Jan Kulmann
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Jan Kulmann (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 8th Congressional District. She lost in the Republican primary on June 28, 2022.
Kulmann completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jan Kulmann was born in Enid, Oklahoma. She earned a bachelor's degree from Louisiana State University in 1999 and a graduate degree from Colorado State University in 2009. Her career experience includes working as an engineer and as the director for well construction at Whiting Petroleum. She was elected Mayor of the City of Thornton in 2019.[1][2]
Kulmann has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- Rocky Flats Stewardship Council, Vice Chair (2020) and Chair (beginning 2021)
- North I-25 Coalition, member
- Mile High Flood District, member and executive committee member
- Metro Mayors Caucus, member and executive committee member
Elections
2022
See also: Colorado's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Colorado District 8
Yadira Caraveo defeated Barbara Kirkmeyer, Richard Ward, and Tim Long in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Yadira Caraveo (D) | 48.4 | 114,377 |
 | Barbara Kirkmeyer (R)  | 47.7 | 112,745 | |
| Richard Ward (L) | 3.9 | 9,280 | ||
 | Tim Long (Colorado Center Party) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 99 | |
| Total votes: 236,501 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matthew Payette (Independent)
- Steve Zorn (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8
Yadira Caraveo advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Yadira Caraveo | 100.0 | 38,837 |
| Total votes: 38,837 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joshua Rodriguez (D)
- Chaz Tedesco (D)
- Johnny Humphrey (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8
Barbara Kirkmeyer defeated Jan Kulmann, Lori Saine, and Tyler Allcorn in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Kirkmeyer | 39.0 | 22,724 |
 | Jan Kulmann | 23.0 | 13,398 | |
 | Lori Saine | 21.2 | 12,357 | |
 | Tyler Allcorn | 16.7 | 9,743 | |
| Total votes: 58,222 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joshua Rodriguez (R)
- Jewels Gray (R)
- Ryan Gonzalez (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jan Kulmann (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado’s 8th Congressional District. She is running in the Republican primary scheduled for June 28, 2022. Kulmann currently serves as Mayor of Thornton, CO. She assumed office in 2019. As mayor, Kulmann serves on the executive committee of the Metro Mayors Caucus, the Chair of the Rocky Flats Stewardship Council, an executive board member of the Mile High Flood District, and as a member of the North I-25 Coalition. She stood with small businesses when COVID restrictions went too far and has increased funding for law enforcement. Previously, Kulmann served on the Thornton City Council, a position she held from 2013-2019. While also serving as Mayor, Kulmann has been a trailblazer in the oil and gas industry, moving to top-level engineering positions. Kulmann has worked in the energy industry for 23 years, 15 of which were for companies in Colorado. Currently, Kulmann serves as the Director of Well Construction at Whiting Petroleum Corporation, a position she’s held since 2019. Kulmann was also a board member on the Stargate Charter School Governance Board, a position she held from 2012-2018. Kulmann helped expand Stargate into the largest charter school in Colorado.
- I'm an outsider. An Engineer. A Mayor. A Mom. I will be focused on common sense results in Washington, D.C. and that starts by addressing the cost of living. Inflation is at a 40-year high. That means the price of everything is up, housing, groceries, gas, energy bills. And on that – let me just say to President Biden: we need to make America energy dominant. We have everything we need here. America cannot rely on Russia and China; we must be energy independent. Energy security is national security.
- Safety is my top priority as Mayor of Thornton, so I’ve always increased funding for law enforcement. Everyone deserves a safe community. But our law enforcement heroes are antagonized and defunded. Crime is on the rise. And the longer President Biden and Speaker Pelosi wait to act on border security, the more Coloradans are at risk of overdosing from fentanyl. This is a serious crisis yet career politicians keep letting us down. Securing the border is compassionate and the right thing to do. We all deserve to live in safe communities.
- The elites don’t even care about restoring American independence anymore. We need an all-of-the-above energy policy to lower the cost of gas, support good-paying jobs, for working Coloradans, and to re-establish America's energy independence. Education is deeply important to me. I helped expand a charter school to give parents more choices for their kids. And now it’s the largest in the state. Equally important is parental rights and parental choice in education. Our school boards focus on political agendas not learning. Let’s get back to learning.
