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Holly Herson
Holly Herson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Colorado House of Representatives to represent District 48. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Herson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Holly Herson was born in Boulder, Colorado. She attended Front Range Community College and the University of Northern Colorado for her undergraduate degree. As of 2020, her professional experience included working as a licensed ophthalmic assistant, as a certified medical scribe specialist, as a policy analyst, and in electronic health records I.T.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 48
Tonya Van Beber defeated Holly Herson in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 48 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tonya Van Beber (R) | 66.7 | 37,670 |
 | Holly Herson (D)  | 33.3 | 18,802 | |
| Total votes: 56,472 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 48
Holly Herson advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 48 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Holly Herson | 100.0 | 7,829 |
| Total votes: 7,829 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 48
Tonya Van Beber defeated Graydon Nouis in the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 48 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tonya Van Beber | 56.0 | 8,939 |
| Graydon Nouis | 44.0 | 7,026 | ||
| Total votes: 15,965 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Holly Herson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Herson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I grew up in rural Weld County but graduated from a school in Loveland. I have always called rural Weld County home, so while living and working in Loveland I attended The University of Northern Colorado. I decided to continue my career in healthcare rather than completing my first college degree to avoid accumulating debt.
My father died by suicide in 2009, and I made the decision to double down and get involved in my community. I became involved in suicide prevention and awareness organizations and became very involved with local politics. I went back to college for two degrees in political science where I was able to work for a Colorado State Senator specifically on healthcare policy during the 2017 Legislative Session. I worked for an organization where I was able to perform hundreds of eye exams for homeless, and disadvantaged children and enroll them in Medicaid. I have helped to organize fundraisers, and to campaign for a successful mental health initiative in Larimer County impacting all of Northern Colorado. I currently work for a private practice in Northern Colorado, and have since 2009. My wife and I became foster parents before starting our own family. We have one son, Liam who was born in 2019, and are very close with our foster son who is now 21. We purchased our home in Milliken in 2018, and are in love with our community and with rural Weld County.
I grew up in rural Weld County but graduated from a school in Loveland. I have always called rural Weld County home, so while living and working in Loveland I attended The University of Northern Colorado. I decided to continue my career in healthcare rather than completing my first college degree to avoid accumulating debt.My father died by suicide in 2009, and I made the decision to double down and get involved in my community. I became involved in suicide prevention and awareness organizations and became very involved with local politics. I went back to college for two degrees in political science where I was able to work for a Colorado State Senator specifically on healthcare policy during the 2017 Legislative Session.
My wife and I became foster parents before starting our own family. We have one son, Liam who was born in 2019, and are very close with our foster son who is now 21.
- Access to affordable and quality healthcare is a right.
- Mental healthcare is primary healthcare.
- Diversification of our economies and industries will keep us ahead of the curve and at the forefront of change.
Mental healthcare as primarily healthcare
Eliminating suicide
Reducing the cost of prescription drugs
Diversifying our industries and our economies in rural Colorado
Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson because I believe strongly in dependency theory and I find that "nation" can be replaced with words like "state" "community" and "organization" to allow myself to draft solutions that see my projects from a macro perspective to be more mindful of the big picture, and I love it! The history in this book can be applied to our world system. The political junkie in me loves this book.
Public Health Care and Human Services
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 12, 2020
