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Floyd Trujillo
Floyd Trujillo (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 4th Congressional District. He was disqualified from the Republican primary scheduled on June 25, 2024.
Trujillo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2024
See also: Colorado's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
Colorado's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)
Colorado's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Colorado District 4
Incumbent Lauren Boebert defeated Trisha Calvarese, Hannah Goodman, Frank Atwood, and Paul Fiorino in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lauren Boebert (R) | 53.6 | 240,213 |
 | Trisha Calvarese (D)  | 42.0 | 188,249 | |
 | Hannah Goodman (L) | 2.6 | 11,676 | |
 | Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party) | 1.4 | 6,233 | |
 | Paul Fiorino (Unity Party) | 0.3 | 1,436 | |
| Total votes: 447,807 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Douglas Mangeris (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4
Trisha Calvarese defeated Ike McCorkle and John Padora Jr. in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Trisha Calvarese | 45.2 | 22,756 |
 | Ike McCorkle | 41.1 | 20,723 | |
 | John Padora Jr. | 13.7 | 6,882 | |
| Total votes: 50,361 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Karen Breslin (D)
- Anil Saxena (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lauren Boebert | 43.7 | 54,605 |
 | Jerry Sonnenberg | 14.2 | 17,791 | |
 | Deborah Flora | 13.6 | 17,069 | |
 | Richard Holtorf | 10.7 | 13,387 | |
 | Michael Lynch | 10.7 | 13,357 | |
 | Peter Yu | 7.1 | 8,854 | |
| Total votes: 125,063 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ted Harvey (R)
- Ken Buck (R)
- Justin Schreiber (R)
- Chris Phelen (R)
- Floyd Trujillo (R)
- Trent Leisy (R)
- Mariel Bailey (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Trujillo in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Floyd Trujillo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Trujillo's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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The family settled in New Mexico in 1613 and in Southern Colorado in the 1830’s. With 200 years in the state, the family has extensive history in the district. From farmers, ranchers, first responders, laborers, and businessmen, to oil rig hands, mechanics, every branch of the military, a territorial governor, and the most famous frontiersman of the Old West, he is Colorado Congressional District 4.
Growing up in the outdoors, he passed his passion on to his family teaching them how to handle a firearm at an early age. Today, his wife and both daughters can outshoot him with their perspective firearm.
He served thirteen years on the board of directors for the Denver Children’s Advocacy Center, was a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014, 2014 Leadership Program of the Rockies graduate, Trump co-chair for Hispanic Outreach in 2016, former member of Seeds of Hope, Hispanic Community Energy Forum, Douglas County Energy Forum, Coloradans for Responsible Energy Development, member of Coloradans for Energy Access, president of Hispanic Energy Alliance, and first American of Hispanic Heritage to run for a state-wide seat as a Republican in Colorado. He has spoken in support the oil and gas industry in front groups throughout the state.- Economy/Energy Independence: Locally and nationally, inflation is killing the American Dream. Cutting unnecessary spending and red tape is a start, but unleashing the American energy industry will lower prices across all industries.
- Saving Colorado: Over the last ten years, we have seen politicians abandon the state and become part of the D.C. swamp. From red to purple to blue, infighting and selfish politicians looking out for their own best interest have destroyed our party and our state. My plan is to win back Colorado by bringing to the party new voters we’ve ignored for decades with specific goals for 2024, 2026, 2028, and 2030. As your nominee I will focus on a Colorado-based rather than D.C.-based advisor board in directing what is in the best interest of the district, state, and nation.
- Constitution: This is the basis for the greatness of our country. Read my published article titled “Americans made this country great.”
Borders: Democrats power play has resulted in an increase of crime across our nation. We need to secure the border and start the vetting and deportation of illegal immigrants.
Sexual Abuse against Children: There is no greater cause than supporting organizations treating our most vulnerable.
Energy Independence: My support for this industry is unmatched.
Education: Removing educational standards for “people of color” leads to a life of failure.
DEI: Lowering standards gives us a substandard country.
Women’s Rights: Boys/men dressed as girls/women do not belong in girl’s/women’s sports.
Honesty - Heading to the car counting her money after picking vegetables, mom suddenly stooped and stated, "They made a mistake." I walked back with her to the foreman as my aunts made their way to the car. Approaching the foreman, she told him they made a mistake in her payment. "Where did me make a mistake?" asked the foreman. To the surprise of the foreman, she responded "You paid me too much."
Not from a family of generational wealth, my story resonates to all walks of life. From picking vegetables in the fields of Brighton, Colorado and working 80 hours a week between two jobs to make ends meet, to a successful business career in oil and gas and writing my first children's book, my story will resonate to a larger block of voters.
In 2014, I ran for U.S. Senate with a plan to turn Colorado from purple to red. We held 57 political seats and the Democrats held 58. The plan was simple. Utilizing outreach in the Hispanic and Asian communities, we would bring this large, conservative base to the party. Unfortunately, a congressman and district attorney blew that plan apart. today we hold 34 seats to the Democrats 82 seats. We have zero power. My goals are simple:
1) Nov 2024 - Increase Republican voter base by 5%.
2) Nov 2026 - Increase Republican voter base by 10 - 20%. Increase State House and Senate by 25%.
3) Nov 2028 - Increase Republican voter base by 50%. Win the State House.
4) Nov 2030 - Increase Republican voter base by 100%. Win the State Senate. Resign from office.
With a 30% population base, the Hispanic and Asian communities have the power to change Colorado. These are the most conservative voters in the state, but we fail to engage with them. This is not a race issue, it's all about the number of voters you can bring to the table. Look no further than these facts:
Hispanic Representation in Democrat Party
State House - 24%
State Senate - 17%
U.S. House of Representatives - 20%
Hispanic Representation in Republican Party
Stat House - 0%
State Senate - 0%
U.S. House of Representatives - 0%
As the Colorado delegation walked out on Candidate Trump at the 2016 GOP National Convention, I and Jerry Natividad stood by his side as co-chairs for Hispanic outreach.
No other congressional candidate can bring new voters to the table in winning Colorado for President Trump.
"My Fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do your you, ask what you can do for your country" was spoken by President Kennedy during his inauguration.
"I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character" was a powerful speech by Martin Luther King, Jr.
President Kennedy's words have been replaced with a culture of "what's in it for me." Today, selfish politicians seek out what is in the best interest of their own political and financial benefit rather that their constituents.
The lesson of content of character not color of skin was taught to me by my mother on the first day of school when I was six years old. Unfortunately, the Democrat party has used racism, hate, and fear to maintain power in the country. Without these three tools, today's Democrat party would not exist.
At the age of fourteen, I took a job with a home-improvement company earning $1.25 per hour plus commissions. The hours were four hours after school, Monday - Friday, and eight hours on Saturday.
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See also
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