Grant Doherty
Grant Doherty was a 2014 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Colorado.[1] Grant Doherty lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
A Wyoming native, Doherty grew up in Torrington and graduated from high school in Nebraska.[2] He went on to earn his B.S. in architectural engineering in 2008 and his M.S. in science in civil engineering in 2009 from the University of Wyoming.[3]
Professionally, Doherty has worked as an engineer and project manager since 2010.[3]
Campaign themes
2014
Doherty submitted the following statement to Ballotpedia:[3]
| “ | When elected the first push that needs to be made is getting congress back up and running again and working together for the greater good of the people and the country. The second issue that we need to address are the national debt by finding ways to more efficiently and effectively use tax payer money through cutting wasteful spending and inefficiencies of the federal government. The third issue is our failing and over taxed infrastructure. Millions of dollars are lost from the economy due to traffic issues and degrading roads, thousands of gallons of water are lost every year do to our poor water infrastructure, and the current power grid is not built to sustain much more growth and demand. For too long our infrastructure has been neglected and it is time to put the focus back on this to help re-stabilize the foundation to our economic development.[4] | ” |
Elections
2014
Doherty ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 4th District. He was defeated by Ken Buck (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Ken Buck |
64.7% | 185,292 | |
| Democratic | Vic Meyers | 29.2% | 83,727 | |
| Libertarian | Jess Loban | 3.3% | 9,472 | |
| Independent | Grant Doherty | 2.8% | 8,016 | |
| Total Votes | 286,507 | |||
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "'Grant + Doherty + Colorado + Congress"
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Colorado's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Colorado's 4th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Official Candidate List," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ Doherty for US House, "About Grant," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on September 7, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
