Emily Tracy
Emily Tracy was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 8 of the Colorado State Senate. She ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2012.
Biography
According to her campaign website, "Tracy is an adjunct faculty member for Colorado Mountain College, teaching in their Sustainability program. She also works part-time for a nonprofit, and co-leads the Conflict Resolution Coalition of Summit County."[1]
Education:[2]
- 1983: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, MPA, Public Administration, Environmental management
- 1969: University of Colorado at Boulder, BA, Humanities, German and English literature
- 1965: Belton High School
Campaign themes
2016
Tracy's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Emily Tracy has spent her career working to give Colorado children a brighter future. In her 20 years working in child protection in Colorado, she helped design and implement Colorado’s foster care review system, which ensures that children in foster homes do not get left behind.[1] |
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Elections
2016
- See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Colorado State Senate 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.[4]
Incumbent Randy Baumgardner defeated Emily Tracy in the Colorado State Senate District 8 general election.[5][6]
| Colorado State Senate, District 8 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Randy Baumgardner Incumbent |
54.85% | 39,526 | |
| Democratic | Emily Tracy | 45.15% | 32,530 | |
| Total Votes | 72,056 | |||
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
Emily Tracy ran unopposed in the Colorado State Senate District 8 Democratic primary.[7][8]
| Colorado State Senate, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Emily Tracy (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Randy Baumgardner ran unopposed in the Colorado State Senate District 8 Republican primary.[7][8]
| Colorado State Senate, District 8 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Randy Baumgardner Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2012
- See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2012
Tracy ran in the 2012 election for Colorado State Senate District 8. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 26, 2012. She was defeated by Randy Baumgardner (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Randy L. Baumgardner |
51.1% | 34,187 | |
| Democratic | Emily Tracy | 44.3% | 29,688 | |
| Libertarian | Sacha L. Weis | 4.6% | 3,079 | |
| Total Votes | 66,954 | |||
Endorsements
Tracy received endorsements from:[10]
- State senator Jeanne Nicholson
- State senator Gail Schwartz
- State representative Millie Hamner
- State representative Roger Wilson
- Beverly Breakstone, Summit County Assessor
- Karn Stiegelmeier, Summit County Commissioner
- Dan Gibbs, Summit County Commissioner
- Doug Monger, Routt County Commissioner
- Tim Corrigan, President, SOROCO (South Routt County) School Board
- Diane Mitsch Bush, Routt County Commissioner and candidate for House District 26
- James Newberry, Grand County Commissioner
- Eileen Waldow, Elected Trustee, Town of Fraser
- Colorado AFL-CIO
- Sheet Metal Workers' International Association Local #9
- American Dream Committee
- Women’s BlueFlower Fund
- EMILY's List
- Colorado State Conference of Electrical Workers
- Colorado Conservation Voters
- United Transportation Union
- Colorado Housing Champions
- Colorado Trial Lawyers' Association
- United Food and Commercial Workers' Union
- NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado
- Colorado Education Association
- Planned Parenthood Votes Colorado
- Colorado Fraternal Order of Police
- One Colorado
- AFSCME
- SEIU Local 105
- AFT Colorado
- Nurses for Political Action in Colorado
- National Association of Social Workers - Colorado Chapter
- Colorado Association of School Executives
- Colorado WINS
- Colorado Physicians for Mental Health
Recent news
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See also
- Colorado State Senate
- Colorado State Senate District 8
- Colorado State Senate elections, 2016
- Colorado General Assembly
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Emily Tracy, "Campaign website," accessed June 17, 2016
- ↑ Emily Tracy for Colorado Senate Facebook Page, "Info" accessed October 12, 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Elections & Voting," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Emily Tracy for State Senate, "Endorsements," accessed October 12, 2012 (dead link)
