David Shaklee

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David Shaklee

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Personal

Birthplace

Brighton, CO

Religion

Christian

Profession

Law enforcement officer

Contact

Campaign website

David Shaklee (Republican Party) ran for election for Adams County Coroner in Colorado. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Shaklee completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

David Shaklee was born in Brighton, Colorado. His career experience includes working as a law enforcement officer, including as a detective and sergeant with the Adams County Sheriff's Office.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Adams County, Colorado (2022)

General election

General election for Adams County Coroner

Incumbent Monica Broncucia-Jordan defeated David Shaklee in the general election for Adams County Coroner on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Monica Broncucia-Jordan (D)	57.3	91,597
		David Shaklee (R)	42.7	68,372

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 159,969
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Adams County Coroner

Incumbent Monica Broncucia-Jordan advanced from the Democratic primary for Adams County Coroner on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Monica Broncucia-Jordan	100.0	33,585

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Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Zach Archer (R)

Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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David Shaklee completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Shaklee's responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Colorado native, Christian with 35 years of law enforcement experience including 20 years as a Detective within the Adams County Sheriff's Office. I have a desire to bring Compassion, Competent Leadership and Community Involvement to your Coroner's Office. We have a career politician with zero law enforcement experience occupying the Coroner's Office seeking her 4th term!

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Reduce turnover by Compassionate and Competent leadership
• Improve training of investigators and staff
• More Community Involvement

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Passionate about being Compassionate and working collaboratively with all stake holders in the community including churches, school's, law enforcement organizations and business leaders to educate the public about dangers that exist in our community that can reduce deaths of Adams County citizens.

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

Christian

Compassionate
Conservative
Honesty
Integrity
Transparency

Ethical

What legacy would you like to leave?

Just leaving the Adams County Sheriff’s Office and Coroner's Office better than it was when I arrived and giving those that follow me the best tools for success in their future service to our citizens.

What is your favorite book? Why?

21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell. It is an excellent book about leadership for Supervisors and Managers.

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

The Dance by Garth Brooks

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

Probably getting COVID 3 times and having a wife with Parkinson's Disease. Those are daily struggles. Long COVID systems are real and sadly, Parkinson's is a progressive disease.

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