Casper Stockham

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Casper Stockham

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Casper Stockham (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 7th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Stockham also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 6th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on June 30, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Colorado's 7th Congressional District election, 2020

Colorado's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Democratic primary)

Colorado's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 7

Incumbent Ed Perlmutter defeated Casper Stockham, Ken Biles, David Olszta, and Steve Zorn in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Perlmutter (D)	59.1	250,525
		Casper Stockham (R)	37.6	159,301
		Ken Biles (L)	2.7	11,510
		David Olszta (Unity Party)	0.6	2,355
		Steve Zorn (D) (Write-in)	0.0	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 423,691
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Anthony Malgieri (Independent)
• James Treibert (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 7

Incumbent Ed Perlmutter advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 7 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Perlmutter	100.0	125,880

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nathan Clay (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 7

Casper Stockham advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 7 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Casper Stockham	100.0	52,488

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,488
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Colorado District 7

Ken Biles advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Colorado District 7 on April 13, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Ken Biles (L)

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Unity Party convention

Unity Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 7

David Olszta advanced from the Unity Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 7 on April 4, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		David Olszta (Unity Party)

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2018

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 1

Incumbent Diana DeGette defeated Casper Stockham and Raymon Doane in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diana DeGette (D)	73.8	272,886
		Casper Stockham (R)	23.0	85,207
		Raymon Doane (L)	3.1	11,600
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	22

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 369,715 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Paul Daly (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1

Incumbent Diana DeGette defeated Saira Rao in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diana DeGette	68.2	91,102
		Saira Rao	31.8	42,398

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 133,500
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Sedbrook (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1

Casper Stockham advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Casper Stockham

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Field (R)

2016

See also: Colorado's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Diana DeGette (D) defeated Casper Stockham (R) and Darrell Dinges (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. DeGette defeated Charles Norris in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2016, while Stockham faced no primary opponent.

U.S. House, Colorado District 1 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Diana DeGette Incumbent	67.9%	257,254
	Republican	Casper Stockham	27.7%	105,030
	Libertarian	Darrell Dinges	4.4%	16,752
Total Votes				379,036
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

U.S. House, Colorado, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Diana DeGette Incumbent	86.4%	55,925
Charles Norris	13.6%	8,770
Total Votes		64,695
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Casper Stockham did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Casper Stockham completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stockham's responses.

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

Honor GOD Protect America and it's citizens Fight for Life and Rights around the world

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Crime & Drug Violence – Bullying – Suicide & School Failure Sexual Abuse & Trafficking – Homelessness & VET Services Gentrification – Un-Employment – Better Job Skills

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

MLK and Malcolm X

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

How to win friends and influence people.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Honesty, Integrity, Accountability.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Honor GOD Protect America and it's citizens Fight for Life and Rights around the world

What legacy would you like to leave?

Honor GOD Protect America and it's citizens Fight for Life and Rights around the world

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The space shuttle challenger exploding! I was in my early twenties.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Paper route, shoveling snow, cutting grass.

What happened on your most awkward date?

Nothing!

What is your favorite holiday? Why?

Resurrection Sunday

What is your favorite book? Why?

The richest man in town. It shows the common person how to create wealth.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

My super power is turning enemies into friends.

What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why?

The blender to make smoothies

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Over comer

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Finding good people to surround myself with.

What process do you favor for redistricting?

A fair and impartial process that does not favor political parties.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

It is supposed to create the laws we live by.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Some maybe but what is more important is common sense.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

If we are destroyed it will be from within.

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

As a junior congressman they will try to control everything I do.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

NO it should be 4 and the total time should be term limited to 3 terms max.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

100% in favor

If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?

Yes I would be. Common sense is need in party leadership

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Ken Buck.

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

I helped a 67 year old grand mother start a business for her 1st time and she has already made sales. Teaching a 16 year old about the Constitution and seeing her eyes light up when she sees all the potential she has here in America!

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2016

The following issues were listed on Stockham's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Economy and Jobs: Jobs drive our economy. Good paying jobs help us provide for ourselves and our families. Most people are un aware that small businesses and jobs are the back bone of our economy. When small and medium size businesses are doing well we as a country do very well. Health Care/Obama Care: This partisan legislation is hurting small businesses and creating tremendous economic uncertainty. Obama Care is causing millions of Americans to lose their health insurance and often their full time jobs. I want to protect the American people from the damaging effects of this law. Education: As a father and a graduate of the public school system, I am passionate about improving our schools and taking care of our teachers. I have a front row seat to see how schools are performing in the private and public system. I support school choice, which returns more decision making power to the parents, and also enhances academic excellence. I believe education decisions should be made at the state level not the federal level. National Defense: Our nation’s defense should be the number one issue of any election. Securing the border is essential to our security and defense and must be a primary focus of our government. If we are not capable of defending America from terrorism and nuclear attack, every other issue becomes a moot point. Second Amendment: As a veteran and a constitutional conservative I am a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. One of our greatest freedoms is the right to protect ourselves from those who would cause us harm. This Freedom is so important that our Founding Fathers declared it as our Second Amendment Right following Freedom of Speech, Assembly and Religion. The Second Amendment was not designed to decide what we may use to hunt, but how we may protect ourselves even against the tyranny of overreaching government if need be.	”
—Casper Stockham's campaign website, http://casperforcolorado.com/the-issues/

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Footnotes

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Colorado's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Michael Bennet (D)

John Hickenlooper (D)

Representatives

District 1

Diana DeGette (D)

District 2

Joe Neguse (D)

District 3

Jeff Hurd (R)

District 4

Lauren Boebert (R)

District 5

Jeff Crank (R)

District 6

Jason Crow (D)

District 7

Brittany Pettersen (D)

District 8

Gabe Evans (R)

Democratic Party (6)

Republican Party (4)