James Fletcher (Colorado)
James Fletcher was a 2014 Independent candidate for District 54 of the Colorado House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2014
Fletcher's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
The Economy and Job Creation
- Excerpt: "Taxation and over-regulation handicaps the economies of both Mesa and Delta Counties. With a lack of capitol within our local economy, government must look for ways to balance the check-book. Small business is big business in Mesa and Delta Counties, small business accounts for 90% of our local business base."
Natural Resources
- Excerpt: "Conservation of the waters we have in Colorado is vital to our very existence and our livelihood. We must look for ways to create more storage of water and provide first for agriculture."
Mental Health
- Excerpt: "At the State level, we must provide adequate facilities to treat this complex issue of mental health care and work on cutting-edge legislation to prevent such incidents as the Columbine school tragedy or the Aurora theater shootings."
Elections
2014
Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 31, 2014. Brad Webb was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Yeulin Willett was unopposed in the Republican primary. Willett defeated Webb, Kyle Davis (L) and James Fletcher (I) in the general election.[2][3][4][5]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "James + Fletcher + Colorado + House"
See also
- Colorado House of Representatives
- Colorado House of Representatives District 54
- Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Colorado State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- James Fletcher on Facebook
- James Fletcher on LinkedIn
Footnotes
- ↑ jjforcolorado.com, "Issues," accessed October 3, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 5, 2014