Gavin Rainey

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Gavin Rainey

Republican Party

Personal

Birthplace

Colorado Springs, Colo.

Religion

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Profession

Crew member at Wendy’s

Contact

Campaign website

Campaign Twitter

Gavin Rainey (Republican Party) ran for election to the Colorado State Board of Education to represent Colorado's 5th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on June 28, 2022.

Rainey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Gavin Rainey was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His career experience includes working as a crew member at Wendy’s.

Elections

2022

See also: Colorado State Board of Education election, 2022

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 5

Incumbent Steve Durham defeated Joseph Shelton in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Durham (R)	58.4	157,068
		Joseph Shelton (D)	41.6	111,914

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 268,982
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 5

Joseph Shelton advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 5 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Shelton	100.0	43,638

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,638
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 5

Incumbent Steve Durham advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 5 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Durham	100.0	80,167

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gavin Rainey (R)

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Gavin Rainey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rainey's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a student who is sick of how his education is being handled. I am running to improve the school system for all students.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Strengthening Parents Voice
• Giving Students a Say
• Improve Mental Health for Students

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Education, Social Issues

What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the state government and legal system?

Education is integral to our society, it makes sure everyone entering the government workforce has a basic understanding of the system itself.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to trailblazers within the Republican Party such as Richard Grenell (first openly gay Cabinet member), Joseph Hayne Rainey (first black man in the US House of Representatives), Hiram Rhodes Revels (first black man in the US Senate) and others who are not in the Republican Party such as Shirley Chisholm (first black woman in Congress).

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

An understanding of constituents and constant communication with them

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Being a current student gives me a better understanding of how to improve the experience and outcome of a student’s education.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Understanding of duties

What legacy would you like to leave?

I want people to remember me as someone who improved the lives of others.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The 2016 Presidential election, I was 12 years old

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Stocks man at Hobby Lobby, lasted for about 6 months

What is your favorite book? Why?

A Court of Thorns and Roses because it has an interesting storyline

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Elizabeth McCord because of her amazing leadership abilities and ability to connect with constituents

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

We Don’t Talk About Bruno-Encanto

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Mental health, that’s why I want to improve the mental health of other students who are struggling

Do you believe that it's beneficial for holders of this office to have previous experience in government or politics?

As it might be helpful for a previous experience in government, a candidate should have a understanding of students and parents. This understanding is more important than previous experience in government

What kind of skills or expertise do you believe would be the most helpful for the holders of this office to possess?

A understanding of students, parents and the educational community

Tell us your favorite joke.

The Government

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Note: Rainey submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on February 24, 2022.

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February 18 submission

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a student that is unhappy with the way my education is being handled. That's why I decided to handle it myself in running for Colorado State Board of Education, Congressional District 5

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Inform parent's on what's being taught
• Make sure all student's are heard
• Improve the mental health of all our students.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Education. I believe that there are many areas of improvement for the Colorado education system.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to trailblazers such as Rosa Parks, Colin Powell, Justice RBG

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The 2016 Presidential election. I was 12.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Hobby Lobby as a stocksman for about 6 months.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Dream Sweet in Sea Major by Miracle Musical

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.

Note: Rainey submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on February 18, 2022.

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