John Kefalas
John Kefalas is a former Democratic member of the Colorado State Senate, representing District 14 from 2013 to 2019. He resigned on January 2, 2019, to become the Larimer County commissioner.[1]
Kefalas served in the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 52 from 2007 to 2013.
Biography
Kefalas worked as a public policy advocate with Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Denver from 1997 to 2004, as an adviser to Project Self-Sufficiency, Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado from 1994 to 1997, as an employment counselor at Larimer County Employment and Training Services from 1987 to 1994, and as the director of the Tax Fairness Project of the Colorado Progressive Coalition.[2]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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• Health and Human Services |
• Local Government |
• Capital Development |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kefalas served on the following committees:
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• Local Government |
• Capital Development |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Kefalas served on the following committees:
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• Local Government, Vice Chair |
• Health and Human Services |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kefalas served on these committees:
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• Finance |
• Health and Environment |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Kefalas served on these committees:
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• Appropriations |
• Finance |
• Joint Finance |
• Health and Human Services |
• Joint Health and Human Services |
Campaign themes
2016
Kefalas' campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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—John Kefalas[4] |
Political courage tests
Kefalas provided answers to the Colorado State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected. When asked his legislative priorities he responded:
"If re-elected, my top priority will continue to be to find the necessary common ground and bring key stakeholders to the table in order to transition Colorado to a fair and sustainable energy economy that creates family-supporting jobs, promotes smart economic development, protects the environment and makes our state energy independent."[5]
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
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.[6]
Incumbent John Kefalas defeated Hans Hochheimer in the Colorado State Senate District 14 general election.[7][8]
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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61.67% | 52,902 | |
Republican | Hans Hochheimer | 38.33% | 32,886 | |
Total Votes | 85,788 | |||
Source: Colorado Secretary of State |
Incumbent John Kefalas ran unopposed in the Colorado State Senate District 14 Democratic primary.[9][10]
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Hans Hochheimer ran unopposed in the Colorado State Senate District 14 Republican primary.[9][10]
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2012
- See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2012
Kefalas won election in the 2012 election for Colorado State Senate District 14. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 26, 2012. He defeated Syndi Anderson (R), Jeff Johnston (L) and Barrett Rothe (Unaffiliated) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[11]
2010
Kefalas ran for re-election to the 52nd District seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the August 10 primary. He defeated Bob Morain (R) in the November 2 general election.
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18,433 | |||
Bob Morain (R) | 13,721 |
2008
On November 4, 2008, Kefalas won re-election to the 52nd District seat in the Colorado House of Representatives, defeating opponent Bob McCluskey (R).[12]
Kefalas raised $118,443 for his campaign, while McCluskey raised $172,416.[13]
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24,812 | |||
Bob McCluskey (R) | 17,159 |
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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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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Recent news
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See also
- Colorado State Senate
- Colorado Senate Committees
- Colorado State Senate District 14
- Colorado State Legislature
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
- John Kefalas on Facebook
- Twitter feed
- John Kefalas on MySpace
Footnotes
- ↑ Fort Collins Coloradoan, "Kefalas to vacate Colorado Senate seat Jan. 2; Ginal, Arndt, others hope to replace him," December 5, 2018
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ John Kefalas, "Issues," accessed June 20, 2016
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Issue Positions," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Elections & Voting," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2008 General election results," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Funds raised by 2008 House candidates," accessed April 14, 2014
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Bob Bacon (D) |
Colorado State Senate District 14 2013–2019 |
Succeeded by Joann Ginal (D) |
Preceded by ' |
Colorado House District 52 2007–2013 |
Succeeded by Joann Ginal (D) |