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Adam Gillard
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Democratic Party
Elections and appointments
Last election
June 25, 2024
Education
Bachelor's
Walden University, 2016
Graduate
Walden University, 2018
Military
Service / branch
U.S. Air Force Reserve
Years of service
2002 - 2022
Personal
Birthplace
Austin, TX
Religion
Agnostic
Profession
Politician
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Adam Gillard (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 5th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 25, 2024.

Gillard completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Adam Gillard was born in Austin, Texas. He served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve from 2002 to 2022. He earned a bachelor's and a graduate degree from Walden University in 2016 and 2018, respectively. His career experience includes working as a politician. Gillard has been affiliated with EPCO Progressive Vets.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2024

Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)

Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 5

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jeff Crank
Jeff Crank (R)
 
54.7
 
197,924
Image of River Gassen
River Gassen (D) Candidate Connection
 
40.9
 
147,972
Image of Michael Vance
Michael Vance (L)
 
1.8
 
6,458
Image of Joseph O. Gaye
Joseph O. Gaye (Unaffiliated) Candidate Connection
 
1.1
 
4,094
Image of Christopher Mitchell
Christopher Mitchell (American Constitution Party) Candidate Connection
 
1.1
 
4,006
Image of Christopher Sweat
Christopher Sweat (Forward Party) Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
1,627
Image of Marcus Murphy
Marcus Murphy (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
4

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 362,085
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5

River Gassen defeated Joe Reagan in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on June 25, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of River Gassen
River Gassen Candidate Connection
 
50.6
 
20,802
Image of Joe Reagan
Joe Reagan Candidate Connection
 
49.4
 
20,313

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 41,115
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5

Jeff Crank defeated Dave Williams in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on June 25, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jeff Crank
Jeff Crank
 
65.2
 
56,585
Image of Dave Williams
Dave Williams
 
34.8
 
30,257

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 86,842
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Adam Gillard completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gillard's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Hello, my name is Adam Gillard, and I am running for the United States House of Representatives. I am a husband, a father of four, and a United States Air Force retiree.

I was raised in Michigan and enlisted in the Air Force shortly after 9/11. During my Air Force career, I was able to travel the world, meet my wife and start a family. All while the Air Force was teaching me how to be a servant leader. I have a passion for taking care of people and getting things done. I currently Chair the EPCO Progressive Veterans, and we continue to serve our Vets and push legislation to help solve systemic issues. I will always champion projects that support working class Americans and Veterans.

