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Joseph Salazar
Joseph Salazar (Democratic Party) was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 31. He assumed office on January 9, 2013. He left office on January 4, 2019.
Salazar (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Colorado State Senate to represent District 24. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022.
Biography
Salazar attended Thornton High School. He received his J.D. from the University of Denver. His professional experience includes practicing as an attorney, working in insurance, and working for the state of Colorado.[1]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Judiciary, Vice chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Salazar served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • State, Veterans and Military Affairs, Vice chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Salazar served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • State, Veterans, and Military Affairs, Vice Chair |
| • Judiciary |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Colorado State Senate District 24
Kyle Mullica defeated Courtney Potter and Donald Osborn in the general election for Colorado State Senate District 24 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kyle Mullica (D) | 53.8 | 30,008 |
 | Courtney Potter (R)  | 43.4 | 24,184 | |
 | Donald Osborn (L) | 2.8 | 1,569 | |
| Total votes: 55,761 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 24
Kyle Mullica advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 24 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kyle Mullica | 100.0 | 11,565 |
| Total votes: 11,565 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joseph Salazar (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 24
Courtney Potter advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 24 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Courtney Potter | 100.0 | 9,679 |
| Total votes: 9,679 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Attorney General of Colorado
Phil Weiser defeated George Brauchler and William Robinson in the general election for Attorney General of Colorado on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Phil Weiser (D) | 51.6 | 1,285,464 |
 | George Brauchler (R) | 45.1 | 1,124,757 | |
| William Robinson (L) | 3.3 | 81,733 | ||
| Total votes: 2,491,954 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Colorado
Phil Weiser defeated Joseph Salazar in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Colorado on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phil Weiser | 50.4 | 301,354 |
 | Joseph Salazar | 49.6 | 296,551 | |
| Total votes: 597,905 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Colorado
George Brauchler advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Colorado on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | George Brauchler | 100.0 | 418,713 |
| Total votes: 418,713 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives 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.
Incumbent Joe Salazar defeated Jessica Sandgren in the Colorado House of Representatives District 31 general election.[2][3]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 31 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Joe Salazar Incumbent |
55.39% | 18,452 | |
| Republican | Jessica Sandgren | 44.61% | 14,861 | |
| Total Votes | 33,313 | |||
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Joseph Salazar ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 31 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 31 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Joseph Salazar Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Jessica Sandgren ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 31 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 31 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jessica Sandgren (unopposed) | |
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. Incumbent Joseph A. Salazar was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Carol "Jody" Beckler was unopposed in the Republican primary. Beckler was defeated by Salazar in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph A. Salazar Incumbent |
50.5% | 11,501 | |
| Republican | Carol "Jody" Beckler | 49.5% | 11,280 | |
| Total Votes | 22,781 | |||
2012
Salazar won election in the 2012 election for Colorado House of Representatives District 31. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 26, 2012. He defeated Beth Martinez Humenik (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph A. Salazar |
60.4% | 18,800 | |
| Republican | Beth Martinez Humenik | 39.6% | 12,301 | |
| Total Votes | 31,101 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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2018
In 2018, the 72nd Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 10 through May 9.
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2017
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In 2017, the 71st Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 10. There was also a special session from October 2-3.
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2016
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In 2016, the second session of the 70th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 13 through May 11.
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2015
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In 2015, the first session of the 70th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 7 through May 6.
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2014
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In 2014, the 69th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 8 to May 7.
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2013
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In 2013, the 69th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 9 to May 9.
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Endorsements
2016
Presidential preference
2016 presidential endorsement
✓ Salazar endorsed Bernie Sanders for the Democratic primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[11]
- See also: Endorsements for Bernie Sanders
2012
In 2012, Salazar's endorsements included the following:[12]
- State representative Judy Solano
- State senator Lois Tochtrop
- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet
- U.S. Senator Mark Udall
- U.S. Representative Ed Perlmutter
- U.S. Representative Jared Polis
- Thornton City Council and Mayor Pro Tem Eva Henry
- Thornton City Council Lynn Fox
- Thornton City Council Val Vigil
- Thornton City Council JJ Dove
- Thornton City Council Mack Goodman
- Former Thornton City Council Steve Lebsock
- Former Thornton City Councilwoman Rebecca Cavanagh-Miller
- Adams County School Board Member Fred Schaffer
- Former Colorado Speaker of House Andrew Romanoff
- Former Colorado Speaker of House Terrance Carroll
- Former Colorado Speaker of House Ruben Valdez
- Former U.S. Secretary of Energy and Transportation and Former Mayor of Denver Federico Pena
- State representative Mark Ferrandino
- State representative Crisanta Duran
Noteworthy events
Rape Comments
Salazar was criticized for comments made on February 15, 2013, during a debate over having guns on campus in the Colorado House of Representatives. He made the following remarks on House Bill 1226:
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That’s why we have call boxes, that’s why we have safe zones, that’s why we have whistles, because you just don’t know who you’re going to be shooting at, and you don’t know, if you feel like you’re going to be raped, or if you feel like someone’s been following you around, or if you feel like you’re in trouble, and when you may actually not be, that you pop out that gun and you pop around that somebody.[14] |
” |
| —Joseph Salazar | ||
State Rep. Polly Lawrence (R) said on Twitter “Rep. Salazar says women may not know when they’re being raped. …”
Salazar apologized on February 19: "I’m sorry if I offended anyone. That was absolutely not my intention. We were having a public policy debate on whether or not guns makes people safer on campus. I don’t believe they do. That was the point I was trying to make. If anyone thinks I’m not sensitive to the dangers women face, they’re wrong."[15]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ SalazarforHD31, "Bio," accessed June 29, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ The Denver Post, "Rep. Joe Salazar endorses Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton," February 20, 2016
- ↑ salazarforhd31.com, "Endorsements," accessed October 18, 2012
- ↑ Denver Post, "Colorado lawmaker Joe Salazar issues apology over rape remark," February 19, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 2013/feb/19/colorado-state-rep-joe-salazars-comments-rape-and-/ Washington Times, "Colorado state Rep. Joe Salazar's comments on rape and guns draw backlash," February 19, 2013 (dead link)
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Judith Anne Solano (D) |
Colorado House of Representatives District 31 2013–2019 |
Succeeded by Yadira Caraveo (D) |
