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Abel Tapia
Abel Tapia (b. July 23, 1949) was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Colorado. Abel Tapia lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Tapia served in of the Colorado State Senate, representing District 3 from 2003 to 2011, in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002 and on the Pueblo School Board from 1993 to 1997.
Biography
Tapia earned his A.A.D. from Southern Colorado State College, his B.S.C.E. in Engineering from Colorado State and his M.B.A. from Harvard University. His professional experience includes working as Chief Engineer for CF and I Steel Corporation and owning Abel Engineering Professionals Incorporated.
Committee assignments
Tapia served on the following committee while a member of the Colorado State Senate:
Campaign themes
2014
Tapia's campaign website listed the following issues:[1]
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Elections
2014
Tapia ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 3rd District. Tapia won the Democratic nomination in the primary on June 24, 2014, unopposed.[3] He was defeated by incumbent Scott Tipton (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Scott Tipton Incumbent |
58% | 163,011 | |
| Democratic | Abel Tapia | 35.7% | 100,364 | |
| Independent | Tisha Casida | 4% | 11,294 | |
| Libertarian | Travis Mero | 2.3% | 6,472 | |
| Total Votes | 281,141 | |||
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
2010
- See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2010
Tapia was ineligible to run for re-election in 2010 due to Colorado's term limits.
2006
On November 7, 2006, Tapia was elected to the 3rd District Seat in the Colorado State Senate, running unopposed in the general election.[5]
Tapia raised $51,853 for his campaign.[6]
See The State of Colorado's Cumulative Report on votes[7]
| Colorado State Senate, District 3 General election (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Abel J. Tapia (D)
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37562 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Tapia has three children.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Abel + Tapia + Colorado + Congress"
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Colorado's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014
- Colorado's 3rd Congressional District
External links
- Campaign website
- Facebook page
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Project Vote Smart biography of Senator Abel Tapia
- Campaign Contributions: 2008 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998
- Senator Tapia on State Surge
- Colorado election results
Footnotes
- ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Primary election results," accessed June 24, 2014
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official 2006 General election results," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Funds raised by 2006 Senate candidates," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2006 election results," November 7, 2006
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Colorado State Senate - District 3 2003–2011 |
Succeeded by Angela Giron (D) |
