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Don Coram
Don Coram (Republican Party) was a member of the Colorado State Senate, representing District 6. He assumed office on January 11, 2017. He left office on January 9, 2023.
Coram (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on June 28, 2022.
Coram is a former Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 58 from 2011 to 2017.
Biography
Coram's professional experience includes working as a rancher and a miner. Coram served as 2nd Vice-Chairman of the Montrose County Central Committee.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Coram was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Coram was assigned to the following committees:
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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| • Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy |
| • Judiciary |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Coram served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources |
| • Transportation and Energy |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Coram served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources |
| • Transportation and Energy |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Coram served on these committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources |
| • State, Veterans, and Military Affairs, Vice Chair |
Issues
Farmers' market
Coram co-sponsored Senate Bill 258 with Sen. Gail Schwartz and Rep. Edward Vigil. It passed out of the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee in late April 2011. The measure allows non-perishable food such as baked goods, jams, jellies and eggs to be sold at farmers markets and similar venues by vendors who produce the goods in their home kitchens.
The committee modified some of the provisions, such as the types of foods, some regulatory items, and the addition of labeling requirements for egg sellers. The measure went to the Senate Appropriations Committee for consideration after it passed out of the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Colorado's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Colorado District 3
Incumbent Lauren Boebert defeated Adam Frisch, Marina Zimmerman, Kristin Skowronski, and Richard Tetu in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lauren Boebert (R) | 50.1 | 163,839 |
 | Adam Frisch (D)  | 49.9 | 163,293 | |
 | Marina Zimmerman (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 74 | |
 | Kristin Skowronski (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 71 | |
 | Richard Tetu (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 8 | |
| Total votes: 327,285 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3
Adam Frisch defeated Sol Sandoval and Alex Walker in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adam Frisch | 42.4 | 25,751 |
 | Sol Sandoval | 41.9 | 25,462 | |
 | Alex Walker | 15.7 | 9,504 | |
| Total votes: 60,717 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Donald Valdez (D)
- Cole Buerger (D)
- Colin Wilhelm (D)
- Scott Yates (D)
- Susan Martinez (D)
- Kerry Donovan (D)
- Gregg Smith (D)
- Naziha In'am Hadil (D)
- Debby Burnett (D)
- Kellie Rhodes (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3
Incumbent Lauren Boebert defeated Don Coram in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lauren Boebert | 66.0 | 86,322 |
 | Don Coram | 34.0 | 44,486 | |
| Total votes: 130,808 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marina Zimmerman (R)
2018
- See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Colorado State Senate District 6
Incumbent Don Coram defeated Guinn Unger Jr. in the general election for Colorado State Senate District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Don Coram (R) | 54.7 | 40,088 |
 | Guinn Unger Jr. (D) | 45.3 | 33,208 | |
| Total votes: 73,296 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 6
Guinn Unger Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 6 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Guinn Unger Jr. | 100.0 | 11,392 |
| Total votes: 11,392 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 6
Incumbent Don Coram advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 6 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Don Coram | 100.0 | 14,893 |
| Total votes: 14,893 | |||
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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 Don Coram ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 58 general election.[2][3]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 58 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Don Coram Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Don Coram ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 58 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 58 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Don Coram Incumbent (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 Don Coram was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
2012
Coram won re-election in the 2012 election for Colorado House of Representatives District 58. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 26, 2012. He defeated Tammy Theis (D) and Jeff Downs (L) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Don Coram Incumbent |
62.1% | 22,071 | |
| Democratic | Tammy Theis | 32% | 11,385 | |
| Libertarian | Jeff P. Downs | 5.9% | 2,095 | |
| Total Votes | 35,551 | |||
2010
Coram was uncontested in the primary election. He defeated James Perrin (D) in the November 2 general election.
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 58 General election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Don Coram (R)
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20,275 | |||
| James Perrin (D) | 11,196 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
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2022
In 2022, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 11.
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2021
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In 2021, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 8.
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2020
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In 2020, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 15.
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2019
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In 2019, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 4 through May 3.
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2018
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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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In 2015, the first session of the 70th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 7 through May 6.
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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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Coram is married. His wife's name is Dianna.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Colorado District 3 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado News Agency, "Farmers market bill approved by Ag panel," April 28th, 2011
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ 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 - |
Colorado State Senate District 6 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by Cleave Simpson Jr. (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Colorado House of Representatives District 58 2011-2017 |
Succeeded by Marc Catlin (R) |
