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Isaiah Cordova

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Isaiah Cordova

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Education

Associate

Aims Community College, 2022

Personal
Birthplace
Greeley, Colo.
Profession
Technician

Isaiah Cordova (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Colorado House of Representatives to represent District 65. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 25, 2024.

Cordova completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Isaiah Cordova was born in Greeley, Colorado. He earned an associate degree from Aims Community College in 2022. His career experience includes working as a technician.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 65

Lori Sander defeated Will Walters in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 65 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lori Sander
Lori Sander (R) Candidate Connection
 
62.7
 
38,882
Image of Will Walters
Will Walters (D) Candidate Connection
 
37.3
 
23,101

Total votes: 61,983
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 65

Will Walters advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 65 on June 25, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Will Walters
Will Walters Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
5,365

Total votes: 5,365
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 65

Lori Sander defeated Trent Leisy in the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 65 on June 25, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lori Sander
Lori Sander Candidate Connection
 
62.4
 
8,765
Image of Trent Leisy
Trent Leisy Candidate Connection
 
37.6
 
5,275

Total votes: 14,040
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Isaiah Cordova completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cordova'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'm a young Coloradoan, born and raised in Weld County, and I hope to provide a voice to a region of this state that seems to be ignored all too often (you don't get secession movements without feeling that way). This area of Colorado is expected to see a large influx of population before 2030, and that leads to a lot of questions about land use, renting or home ownership, I could go on. That means we need a voice that considers *every* constituent, not just ones a candidate caters to. If elected, I will be an empathetic listener and voice for everyone in the 65th district.
  • Preserve farming. I grew up here, I know how the sights and smells of farming form an integral part of the culture that built Colorado into what it is today, and as such it must be allowed to exist in an economy that promotes competition, centers family-owned farms, considers water rights, and ultimately lowers the costs at the food stall or grocery store.
  • Solve homelessness. This is not the responsibility of a single city, or even a single state. I work in Denver and see how current policies are failing our most vulnerable populations. Colorado must work with neighboring states and communities to find economical, safe, clean, and dignified temporary shelters and public housing that allows those experiencing homelessness to be able to get back up on their feet.
  • Fix taxation. Nothing in life is free, not even governing. Addressing the issues is not possible without a solid tax base, able to adjust and change with the times. This is why TABOR must be amended. TABOR is an unnecessary hindrance on local governments that forces them to jump through legal hoops in order to do basic functions, like paving streets. Creating tax policy that enables local governments to improve their jurisdictions while maintaining the surplus we've benefited from in the last few years is not only possible, but necessary.
Having experience with the criminal justice system, I know there are ways to make it more effective. Probation departments and alternative sentencing programs must be funded and staffed with people compassionate about criminal justice and rehabilitation. Prison is like a hammer, and with such a hammer it's even to see everyone as a nail. This is how we enable a society that is compassionate rather than vindictive, and how we prevent prison from becoming a wastebin of human lives, and instead a place where wrongs can be righted.
An elected official must be accountable to the electorate. That is item number one, and by failing to take that into account is how we get the perspective that politicians simply don't care. It's how you get low approval ratings in Washington and low enthusiasm for local elections.
Accountability. Being accountable to your constituents starts with listening, and keeping an open line of communication, not only to your supporters but to your detractors. You cannot pick and choose your constituents, I am elected to serve the roughly 89 thousand people in the 65th district, I will have to represent their interests, and I believe I can do that.
My first job was as a night shift shelf stocker at Home Depot in Greeley. I didn't like it, really. After that I was a summer laborer with the Town of Eaton, mowing the parks and cemetery. That was a good job.
The vast majority of people will never be career politicians, and I think having a body of career politicians defeats the purpose of representative democracy. Key word there being representative. It's important to have the "average Joe" be able to run and win office.
Super cheesy, but: What's the difference between a hippo and a zippo? Ones really heavy and the other's a little lighter.
House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, and Water, the House Committee on Education, and the House Committee on Public and Behavioral Health and Human Services.
Campaign finance exists for a reason, and governments share that same responsibility. Money is power, and moneyed interests able to go around the electoral process through covert donations and lobbying defeats the purpose of democracy.

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 31, 2024


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