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Douglas Bruce
Douglas Bruce (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 5th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on June 25, 2024.
Biography
Douglas Bruce (b. 1949) is a political activist in Colorado in the city of Colorado Springs. He was the Deputy District Attorney and is a former member of the Colorado General Assembly. While in the Colorado legislature, Bruce authored and supported the Colorado TABOR amendment, which passed in November 3, 1992, as well as the El Paso version, which also passed in 1992. Bruce was later an El Paso County Commissioner, District 5, in 2004 when he was elected into office. In 2008, Bruce was elected to a seat in the Colorado State House, District 15. Beginning in 2007, Bruce has worked towards cutting taxes and smaller government structures.
Elections
2024
See also: Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)
Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Colorado District 5
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeff Crank (R) | 54.7 | 197,924 |
 | River Gassen (D)  | 40.9 | 147,972 | |
 | Michael Vance (L) | 1.8 | 6,458 | |
 | Joseph O. Gaye (Unaffiliated) | 1.1 | 4,094 | |
 | Christopher Mitchell (American Constitution Party) | 1.1 | 4,006 | |
 | Christopher Sweat (Forward Party) | 0.4 | 1,627 | |
 | Marcus Murphy (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 4 | |
| Total votes: 362,085 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Calil Yarbrough (No Party Affiliation)
- Katrina Nguyen (Unaffiliated)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5
River Gassen defeated Joe Reagan in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | River Gassen | 50.6 | 20,802 |
 | Joe Reagan | 49.4 | 20,313 | |
| Total votes: 41,115 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Edgar (D)
- Orlondo Avion (D)
- David Torres (D)
- Adam Gillard (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5
Jeff Crank defeated Dave Williams in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 5 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Crank | 65.2 | 56,585 |
 | Dave Williams | 34.8 | 30,257 | |
| Total votes: 86,842 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rose Pugliese (R)
- Daryl Lopes (R)
- Bob Gardner (R)
- Joshua Griffin (R)
- Doug Lamborn (R)
- Douglas Bruce (R)
- Cory Parella (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bruce in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Douglas Bruce did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2011 tax evasion
On Friday, April 8, 2011 Douglas Bruce was arrested on suspicion of tax evasion. According to reports, Bruce was indicted by a state grand jury "on four counts of evading taxes, filing a false return, failing to file a return and attempting to influence a public servant." Specifically the indictment refers to income and tax filings for 2005-2007. Bruce is estimated to face a maximum of six years in prison and a $500,000 fine.[1]
The indictment can be read here.
Noteworthy events
Censure by the Colorado House of Representatives (2008)
On January 24, 2008, the Colorado House of Representatives voted 62-1 to censure Bruce for kicking a news photographer during the session-opening prayer. It was the first censure in the history of the Colorado General Assembly.[2]
In response to the censure, Bruce said, “I made a mistake–I trusted a journalist.” He also compared himself to the main character in “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” who punches a journalist after being provoked.
Rep. Al White (R) condemned Bruce’s actions, saying “You’re not Jimmy Stewart. This is not a 1939 movie. This is today. Your actions were wrong.” Rep. Steve King (R), who also voted in favor of the censure, said, “Violence cannot be tolerated in this House.”[3] Rep. Kevin Lundberg (R) was the only member who voted against the censure because he believed that a censure was too harsh.[2]
On January 14, 2008, Bruce kicked a news photographer for taking his photo during the session-opening prayer.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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