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Hilleary Waters
Hilleary Waters (Republican Party) ran for election to the Colorado House of Representatives to represent District 8. Waters lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Waters completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 8
Incumbent Leslie Herod defeated Hilleary Waters in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Leslie Herod (D) | 87.9 | 35,015 |
 | Hilleary Waters (R)  | 12.1 | 4,833 | |
| Total votes: 39,848 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 8
Incumbent Leslie Herod advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 8 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Leslie Herod | 100.0 | 14,570 |
| Total votes: 14,570 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 8
Hilleary Waters advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 8 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hilleary Waters | 100.0 | 1,494 |
| Total votes: 1,494 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Hilleary Waters completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Waters' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Crime and Safety Colorado is the #1 in Auto Thefts, #2 in Crimes Against Property and 19th in Homicide Rate. The Denver Police department is deficient 200 officers. Colorado has experienced one of the fastest growing rates of fentanyl related deaths, increasing from 222 in 2019 to over 800 in 2021.
- Cost of Living Inflation is at a 40 year high and hitting everyone hard. The price of gas and food is causing people to make tough decisions. Government overspending doesn’t help. Fiscal restraint is important–it is your money that is being spent! In 2022, Colorado’s budget increased by 2 billion dollars. I want legislators to take a critical look at expenditures and focus on the essential purpose of government and eliminate the waste of needless bureaucracies, regulations and fees.
- Education Over 60% of Colorado students are not reading at grade level, 70% are not doing math at grade level. Our schools across the state have fallen behind in reading and math. In 2021, the Thomas Fordham Institute gave Colorado a “D” rating in US History and Civics (see page 73).
Crime and Safety
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See also
2022 Elections
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