Become part of the movement for unbiased, accessible election information. Donate today.

Benjamin Lyng

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Benjamin Lyng
Image of Benjamin Lyng

Republican Party

Contact

Personal website

Benjamin Lyng was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 4 of the Colorado State Senate.[1]

Campaign themes

2016

Lyng's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“
  • TABOR: We must defend our Taxpayer Bill of Rights, which requires a vote of the people levying tax increases, at all costs. TABOR is our last backstop against runaway government spending, and it has effectively kept more money earned by Colorado families in their pockets.
  • Second Amendment: The Second Amendment was created to ensure a tyrannical government does not overrun society by force. It was not instituted simply to secure the ability of hunters, collectors, and hobbyist marksmen to pursue their leisure. The right to keep and bear arms is central to our lives as free men and women.
  • Jobs and the economy: As a state senator, I will promote pro-growth economic policies and hold others accountable when they try to enact the opposite. And, I am able to do this because of my years of business experience – this isn’t a task that can be left to those who have just read about the private sector in a book or learned about it in a class.
  • The next generation: It is time to get back to the basics, focus on kitchen table issues, and start winning again. I will pursue policies that will help this generation, which happen to be the same ones that are supportive of other generations, past and future: lower taxes, less regulation, more freedom, and a smaller government.
  • Transportation: As your state senator, I will be a voice for policy that promotes an efficient and safe network of highways and feeder roads, because that is the kind of transportation spending that will improve the lives of Coloradans not just in our county, but statewide.
  • Energy: As a state senator, I will fight to ensure that industry has the opportunity to responsibly develop those critical resources, while protecting Colorado’s beautiful environment at the same time.
  • Education: While I oppose Common Core and national testing, it is important to have sensible statewide testing to arm parents with the critical information they need to make the best education decisions for their children. I will work to expand parent choice and keep education decisions local while serving as your state senator.
  • Sanctity of life: As a state senator I will fight to protect the most vulnerable among us – the unborn.
  • Immigration: Almost one million people still come here legally each year, but today our immigration system is in shambles as our government has lost accountability and control over the untold numbers who cross our borders illegally. This unchecked illegal migration is a threat to our economy and our national security.
  • Fiscal responsibility: Colorado families, individuals, and small businesses work hard for the money they earn, and entrust the hard earned tax dollars that we contribute to the legislature, governor, and bureaucracy. The government should not be permitted to waste these funds on projects that are not core to the its function.
  • Limited government: Our government is too big and too intrusive in our everyday lives. Whether liberal legislators are voting away our Second Amendment rights or telling us what kind of toilet we can have in our homes, it’s just too much. Many of the bills proposed at the State Capitol are unnecessary and inappropriate.
  • Amendment 69/Coloradocare: Once unleashed on our state, Coloradocare would be unaccountable and unpredictable. Worded so it operates outside the citizen protections of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, and controlled not by our governor and legislature and governor, but a 21 member board of directors, we would have little ability to manage or unwind Coloradocare. I stand strongly against this misguided effort to take over the healthcare industry in our great state. Colorado simply cannot afford this disastrous amendment to our state constitution.[2]
 ”
—Benjamin Lyng[3]

Elections

2016

See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Colorado State Senate 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.[4] Incumbent Mark Scheffel (R) did not seek re-election.

Jim Smallwood defeated Christina Riegel in the Colorado State Senate District 4 general election.[5][6]

Colorado State Senate, District 4 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jim Smallwood 69.39% 62,981
     Democratic Christina Riegel 30.61% 27,779
Total Votes 90,760
Source: Colorado Secretary of State


Christina Riegel defeated James Clark Huff in the Colorado State Senate District 4 Democratic primary.[7][8]

Colorado State Senate, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Christina Riegel 65.87% 2,876
     Democratic James Clark Huff 34.13% 1,490
Total Votes 4,366


Jim Smallwood defeated Jess Loban and Benjamin Lyng in the Colorado State Senate District 4 Republican primary.[7][8]

Colorado State Senate, District 4 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jim Smallwood 39.06% 5,878
     Republican Jess Loban 22.38% 3,368
     Republican Benjamin Lyng 38.56% 5,803
Total Votes 15,049

Endorsements

2016

In 2016, Lyng's endorsements included the following:[9]

  • Bob Beauprez, Former U.S. Congressman from Colorado
  • Frank McNulty, Former Speaker, Colorado House of Representatives
  • Scott Gessler, Former Colorado Secretary of State
  • Kyle Hybl, Chairman, University of Colorado Board of Regents, Fifth Congressional District
  • John Carson, University of Colorado Regent, Sixth Congressional District
  • Libby Szabo, Jefferson County Commissioner, former Assistant Minority Leader, Colorado House of Representatives
  • Victor Mitchell, former Colorado State House of Representatives from Castle Rock
  • Jill Repella, Douglas County Commissioner
  • Tony Spurlock, Douglas County Sheriff
  • Mike Acree, Former Douglas County Sheriff
  • Kevin Larsen, Former Director, Douglas County Board of Education
  • Dan Gerken, Former Director, Douglas County Board of Education
  • Geoff Blue, Castle Pines City Council
  • Eric Anderssen, Treasurer, Castle Pines North Metropolitan District
  • Peter Wallison, White House Counsel to President Ronald Reagan
  • Frieda Wallison, Former Chair, Pitkin County Republican Party and former Chair of the Third Congressional District
  • Brian Watson, Founder and CEO, Northstar Capital Partners
  • Larry Ziegler, Douglas County GOP District Captain
  • Audrey Smith, Douglas County GOP District Captain
  • David Webb, Douglas County GOP District Captain
  • Don Bammes, Douglas County GOP District Captain
  • Danny Stroud, former Denver GOP Chairman
  • Steve Schuck, former head of the Independence Institute, school choice warrior, and GOP candidate for Governor
  • Joe Webb, Chairman of the First Congressional District
  • Kim Herzfeldt, conservative activist

Recent news

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Benjamin Lyng Colorado Senate. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

Benjamin Lyng - Google News

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed June 15, 2016
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ Benjamin Lyng, "Issues," accessed June 15, 2016
  4. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Elections & Voting," accessed October 6, 2015
  5. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
  6. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
  9. ↑ Ben Lyng, "Endorsements," accessed June 15, 2016


Current members of the Colorado State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:James Coleman
Majority Leader:Robert Rodriguez
Minority Leader:Cleave Simpson
Senators
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
Matt Ball (D)
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
Democratic Party (23)
Republican Party (12)


Flag of Colorado
v • e
State of Colorado
Denver (capital)
Elections

What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

Government

Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy









Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Benjamin_Lyng&oldid=9670911"