One of my biggest priorities in Congress will be finding common sense solutions to energy production. Despite serving my community on a school board and as a city councilmember and mayor, I always kept my job as an engineer at Whiting Petroleum. I've worked for the oil and gas industry here in Colorado for 15 years. Biden and Pelosi have done everything in their power to slow U.S. energy development, threatening our national security and causing gas prices to soar — hurting a lot of hardworking families here and in many other parts of the country. Regardless of how difficult, I have always been about finding solutions. I know we can produce more energy here, protect the environment, and promote jobs for the people of our country.
A figure that I look up to is Justice Amy Coney Barett. Justice Barrett is a working mom who speaks for heart, her kids, and her values.
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Accountability. Decisiveness. Integrity. Humility. Focus.
I’m an engineer with a master’s in business who also serves my community. I’m first and foremost a working mom. The role of representation requires that we talk to everyone, leaving our egos at the door to allow for real dialogue and collaboration. I’ve learned this in my professional career as well as during my time of service and get challenged the most as a mom.
Not miss votes, introduce legislation, aid constituents, serve on committees.
I want to be known as a great collaborator, able to help bring focus to issues that matter to all of Colorado
I remember the Challenger explosion vividly when I was nine years old and my elementary class was watching it on tv.
My first real job was working at McDonalds in High School – I worked the drive thru window and managed the birthday parties.
My first professional job was as an engineer responsible for the design, construction, and modification of new and existing petroleum product distribution facilities, including electrical, civil, and mechanical duties (with Equilon Enterprises). I was there for a year and a half.
My first professional job was as an engineer responsible for the design, construction, and modification of new and existing petroleum product distribution facilities, including electrical, civil, and mechanical duties (with Equilon Enterprises). I was there for a year and a half.
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon because it's a historical fiction crossed with time travel, romance, action, mystery
Everything from Hamilton
Raising teenagers – being a parent is one of the hardest jobs in the world, we love our children and want them to become wonderful adults while constantly worrying we’ve forgotten something
The House of Representatives is unique because it is the most representative institution of the American people. This quality allows it to be the most qualified institution to handle some of the most pressing matters facing the American people, especially the “power of the purse.”
Experience can certainly be beneficial in government and politics for representatives who have to navigate the complexities of policymaking. At the same time, experience can be used as an excuse for representatives to become career politicians. Career politicians deliver more of the same, whereas outsiders who live and have worked in their communities are better positioned to deliver results. A body like the House of Representatives, established to best represent the people, needs representatives with a variety of experiences, not be made up of people with just politics or government experience.
Energy security has proven that it not only has broad international implications but can have drastic consequences on domestic consumers as well. The right energy policies will lower energy costs, produce energy in a clean and efficient way, and be of strategic advantage in terms of foreign policy in the long-term by reducing our dependence, and that of our allies, on oil-rich dictatorships.
I would like to join the House Committee on Energy and Commerce as well as the Committee on Natural Resources. As an oil and gas engineer, my entire career has revolved around meeting the energy needs of our country and now more than ever we need energy experts in Congress.
As the most representative body, it is important that the House be as responsive as possible to address the ever-changing needs of the American people. Two years also allows enough time for the institution’s makeup to change with the wants of the American people.
I am not a career politician and I don’t believe in career politicians. I would absolutely support a constitutional amendment that limits the terms of Members of Congress.
I greatly admire the work of Representative Elise Stefanik to promote women in Congress. She uses her voice and her experience to ensure more women are included in representation.
I’ve been a huge supporter of Food for Hope in Thornton, CO. This organization provides food for students across Adams County that are experiencing food insecurity. Volunteers put together weekend food bags, snacks for school days, and set up food banks for families to use any time. There are so many stories from families I’ve met that were helped. One 3rd grader told me she couldn’t focus on her schoolwork at all because she was so hungry every day. When FFH opened a resource bank in her school, not only did she have snacks to help her make it through the day, she also had food to bring home to her family at night. I talked to a family that was only able to get by because of the assistance they received from this organization. The parents had lost their jobs and were trying to decide between food and electricity during the winter. Food for Hope fills that gap.
How do you know you’re talking to an extroverted engineer? When they talk to you, they look at your shoes instead of their own
I'm not naive enough to think that any Member of Congress alone can do anything. What happens is you have to build a coalition and you have to build a partnership with others to make sure that things can happen. And that's something that I've done on my city council. I've made sure that I work with everybody regardless of what side of the aisle they sit on because we have to form those partnerships and relationships to get real things done.
It would play a tremendous role, especially when it comes to securing the border, balancing the budget and cutting wasteful spending, and ensuring that America has a strong national defense.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 13, 2022
- ↑ City of Thornton, "Janifer Kulmann," accessed April 14, 2022
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