Dustin Urban
Dustin Urban was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 63 of the Colorado House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2014
Urban's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Let's Bring Jobs to Our side of Town
- Excerpt: "As you State Representative, I will work with other community leaders, commissioners, and law makers to establish Tax free zones for a period of time to incentive companies to move into our district bringing with them Good Paying Jobs, Economic Stimulus, and Upgraded Infrastructure."
Let's Ramp Things up a bit
- Excerpt: "The deteriorating infrastructure within the district isn’t going to fix itself anytime soon. As your representative, I will work to make sure that this issue is addressed, and will push for legislation that will get some real work done."
Let's Strengthen Education
- Excerpt: "As your elected representative, I will concentrate efforts towards strengthening our education system so that students remain more than competitive for opportunities in the dynamic future ahead."
Let's push for marriage equality
- Excerpt: "I feel that every man and woman should have the right to choose who they love and not be punished for it. It’s about time that Gay and Lesbian couples be able to make life long commitments to each other and receive the privileges and protections of legal marriage right here in Colorado."
Let's Improve Water Storage & Capacity
- Excerpt: "It’s no mystery that in times of drought, water shortages escalate fast; especially in eastern Colorado. Let’s start working toward securing more water for Coloradoans and be proactive in fortifying this vital resource."
Elections
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. Dustin Urban was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Lori Saine defeated Bruce Sparrow in the Republican primary. Saine defeated Urban in the general election.[2][3][4][5]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
67.5% | 19,754 | |
Democratic | Dustin Urban | 32.5% | 9,513 | |
Total Votes | 29,267 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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65.8% | 4,108 |
Bruce Sparrow | 34.2% | 2,134 |
Total Votes | 6,242 |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Dustin + Urban + Colorado + House"
See also
- Colorado House of Representatives
- Colorado House of Representatives District 63
- Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Colorado State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Dustin Urban on Facebook
- Dustin Urban on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ urbanforcolorado.com, "Official campaign website," accessed October 6, 2014
- ↑ 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