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Jeff Bridges recall, Colorado State Senate (2019)

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An effort to recall Jeff Bridges, a member of the Democratic Party, from his appointed position representing District 26 in the Colorado State Senate was launched in March 2019. Supporters of the recall needed to collect 19,703 valid signatures in 60 days of the petition’s approval to move the recall forward.[1]

As of October 24, 2019, the recall had not been submitted to the state for approval and was considered as abandoned.[2]

To read more on the recall efforts against the Colorado governor and other state legislative members in 2019, click here.

Recall supporters

The recall against Bridges was led by Joe Neville. He is the head of the Values First Colorado political action committee and the brother of Senate minority leader Patrick Neville (R). The recall petitioners started the recall effort in response to Bridges' support of six bills. The Recall Colorado website listed the following legislation:

“
  • SB19-042, National Popular Vote: An unconstitutional attempt to undermine the Electoral College and steal Coloradan's votes.
  • HB19-1177, "Red Flag" Gun Confiscation: A gun-grab that violates Constitutional rights with no provisions to help the mentally ill.
  • HB19-1032, State Sexuality Indoctrination: A state indoctrination plan to undermine parental rights to educate their children about sexuality.
  • SB19-181, Extreme Oil and Gas Regulation: Oil and gas regulations that go even further than Proposition 112, the ballot measure widely rejected by Colorado voters in 2018.
  • HB19-1042, Sanctuary for Criminals: Dems voted down an amendment that would block felons from receiving state funds.
  • Pending Introduction, Sanctuary for Criminals 2: Announced by Colorado Dems, this pending legislation will restrict police and public entities from assisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).[3]
 ”
—Recall Colorado[4]

List of supporters

Recall opponents

After the recall was announced against Sen. Bridges, he said these were "the same folks who just lost by historic margins trying to undo the will of the people of Colorado. They lost fair and square but hope they can sneak through in a recall and somehow win when no one is looking. It won’t work. This goes against our Colorado values, and their cynicism about our voters will be proven wrong once again. ... I’m not intimidated by bullies."[1]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Colorado

Supporters of the recall needed to collect 19,703 signatures in 60 days of the petition’s approval to force a recall election.[1]

Election history

Bridges was appointed to the Colorado State Senate in January 2019 to succeed Sen. Daniel Kagan (D).[7]

2016

See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Colorado State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 4, 2016.[8] Incumbent Linda Newell (D) did not seek re-election.

Daniel Kagan defeated Nancy Doty in the Colorado State Senate District 26 general election.[9][10]

Colorado State Senate, District 26 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Kagan 53.48% 42,145
     Republican Nancy Doty 46.52% 36,666
Total Votes 78,811
Source: Colorado Secretary of State


Daniel Kagan ran unopposed in the Colorado State Senate District 26 Democratic primary.[11][12]

Colorado State Senate, District 26 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Kagan  (unopposed)

Nancy Doty ran unopposed in the Colorado State Senate District 26 Republican primary.[11][12]

Colorado State Senate, District 26 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Nancy Doty  (unopposed)

This district was included in the Republican State Leadership Committee's list of "16 in '16: Races to Watch." Read more »

Colorado state legislative and state executive recalls in 2019

The table below highlighted each recall effort in Colorado targeting state executive and state legislative members in 2019.

2019 Colorado state legislative and state executive recalls
Name Office Party Status Signature deadline Reached the ballot Recalled
Jared Polis Governor Democratic Official; ended September 6, 2019
Did not make ballot
 -
Pete Lee Senate District 11 Democratic Official; ended September 10, 2019
Did not make ballot
 -
Brittany Pettersen Senate District 22 Democratic Official; ended September 16, 2019
Did not make ballot
 -
Leroy Garcia Senate District 3 Democratic Official; ended October 18, 2019
Did not make ballot
 -
Rochelle Galindo House District 50 Democratic Official; ended June 3, 2019
Did not make ballot
 -
Tom Sullivan House District 37 Democratic Official; ended July 12, 2019
Did not make ballot
 -
Bri Buentello House District 47 Democratic Unofficial; ended -
Did not make ballot
 -
Jeff Bridges Senate District 26 Democratic Unofficial; ended -
Did not make ballot
 -
Meg Froelich House District 3 Democratic Unofficial; ended -
Did not make ballot
 -

Historical state legislative recalls

Ballotpedia tracked 124 recall efforts against 120 state lawmakers from 1913 to 2018. During that time, 39 recalls made the ballot and 22 state legislators were successfully recalled.[13]

Michigan led the way with 35 state legislative recall efforts from 1913 to 2018. Of those 35 recall efforts, three were successful. Wisconsin followed with 30 state legislative recall efforts. Six of those recalls were successful.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Gazette, "Recall petitions in works for 2 Colorado lawmakers over 'national popular vote' bill," March 13, 2019
  2. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Recall Petitions," accessed March 29, 2019
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ Recall Colorado, "Recap of overreaching legislation," accessed March 18, 2019
  5. ↑ Colorado Times Recorder, "Neville Family Launches Recall Effort Against Minority Leader’s Colleagues," March 6, 2019
  6. ↑ Colorado Sun, "Ken Buck wins Colorado GOP chairman race and endorses recall elections for Democrats," March 30, 2019
  7. ↑ Colorado Politics, "Replacement selected for exiting Colorado state Sen. Daniel Kagan," January 7, 2019
  8. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Elections & Voting," accessed October 6, 2015
  9. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
  10. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
  13. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Recall of State Officials," accessed August 13, 2021
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