Katie March
Katie March (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Colorado House of Representatives to represent District 6. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022.
March completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Katie March was born in Fort Collins, Colorado. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Colorado in 2009. She earned a graduate degree from Colorado State University in 2012. Her career experience includes working as a senior advisor to the speaker of the house in Colorado.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 6
Elisabeth Epps defeated Donald Howell and Jordan Friedman in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Elisabeth Epps (D)  | 85.8 | 32,951 |
| Donald Howell (R) | 14.2 | 5,448 | ||
| Jordan Friedman (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 38,419 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ryan Miller (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 6
Elisabeth Epps defeated Katie March in the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 6 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elisabeth Epps | 53.2 | 9,201 |
 | Katie March | 46.8 | 8,105 | |
| Total votes: 17,306 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 6
Donald Howell advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 6 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Donald Howell | 100.0 | 2,055 | |
| Total votes: 2,055 | |||
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Endorsements
To view March's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Katie March completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by March's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Mass-shootings have torn communities apart in an instant. Domestic violence has taken a huge toll on our families. Suicides in Colorado rarely grab headlines, but represent a huge number of gun-deaths in our state. My work in the Capitol has been focused largely on gun-violence prevention. I worked closely with Speaker Alec Garnett and Representative Tom Sullivan to pass the Extreme Risk Protection Order bill that helps law enforcement and families remove guns from people who are a danger to themselves or others. I’ve also helped pass a law requiring safe storage of firearms in households to prevent youth suicides and accidents, and a domestic violence bill to prevent abusers from possessing firearms.
- Climate change leads to more wildfires, more floods, devastating impacts on our disadvantaged communities, worsening air quality, and economic uncertainty. We can’t accept a world where seniors die every summer because of heat waves. I won’t accept that we have to doom a child with asthma to a lifetime of fear that walking outside might trigger an attack. We aren’t being good neighbors when we let houses wash away or burn up in a preventable disaster. I will make sure that Colorado is doing everything we can to protect our environment and mitigate the impact of climate change on our state..
- Workers deserve to be safe and valued in the workplace. To protect workers, we must strengthen labor laws and ensure a safe workplace for all Coloradans. We cannot let workers be underpaid and overworked; it’s not the Colorado way. Whether it’s organizing and walking the line with workers or legislating and passing bills to hold employers accountable, labor will be intersectional with all of the decisions I make as a State Rep. While at the Capitol, I worked to fund pensions for workers, fought for a prevailing wage in public construction, defended and expanded apprenticeship programs, and worked to protect whistleblowers during the pandemic.
I have personally seen so many communities torn apart from gun violence and am passionate about preventing this violence. I have already helped pass 7 bills that have addressed this issue, and I am passionate about continuing my work to save lives.
I am also incredibly passionate about fighting for workers' protections and fighting for unions! I have fought alongside our unions in Colorado to ensure a prevailing wage, protect workers' pensions, and to protect workers from mistreatment from their employers during the COVID pandemic. I am endorsed by the Colorado Professional Fire Fighters and the Pipe-fitters Local 208 and am incredibly honored and determined to continue the fight at the capitol.
My struggles within the healthcare system, however, are a different story. When I hurt my back while dancing at my sister’s wedding, I knew immediately that it was serious, as I recognized the debilitating pain that had first cropped up almost a decade prior. The only thing I could think about as I lay down crying when I should have been celebrating was how much this was going to cost and how long I would have to wait to get treatment. The red tape that the insurance company made me jump through in order to get the care that I needed was devastating. The surprise billing and lack of transparency of medical costs added emotional pain to the physical pain I experienced. I was in constant agony and it seemed like a lifetime between when I got hurt and when I finally got approved for surgery.
Prioritizing housing first solutions and wrap around services for people experiencing homelessness needs to be a top priority in our state. We also need to ensure that renters are protected and that we have sufficient housing supply to accommodate the incredible demand that the past decade has brought on our city and our state. I strongly believe that home ownership for those that want it is something that we need to strive for. Home ownership should not be an unobtainable dream, it should be an important and realistic goal for all Coloradans who want to put down roots, create financial stability, and build a stake in their community.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 3, 2022
