Evie Hudak

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Evie Hudak
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Prior offices
Colorado State Senate District 19

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Evie Hudak (b. June 10, 1951) is a former Democratic member of the Colorado State Senate, representing District 19 from 2009 to November 27, 2013. Hudak resigned amidst a recall campaign in order to keep the seat in Democratic hands.[1]

Hudak has served as a Precinct Committee Person for the Colorado Democratic Party and House District Chair for the Colorado Democratic Party. She was a candidate for the Colorado State House of Representatives in 1994, but not elected.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hudak served on the following committees:

Colorado committee assignments, 2013
Education, Chair
State, Veterans, and Military Affairs

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hudak served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hudak served on these committees:

Elections

2012

See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2012

Hudak won re-election in the 2012 election for Colorado State Senate District 19. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 26, 2012. She defeated Lang Sias (R) and Lloyd Sweeny (L) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[2]

Colorado State Senate, District 19, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEvie Hudak Incumbent 47% 35,664
     Republican Lang Sias 46.3% 35,080
     Libertarian Lloyd A. Sweeny 6.7% 5,104
Total Votes 75,848

2008

On November 4, 2008, Hudak was elected to the 19th District Seat in the Colorado State Senate, defeating opponent Libby Szabo (R).[3]

Hudak raised $179,547 for her campaign, while Szabo raised $119,332.[4]

Colorado State Senate, District 19 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Evie Hudak (D) 31,740
Libby Szabo (R) 30,495

Campaign finance summary


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Evie Hudak campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2012Colorado State Senate, District 19Won $214,819 N/A**
2008Colorado State Senate, District 19Won $179,547 N/A**
2006Board of Education, District 2Won $12,222 N/A**
2000Board of Education, District 2Won $17,317 N/A**
1998Colorado State House, District 29Won $0 N/A**
1996Colorado State House, District 29Won $0 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Noteworthy events

Recall efforts

See also: Evie Hudak recall, Colorado State Senate (2013)

In May 2013, Hudak, along with fellow Democrats John Morse and Angela Giron, were targeted for recall allegedly because of their support of controversial gun control legislation. Supporters of the recall needed to collect 19,000 valid signatures by June 3 to force a recall election of Hudak, but the recall effort was suspended on May 22. Both Morse and Giron were successfully recalled in an election on September 10.[5][6]

On October 4, organizers renewed efforts to recall Hudak, one day after Republicans Bernie Herpin and George Rivera — elected to fill the vacancies of Morse and Giron — were sworn into office. Supporters of the renewed effort had until December 3 to gather the 18,900 signatures needed to force a recall election of Hudak. On November 27, Hudak resigned. This move ensured the seat would remain in Democratic hands, since a Democratic vacancy committee would appoint a successor. Days prior to Hudak's resignation, organizer Mike McAlpine told a radio host that his group had reached “92 percent” of its target number of signatures for the recall.[7][1]

According to an excerpt of the recall petition language, Hudak "...has infringed upon our constitutional right to keep and bear arms. She has voted to make all citizens less safe and to drive hundreds of jobs from Colorado." Commenting on the effort, Hudak said, "A small group is seeking to undo the will of voters, who re-elected me to the Senate last November. Unable to defeat me then, they are now attempting a political power grab using a low-voter-turnout, no-mail-ballot recall election strategy."[8]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Colorado State Senate - District 19
2009–November 2013
Succeeded by
Rachel Zenzinger (D)


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