Dan Pabon
Dan Pabon (b. October 18, 1977) is a former Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 4 from 2011 to 2019. He served as state House majority leader from 2013 to 2014.
Pabon was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Colorado House of Representatives because of term limits.
Biography
Pabon earned his B.S.M.E. in engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2001 and his J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law in 2005. His professional experience includes working as a senior associate of Holland and Hart Limited Liability Partnership from 2005 to 2010 and member of the Obama Biden Presidential transition team.[1]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Finance, Chair |
| • Public Health Care and Human Services |
| • Legislative Council |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Pabon served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Business, Labor, Economic and Workforce Development |
| • Finance |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Pabon served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Finance |
| • Legislative Council |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Pabon served on these committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Finance |
Campaign themes
2014
Pabon's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Growing Our Economy
- Excerpt: "As your representative, my first priority in the legislature will be creating jobs and building a healthy economy."
Health Care
- Excerpt: "I believe that everyone has a right to affordable health care. No exceptions. Almost 800,000 people in Colorado are uninsured, and 180,000 of those are children. As your representative, I will work to make sure that all Coloradans have access to affordable, quality care regardless of preexisting conditions. "
An Open and Accountable Government
- Excerpt: "As your representative, I will do everything in my power to protect laws limiting special interest money in politics."
Seniors
- Excerpt: "As our representative to the State House, I will push to restore and expand funding to needed programs and work to reform our tangled budget process to allow Colorado a speedier recovery."
Education
- Excerpt: "The most important job we have in the state legislature is making sure that our children have the resources they need to succeed. My commitment is to keep education funding focused on the classroom and always with the goal of doing what is best for our kids."
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
Dan Pabon was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2016
Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives 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.
Incumbent Dan Pabon defeated Gavin Marie Halligan in the Colorado House of Representatives District 4 general election.[3][4]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 4 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Dan Pabon Incumbent |
76.90% | 25,224 | |
| Republican | Gavin Marie Halligan | 23.10% | 7,577 | |
| Total Votes | 32,801 | |||
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Dan Pabon ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 4 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Dan Pabon Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Willie Pinkston ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 4 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 4 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Willie Pinkston (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 31, 2014. Incumbent Dan Pabon was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while David W. Dobson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Pabon defeated Dobson in the general election.[7][8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Dan Pabon Incumbent |
78.1% | 18,593 | |
| Republican | David W. Dobson | 21.9% | 5,226 | |
| Total Votes | 23,819 | |||
2012
Pabon won re-election in the 2012 election for Colorado House of Representatives District 4. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 26, 2012. He defeated David William Dobson (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Dan Pabon Incumbent |
81% | 24,860 | |
| Republican | David W. Dobson | 19% | 5,823 | |
| Total Votes | 30,683 | |||
2010
Pabon defeated Jennifer Coken and Amber J. Tafoya in the August 10 primary. He defeated Republican Rick D. Nevin and Libertarian Marc Goddard in the November 2 general election.
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 4 General election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Dan Pabon (D)
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13,373 | |||
| Rick D. Nevin (R) | 3,402 | |||
| Marc Goddard (L) | 919 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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2018
In 2018, the 72nd Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 10 through May 9.
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2017
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In 2017, the 71st Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 10. There was also a special session from October 2-3.
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2016
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In 2016, the second session of the 70th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 13 through May 11.
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2015
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2014
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In 2014, the 69th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 8 to May 7.
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2013
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In 2013, the 69th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 9 to May 9.
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Personal
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Pabon has one child.[1]
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for Dan + Pabon + Legislature + Senate
See also
- Colorado House of Representatives
- Colorado House Committees
- Colorado House of Representatives District 4
- Colorado State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
- Dan Pabon on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Daniel Pabon's Biography," accessed September 24, 2015
- ↑ danpabon.com, "Issues," accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed April 14, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Jerry Frangas |
Colorado House District 4 2011–2019 |
Succeeded by Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez |
