
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2014
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In 2014, the 69th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 8 to May 7.
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2013
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In 2013, the 69th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 9 to May 9.
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Everett was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Colorado. Everett was bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz.[14]
Delegate rules
At-large and congressional district delegates from Colorado to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected at district conventions and at the state convention. 2016 Colorado GOP bylaws did not require delegates to pledge their support to a specific candidate. If a delegate chose to pledge his or her support, however, Colorado GOP bylaws stipulated that the delegate was bound to the candidate to whom he or she pledged their support on their intent-to-run form through the first round of voting at the national convention unless released by the candidate or if the candidate's name was not placed on the nominating ballot.
Colorado caucus
- See also: Presidential election in Colorado, 2016
In August 2015, the Colorado GOP cancelled its presidential preference poll, which was scheduled to coincide with the Republican caucuses on March 1, 2016. According to The Denver Post, the Republican executive committee "voted to cancel the traditional presidential preference poll after the national party changed its rules to require a state's delegates to support the candidate that wins the caucus vote." Colorado Republicans still sent delegates to the Republican National Convention in July 2016. District-level and at-large delegates (34) were bound according to the preferred candidates indicated on their intent-to-run forms. RNC delegates (3) were unbound, meaning that they did not have to pledge their support to a given candidate.[15] Though Republican precinct caucuses were held on March 1 in Colorado, Colorado Republican National Convention delegates were chosen at district conventions and the Colorado state GOP convention in April.[16] Colorado Republican Party rules required participants in the district conventions and statewide convention to have participated in the precinct caucuses.[17]
Delegate allocation
Colorado had 37 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 21 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's seven congressional districts). Thirteen delegates served at large. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as delegates to the Republican National Convention.[18][19]
In 2015, the Republican Party of Colorado decided not to conduct a presidential preference poll in 2016. As a result, according to the Republican National Committee, all delegates were bound according to the preferred candidates indicated on their intent-to-run forms. RNC delegates were unbound, meaning that they did not have to pledge their support to a given candidate.[18][20]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Journal, "Colorado delegates back Cruz over Trump," July 20, 2016
- ↑ Colorado GOP, "CO GOP 2016 State Convention Results," accessed April 25, 2016
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Justin Everett," accessed October 18, 2012
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ everettforcolorado.com, "Issues," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Colorado GOP, "CO GOP 2016 State Convention Results," accessed April 25, 2016
- ↑ The Denver Post, "Colorado Republicans cancel presidential vote at 2016 caucus," August 25, 2015
- ↑ Colorado GOP, "Caucus/Assembly/Convention 2016," January 19, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedwsj - ↑ 18.0 18.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ The Denver Post, "Colorado Republicans cancel presidential vote at 2016 caucus," August 25, 2015
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| Preceded by Kenneth Summers (R) |
Colorado House of Representatives District 22 2013–2019 |
Succeeded by Colin Larson (R) |
