Dan Pabon

Dan Pabon
Colorado House of Representatives District 4
Incumbent
In office
January 12, 2011-Present
Term ends
January 14, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$30,000/year
Per diem	$45/day in Denver area, $183/day outside
Elections and appointments
First elected	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	Four consecutive terms
Education
Bachelor's	University of Colorado at Boulder, 2001
J.D.	University of Colorado School of Law, 2005
Personal
Profession	October 18, 1977
Websites
Office website
Personal website

Dan Pabon (b. October 18, 1977) is a Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives. He has represented the 4th district since 2011.

Pabon earned his BSME in Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2001. He went on to receive his JD from the University of Colorado School of Law in 2005.

Pabon was a senior associate of Holland and Hart Limited Liability Partnership from 2005 to 2010. He was also a member of the Obama Biden Presidential transition team.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Pabon served on the following committees:

Colorado Committee Assignments, 2013
• Appropriations
• Finance
• Legislative Council

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Pabon served on these committees:

Colorado Committee Assignments, 2011
• Appropriations
• Finance

Elections

2012

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2012

Pabon won re-election in the 2012 election for Colorado House of Representatives District 4. He ran unopposed in the June 26, 2012, Democratic primary. He defeated David William Dobson (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 4, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dan Pabon Incumbent	81%	24,860
	Republican	David W. Dobson	19%	5,823
Total Votes				30,683

2010

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2010

Pabon defeated Jennifer Coken and Amber J. Tafoya in the August 10 primary. He defeated Republican Rick D. Nevin and Libertarian Marc Goddard in the November 2 general election.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 4 General election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Dan Pabon (D)		13,373
Rick D. Nevin (R)		3,402
Marc Goddard (L)		919

Campaign themes

Pabon's website lists the following issues:

• A Healthy Economy and New Jobs

Excerpt: "As a former engineer, a member of the Green Building Council, and an advisor to sustainable design projects, I want to ensure that Colorado's New Energy Economy creates clean energy jobs in North Denver. I will stand up for workers and fight for better wages, and I will also work to help small businesses succeed."

• Health Care

Excerpt: "As your representative, I will work to make sure that all Coloradans have access to affordable, quality care regardless of preexisting conditions."

• An Open and Accountable Government

Excerpt: "As your representative, I will do everything in my power to protect laws limiting special interest money in politics."

• Seniors

Excerpt: "As our representative to the State House, I will push to restore and expand funding to needed programs and work to reform our tangled budget process to allow Colorado a speedier recovery."

• Education

Excerpt: "My commitment is to keep education funding focused on the classroom and always with the goal of doing what is best for our kids."

• Reproductive Rights

Excerpt: "I will stand with women and families in Colorado to defend this sacred civil right, to protect a women's right to medical privacy and keep the sanctity of these decisions between a woman and her doctor."

• Equality for All

Excerpt: "I believe in equal rights for everyone, and that includes the right to full legal recognition for same-sex marriage."

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Pabon raised $66,496 in contributions.

No contributions to his campaign were of $1,000 or more.

Recent news

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All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.

Dan Pabon News Feed

• Colorado legislature gives final approval to historic marijuana bills - Denver Post
• Video: Democrats react after 2013 Colorado legislative session - Denver Post
• Time's Up: Colorado's Governor Needs to Pick a Death-Penalty Position - The Atlantic
• Colorado Legislature Ends With Contentious Bills Settled - Northern Colorado 5
• Legislators approve regs for legal marijuana use - The Colorado Statesman
• Limit on stoned driving makes a comeback in Colorado legislature - Fort Morgan Times
• Colorado marijuana legalization repeal talks lose momentum at Capitol - Denver Post
• Heading into uncharted territory - Boulder Weekly
• Colorado bill raises possibility of voter fraud and intimidation, critics say - Washington Free Beacon
• Colorado ASSET bill deemed a real asset to state's undocumented students ... - The Colorado Statesman

External links

Suggest a link

• Dan Pabon's campaign website
• House website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010
• Dan Pabon on Facebook

References

Political offices
Preceded by Jerry Frangas	Colorado House District 4 2011–present	Succeeded by NA

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