Jon Biggerstaff

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Jon Biggerstaff
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Jon Biggerstaff was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 33 of the Colorado State Senate. He ran unsuccessfully for District 1 of the Colorado House of Representatives in 2014.

Campaign themes

2016

Biggerstaff's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“
  • Money in politics: Firstly, my campaign is not taking any Political Action Committee (PAC) money. According to Clean Slate Now, only 4 out of the 100 legislators in Colorado have taken this no PAC money pledge. One of those legislators is Senator Mike Johnston, the current State Senator in district 33. I want to follow Senator Johnston’s lead and run a campaign that is based solely on the donations of people.
  • Growing inequality: Our economy is lopsided and is leaving behind those that it should be lifting up. As your Senator in district 33 every issue I address will be done with the goal of closing this economic and influence gap. Rich or poor, we’re all in this economic boat together and one side has been taking on water for years. The single biggest driver of this gap is money in politics. There is no way to chart the influence socio-economic groups have on their elected officials... The vast majority of us being left with little to know influence and the top 10% holding all the influence.
  • TABOR: The notion that TABOR keeps taxes low and anyone who opposes it wants to raise taxes is an effective and easy political sell. Of course this isn't reality, but it's been the narrative on TABOR for decades. We need to change the story on TABOR. Our progressive political leaders need to do a better job getting the word out an educating the public on the cost of TABOR. It’s our job to change minds. It’s our job to reach out and explain why we are fighting for these issues and to bring more people to our cause.
  • Education: The idea of competition in the education system has been a destructive force as when two sides are in competition inherently one side will be the loser and none of our children should come out of Denver Public Schools a loser. We cannot choose to continue to fund charter schools with public funds until we adequately fund all of our neighborhood schools, provide adequate teacher protections and transparent public oversight.[1]
 ”
—Jon Biggerstaff[2]

Campaign themes

2014

Biggerstaff's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]

Taxes

  • Excerpt: "As your representative I will almost always fall on the side of keeping taxes low and living within our means. I believe that keeping our state and district competitive is what drives growth, creates jobs and what leads to increased revenue. "

Immigration Reform

  • Excerpt: "I believe in a path to citizenship for legal and illegal immigrants. "

Marriage Equality

  • Excerpt: "As a candidate and a State Representative will attend every march, every rally and further every cause I can to overturn Amendment 43. State legislators should not be in the business of defining or ill defining love."

Education

  • Excerpt: "I believe that education is the single best weapon we have in the fight against poverty, violence, and discrimination."

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.[4] Incumbent Michael Johnston (D) did not seek re-election.

Angela Williams defeated Raymon Doane in the Colorado State Senate District 33 general election.[5][6]

Colorado State Senate, District 33 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Angela Williams 81.95% 57,049
     Republican Raymon Doane 18.05% 12,564
Total Votes 69,613
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Angela Williams defeated Jon Biggerstaff in the Colorado State Senate District 33 Democratic primary.[7][8]

Colorado State Senate, District 33 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Angela Williams 82.05% 12,837
     Democratic Jon Biggerstaff 17.95% 2,808
Total Votes 15,645


Raymon Doane ran unopposed in the Colorado State Senate District 33 Republican primary.[7][8]

Colorado State Senate, District 33 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Raymon Doane  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Colorado House of Representatives 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. Susan Lontine was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Raymond Garcia was unopposed in the Republican primary. Lontine defeated Garcia, David Hein (L) and Jon Biggerstaff (I) in the general election.[9][10][11][12]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 1, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Lontine 55.1% 11,854
     Republican Raymond Garcia 37.7% 8,109
     Libertarian David Hein 4.1% 887
     Independent Jon Biggerstaff 3.1% 675
Total Votes 21,525

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  2. ↑ Jon Biggerstaff, "Issues," accessed June 20, 2016
  3. ↑ biggerstaffhd1.com, "Official campaign website," accessed September 30, 2014
  4. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Elections & Voting," accessed October 6, 2015
  5. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
  6. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
  9. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed May 1, 2014
  10. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 25, 2014
  11. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 23, 2014
  12. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 5, 2014


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