Kerry Donovan

Kerry Donovan (Democratic Party) was a member of the Colorado State Senate, representing District 5. She assumed office on January 7, 2015. She left office on January 9, 2023.

Donovan (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022.

Donovan ran for re-election to the Colorado State Senate to represent District 5. She won in the general election on November 6, 2018.

State Senate Democrats elected Donovan state Senate president pro tempore in November 2020, effective January 2021.^[1]

Biography

Donovan received her B.S. from the University of Notre Dame. Her professional experience includes working as an archaeologist, working for the nonprofit Vail Valley Foundation, serving as the director of academics for the Vail Ski and Snowboard Club, and managing her family's ranch.^[2]

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Donovan was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Donovan was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Colorado committee assignments, 2017
• Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy
• Local Government
• Legislative Audit

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Donovan served on the following committees:

Colorado committee assignments, 2015
• Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy
• Local Government

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

Kerry Donovan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

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

Education

Excerpt: "As an experienced educator, I’ve seen the huge challenges our kids and teachers face daily in the classroom and, if elected, will strive to find balanced solutions for all of our schools."

 Economy And Job Creation

Excerpt: "I believe in the gumption of Coloradans and will fight to strengthen our rural economy and tourism industry in the State Senate. To solve the problems we face in our district while growing our economy, I will fight to leverage the resources of the state to provide economic benefits for local communities."

Our Water And Natural Resources

Excerpt: "I believe in keeping water in the basin where it’s born and as your voice in the State Senate, will defend that principle. Water is also critical to many cherished past-times in our district, such as FIBArk, which celebrates its 66th year in 2014."

Guns

Excerpt: "The current law passed by Denver limiting high-capacity magazines is unenforceable and I would not have supported it. I believe that gun owners will exercise personal responsibility and discretion in the interest of public safety when selling their weapons and will work to make sure that background checks help and do not hinder that process. But I do support making sure that convicted criminals or the mentally ill cannot get guns."

Health Care

Excerpt: "I will work with stakeholders in the area, as well as care providers, patients and business leaders to bring affordable health care to our communities while ensuring that families can choose a plan that fits their needs. I believe in a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions, and I will defend that right in the State Senate."

Elections

2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Incumbent Lauren Boebert defeated Adam Frisch, Marina Zimmerman, Kristin Skowronski, and Richard Tetu in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lauren Boebert (R)	50.1	163,839
	Adam Frisch (D)	49.9	163,293
	Marina Zimmerman (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	74
	Kristin Skowronski (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	71
	Richard Tetu (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	8

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 327,285
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Adam Frisch defeated Sol Sandoval and Alex Walker in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on June 28, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Adam Frisch	42.4	25,751
	Sol Sandoval	41.9	25,462
	Alex Walker	15.7	9,504

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,717
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Incumbent Lauren Boebert defeated Don Coram in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on June 28, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lauren Boebert	66.0	86,322
	Don Coram	34.0	44,486

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 130,808
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Marina Zimmerman (R)