  • Accountability - We need someone who stands up for everyone and answers to everyone.
  • Infrastructure - We deserve someone who will fight to build Colorado Springs into the nexus of the Space Industry. We need to push for a mass rail transit system that is planned with sustainability and conservationism at the forefront.
  • Military & Veteran Issues - Fight to keep Space Command/Fight for a full VA hospital.
Military and veteran policy will always be a passion. I will always follow those areas very closely. I also want to focus on providing access to skilled trades training and feeding into our organized labor unions. Unions built our nation and will continue to push us forward!
I think George Washington is the type of leader we should all aspire to be. Without General Washington, we never would have defeated the British. He was the master of the strategic retreat, because he had a larger vision on how to win the war. Then as President Washington, he easily could have served for the rest of his life. However, he made a decision that was in the best interest of the new nation, not his own ego. He served two terms and stepped aside. He understood the dangers of life long politicians.
The Teachings of Jesus. As an agnostic, I still base my life off of what I learned in parochial school. Take care of people and treat them how you want to be treated. It's so basic, but I feel that its lost in our society.
Integrity. An enormous amount of trust and responsibility is being placed on any elected official. Constituents deserve a leader that can be trusted to make every decision based on honest personal ethics that can be communicated effectively. People should know where you stand.
I have been in high stress environments for a long time. Being able to make decisions and effectively communicate my decision in high stress situations was a trademark of my time in the military. Being able to make decisions and get things done will make me a successful officeholder.
Respond to cases. Taking care of your constituents concerns and responding in timely manners is Priority 1. Ideas for legislation that positively effects people can be drawn for this work, too.
I want to leave something that is looked back upon like how we look at the Great Pyramid.
The Persian Gulf War was the first big world event I remember caring about. I vaguely remember Bush beating Dukakis, but didn't really care. I was 10 when the Gulf War broke out. I had all of the Gulf War trading cards!
I was a janitor in a steel factory. I didn't have it long after that chili cookoff.
Elevation by Stephen King. Its a good book. But my wife gave it to me for like 3 events in a row. A new copy each time. Birthday, anniversary, Christmas. Completely unintentional. She was acutely aware of it the third time, but psyched her self into making the same choice! We almost died laughing. Now my daughters find the book and wrap it for me every chance they get. We don't buy a new copy every time anymore. Mr. King only got 3 royalties off this family!
Superman, because he is a super man.
Time To Move On - Ward Davis Version
You can't ask a husband, father of 4, recent retiree, broken vet, bad friend with slightly high cholesterol to explain his life struggles in under 2000 characters.
The House of Representatives is the People's House. It allows a path for people from all experiences to have a voice in their federal government. Grassroots efforts and strong communities can directly effect their own government through the House of Representatives.
Yes, experience is always beneficial. Is it required? Absolutely not! Leaders come from all walks of life. If someone raises their hand and says they want to be a leader, then we should weigh that person not only on their accomplishments, but also their attitude and aptitude towards being an effective legislator.
Domestically - Our division along party lines leads to legislative stagnation that ripples into every avenue of our lives. The constant budget fights are already affecting our standing in the international economy. We need to work together for pragmatic solutions to the problems facing working class Americans.

International - Our peer adversaries are going to push us on all frontiers. Russia and China both have declining populations and will continue their aggressive expansion to access ports and shipping lanes to help bolster their economy and increase population. Drawing us into more conflicts to support our allies.
No. It has become a constant campaign. Increasing it to 3-4 years (dependent on the term limits also established) would allow for more time to be spent on legislating.
Congressional term limits need to be established. The legislative branch still needs to provide some long term continuity of government. I would propose 20 years for the House of Representatives. 30 years for the Senate. Combined 40 years and can't start a term after 79 years old. To help make Representatives be more productive I would also move to increase terms to 3-4 years. The 2 year cycle has essentially become one campaign cycle.
I do not have a particular representative. I do always like to mention Hawaii's first representative, Daniel Inouye. His heroics in WWII, and entire life story, are life-changingly inspirational. Currently, I appreciate Jamie Raskin who is an eloquent speaker who makes topics easy to understand and relate too. Jeff Jackson is another person who speaks clearly and calmy. Which I think scares people. I also always respected John Boehner for his honesty.
I recently had the pleasure of meeting a new friend. We'll call her Lois, because that's her name. I met Lois in Cripple Creek. She was helping with my Progressive Vets booth. Lois is 86. She told me, she remembers picking milk weed pods to support the WWII effort. She was a nurse for 40 years. (And almost punched an antivaxxer in Cripple Creek!) She has spent her life giving back to others. She just helped me put on a Veterans' Day Event that fed 100 veterans and their family members. The most memorable moment of that day was watching Lois laugh while talking with the vets.

Love you Lois!
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Our nation is founded on compromise. The Great Compromise established Congress, as we know it. That should be the lesson we take from our Founders. Their words are fallible. We've amended them. But their actions and willingness to compromise are something we can't doubt. Building coalitions that can compromise is the only way to move forward.
We need to focus on building infrastructure that is sustainable and focuses on conservation.
Committees using investigative powers allows the House to legislate with all required information. I think they should enforce subpoenas. Normal people cannot blatantly disregard a subpoena. Members of Congress should be held to a higher standard.

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Adam Gillard campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House Colorado District 5Withdrew primary$13,720 $13,720
Grand total$13,720 $13,720
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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