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Danny Stroud
Danny Stroud was a 2014 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Colorado.[1] Danny Stroud lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Stroud was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Colorado. He lost to incumbent Diana DeGette.[2]
Elections
2014
Stroud ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 1st District. He was defeated by incumbent Diana DeGette in the general election on November 4, 2014.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Diana DeGette Incumbent |
65.8% | 183,281 | |
| Republican | Martin Walsh | 29% | 80,682 | |
| Libertarian | Frank Atwood | 3.3% | 9,292 | |
| Independent | Danny Stroud | 1.9% | 5,236 | |
| Total Votes | 278,491 | |||
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Stroud ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 1st District. He defeated Richard Murphy in the Republican primary on June 26, 2012. He faced incumbent Diana DeGette (D), Frank Atwood (L), Gary Swing (G), and Thomas Henry Juniel (I) in the general election on November 6, 2012, and lost to DeGette.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Diana DeGette Incumbent |
68.2% | 237,579 | |
| Republican | Danny Stroud | 26.8% | 93,217 | |
| Libertarian | Frank Atwood | 3.6% | 12,585 | |
| Green | Gary Swing | 1.4% | 4,829 | |
| Total Votes | 348,210 | |||
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Danny Stroud |
65.1% | 11,936 |
| Richard Murphy | 34.9% | 6,407 |
| Total Votes | 18,343 | |
2010
Stroud was defeated in the November 2 general election by incumbent Democrat Jeanne Labuda.
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 1 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Jeanne Labuda (D)
|
10,389 | |||
| Danny E. Stroud (R) | 7,992 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Campaign themes
2010
Stroud's website listed the following issues:
- Budgets and Frugal Government Spending
- Excerpt: "We cannot continue to spend more than we can afford. Difficult choices must be made."
- Taxes and Fees
- Excerpt: "We must work hard to eliminate burdensome fees and taxes that we know are being used to fund programs we do not support and do not need."
- States' Rights
- Excerpt: "We need strong state leadership to fight to preserve our freedoms here in Colorado."
- Smaller Government
- Excerpt: "We need to shrink the government and reduce the cost to support it."
- Colorado State Industries
- Excerpt: "I will work hard to restore our industries and make Colorado once again a desirable place to start and run a business."
- Armed Forces
- Excerpt: "I hold our active duty military and our veterans in the highest level of reverence and support all programs that reward their service."
- Education
- Excerpt: "We must allow families to control the education of their children and attend the school of their choice."
- Seniors
- Excerpt: "We must stop the despicable anti-senior trend in our government. Our Seniors deserve our support and respect."
Personal
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Stroud has two children.[5]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "'Danny + Stroud + Colorado + Congress"
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Colorado's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014
- Colorado's 1st Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Official Candidate List," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 House Race Results," accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Unofficial election results," June 26, 2012
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014
