Andrew Romanoff

Andrew Romanoff (Democratic Party) was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 6. He assumed office in 2001. He left office in 2009.

Romanoff (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Colorado. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 30, 2020.

In the Colorado House of Representatives, Romanoff served two terms as speaker of the House.^[1]

Biography

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Romanoff was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Columbus, Ohio.^[2] He graduated with a B.A. from Yale University in 1989, and an M.P.P. from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1993. He also holds a law degree from the University of Denver.

He moved to Aurora, Colorado, in 2013 in order to establish residency for his 2014 election bid. He previously served as an instructor at the Community College of Aurora.^[3]

Romanoff's political philosophy was shaped by reading A Theory of Justice by liberal Harvard philosopher John Rawls.^[4]

Career

2010: Ran unsuccessfully for United States Senate
2005-2009: Speaker of the House, Colorado State House of Representatives
2003-2004: Minority Leader, State House
2000-2008: Representative, Colorado State House of Representatives
1997-1998: Policy Analyst, Former Governor of Colorado Roy Romer
1993-1997: Senior Associate, Greenberg Baron Simon and Miller Incorporated

Elections

2020

United States Senate election in Colorado, 2020 (June 30 Democratic primary)

United States Senate election in Colorado, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Colorado

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Colorado on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John Hickenlooper (D)	53.5	1,731,114
	Cory Gardner (R)	44.2	1,429,492
	Raymon Doane (L)	1.7	56,262
	Daniel Doyle (Approval Voting Party)	0.3	9,820
	Stephan Evans (Unity Party)	0.3	8,971
	Michael Sanchez (Independent) (Write-in)		0
	Bruce Lohmiller (G) (Write-in)		0
	Danny Skelly (Independent) (Write-in)		0

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,235,659
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Colorado

John Hickenlooper defeated Andrew Romanoff in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Colorado on June 30, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John Hickenlooper	58.7	585,826
	Andrew Romanoff	41.3	412,955

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 998,781
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Colorado

Incumbent Cory Gardner advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Colorado on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cory Gardner	100.0	554,806

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 554,806
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Colorado

Raymon Doane defeated Gaylon Kent in the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Colorado on June 30, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Raymon Doane	62.8	4,365
	Gaylon Kent	37.2	2,583

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,948
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Unity Party convention

Unity Party convention for U.S. Senate Colorado

Stephan Evans defeated Joshua Rodriguez in the Unity Party convention for U.S. Senate Colorado on April 4, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Stephan Evans (Unity Party)
		Joshua Rodriguez (Unity Party)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Candidate profile

Andrew Romanoff

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: Colorado House of Representatives (2000-2008)

Biography:

Romanoff graduated from Yale University in 1989 and received two graduate degrees: a master's in public policy from Harvard University and a law degree from the University of Denver. He has worked as a teacher and with the Southern Poverty Law Center. Romanoff was the president & C.E.O. of Mental Health Colorado from 2015-2019 and served two terms as Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives.

Key messages

Romanoff said, "solving this [climate change] crisis is the fundamental test of our time." He indicated his support for the Green New Deal and said he would reject campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry.
Romanoff refused contributions from special-interest groups, saying, "Pay-to-play politics have corrupted our democracy." He said he would "Implement Automatic Voter Registration ... Eradicate 'dark money,'" and, "Strengthen the enforcement of ethics laws."
Romanoff said, "Building an economy that works for all of us is one of America's most urgent priorities." He said he would "Ensure that large corporations and the wealthiest Americans pay their fair share," tie the national minimum wage to the cost of living, and support Medicare for All.

Sources: Romanoff's 2020 campaign website, "Priorities," accessed April 29, 2020; Romanoff's 2020 campaign website, "Meet Andrew," accessed April 29, 2020, LinkedIn, "Andrew Romanoff," accessed April 29, 2020

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate Colorado in 2020

2014

See also: Colorado's 6th Congressional District elections, 2014

Colorado's 6th Congressional District was a battleground district in 2014 due to the fact that the seat was held by a Republican, but the district had a slight Democratic lean. In the primary, both incumbent Mike Coffman (R) and Andrew Romanoff (D) faced no challenger. Coffman defeated Romanoff, Libertarian Norm Olsen and Green Party candidate Gary Swing in the general election on November 4, 2014.^[5]^[6]

U.S. House, Colorado District 6 General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Coffman Incumbent	51.9%	143,467
	Democratic	Andrew Romanoff	43%	118,847
	Libertarian	Norm Olsen	3.1%	8,623
	Green	Gary Swing	2%	5,503
Total Votes				276,440
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

2010

In 2010, Romanoff ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He was defeated by Michael Bennet.

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

Andrew Romanoff did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Romanoff stated his support for the Affordable Care Act.^[7] He declined to give his opinion on the Keystone Pipeline until a delayed State Department review was complete.^[8] Romanoff's campaign website listed the following issues:^[9]

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Defending Our Nation: "Our federal government’s most important obligation is to defend our nation and protect its citizens from harm. Our national security demands a fighting force that is well trained and well equipped, a unified intelligence community, and strong relationships with our global allies."

Honoring Our Veterans: "From the days of the American Revolution to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, our nation has relied on the courage and sacrifice of our Armed Forces. America’s heroes merit our respect and support not only during their military service but also upon their return to civilian life."

Growing Our Economy: "Growing our economy is one of America’s most urgent priorities. We need leaders in Washington who value our jobs – not simply their own. In Colorado, I fought to strengthen the middle class, modernize our aging infrastructure, and train our workforce to compete around the world."

Restoring Fiscal Responsibility: "The House I led balanced the budget every year. During my tenure as Speaker, we finished our work ahead of schedule, all four years in a row. Congress, in contrast, careens from one self-inflicted crisis to the next, lurching from showdown to shutdown. This is no way to run a government."

Creating World-Class Schools: "Our children deserve a world-class system of public education. The productivity of our workforce and the vitality of our democracy depend on it. That’s why we need to expand access to early childhood education, recruit and retain top-flight teachers, and make our colleges and universities more affordable."

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—Andrew Romanoff's campaign website, http://www.andrewromanoff.com/issues

Campaign donors

2014

Candidates for Congress were required to file reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Romanoff's reports.

Andrew Romanoff (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
April Quarterly^[11]	April 15, 2013	$0.00	$514,477.46	$(21,786.07)	$492,691.39
July Quarterly^[12]	July 15, 2013	$492,691.39	$506,169.24	$(80,444.03)	$918,416.60
October Quarterly^[13]	October 15, 2013	$918,416.60	$524,871.09	$(108,787.59)	$1,334,500.10
Year-End^[14]	January 29, 2014	$1,334,500	$458,943	$(123,826)	$1,669,617
April Quarterly^[15]	April 15, 2014	$1,669,617	$603,520	$(174,519)	$2,098,619
Pre-Primary^[16]	June 12, 2014	$2,098,619	$465,824	$(213,442)	$2,351,001
July Quarterly^[17]	July 15, 2014	$2,351,001	$376,684	$(52,263)	$2,675,422
October Quarterly^[18]	October 15, 2014	$2,675,422	$1,088,251	$(3,092,283)	$671,391
Pre-General^[19]	October 23, 2014	$671,391	$238,892	$(783,791)	$126,491
			Running totals
			$4,777,631.79	$(4,651,141.69)

Awards

In 2008, Governing magazine named Romanoff as one of eight "Public Officials of the Year" for his work as speaker on Colorado's budget.^[20] Other honorees included Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels. Each year since 1994, Governing has selected a handful of state and local officials to honor for standout job performance. The Public Officials of the Year program "recognizes leaders from state, city and county government who exemplify the ideals of public service."^[21]

External links

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Footnotes

[1] The Denver Post, "Andrew Romanoff to run in Colorado's 6th Congressional District," February 3, 2013

[tops-2] Governing, "2008 Public Officials of the Year - Comity Captain Andrew Romanoff," accessed February 12, 2013

[3] ABC 7, "Andrew Romanoff establishes residency in Congressional District Six to challenge Rep. Mike Coffman," February 4, 2013

[4] Denver Post, "Romanoff: A serious goody-two-shoes," April 6, 2008

[5] Colorado Secretary of State, "Primary election results," accessed June 24, 2014

[huffpost14-6] The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014

[7] "Denver Post","Rep. Mike Coffman, Sen. Marco Rubio press Andrew Romanoff on Obamacare", March 26, 2014

[8] "Denver Post","Democrat Andrew Romanoff says he’s awaiting results of Keystone XL pipeline review", July 25, 2014

[9] Campaign website, "Issues," accessed July 30, 2014

[quotedisclaimer-10] Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

[11] Federal Election Commission, "Andrew Romanoff April Quarterly," accessed July 28, 2013

[12] Federal Election Commission, "Andrew Romanoff July Quarterly," accessed July 28, 2013

[13] Federal Election Commission, "Andrew Romanoff October Quarterly," accessed October 30, 2013

[14] Federal Election Commission, "Andrew Romanoff Year-End," accessed February 11, 2014

[15] Federal Election Commission, "Andrew Romanoff April Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014

[16] Federal Election Commission, "Andrew Romanoff Pre-Primary," accessed June 23, 2014

[17] Federal Election Commission, "Andrew Romanoff July Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2014

[18] Federal Election Commission, "Andrew Romanoff October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2014

[19] Federal Election Commission, "Andrew Romanoff Pre-General," accessed November 24, 2014

[20] Zach Patton, Governing, "Comity Captain," 2008

[21] Governing, "GOVERNING Announces 2012 Public Officials of the Year," October 19, 2012

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Andrew Romanoff

Contents

Biography

Career

Elections

2020

General election for U.S. Senate Colorado

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Colorado

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Colorado

Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Colorado

Unity Party convention for U.S. Senate Colorado

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Candidate profile

2014

2010

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

2014

Campaign donors

2014

Awards

See also

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