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Marina Zimmerman
Marina Zimmerman (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. She lost as a write-in in the general election on November 8, 2022. She did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on June 28, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Colorado's 3rd Congressional District election, 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes: 60,717 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Donald Valdez (D)
- Cole Buerger (D)
- Colin Wilhelm (D)
- Scott Yates (D)
- Susan Martinez (D)
- Kerry Donovan (D)
- Gregg Smith (D)
- Naziha In'am Hadil (D)
- Debby Burnett (D)
- Kellie Rhodes (D)
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 | |
| Total votes: 130,808 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marina Zimmerman (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Marina Zimmerman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Zimmerman's campaign website stated the following:
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Stable, Attainable Housing Colorado has an export problem and it’s not an economic positive. It’s an export that is detrimental to the state – the loss of people and talent. More and more Colorado families are seeing their adult children move out of state after successfully graduating from a Colorado university or vocational school, despite their love for family and Colorado. Why is this happening? Because young professionals can’t afford to stay in their home state of Colorado. The cost of living and housing in many areas of our state is way out of sync with earnings, even for career-minded young professionals and tradespersons. Without stable, attainable housing we risk continued loss of young talent. According to the Colorado Association of Realtors, today the median home price in CD-3 is $365,000. In 2017, it was about $210,000. That’s a 57% increase in cost in just five years. Compare that to the overall 62% increase over twenty years (adjusted for inflation). Rents have dramatically increased during this time too. Household earnings have certainly not increased at similar rates, nor can they, so many would-be first-time home buyers are simply priced out of the market. Homeownership is a key factor in building economic security for most Americans. When our Colorado young people can’t even get to the first rung on the buyers ladder in-state, where does that leave them? The prospects are even worse in many of Colorado’s more rural areas of CD-3, where home prices have sky-rocketed. The median home in Archuleta and LaPlata counties in 2021 sold for $565,000 and $626,000, respectively. We must consider creative options for all generations, but especially those who came of age during a huge economic downturn and were dealt another financial blow with pandemic-related shutdowns and job losses. They are literally the future of our CD-3 communities. For our state to thrive, we need economic prosperity and security for Coloradans. We need those educated, trained young people who can fill jobs as teachers, medical workers, and trades people because our older generations are now retiring from those jobs in large numbers. It’s time to re-consider approaches to community development and home ownership, and throw in some re-imagined traditional ideas as well. Generations ago, barn-raisings were one way a community came together to help their neighbors. Today, that could be accomplished with shared equity options, through a combination of sweat equity and partially-deferred down payment homebuyers can get into a home. When a first-time homebuyer purchases a home, a portion of their down payment could come from a community housing organization and some sweat equity. When they sell that home, a portion of their earned equity is repaid to the community development agency with interest. We ensure stronger, lasting communities when we invest in people and properties. No one is suggesting a free ride, far from it. This is an approach that focuses on helping those willing to work hard and commit to their community. In turn, new homeowners develop roots and repay the community as much-needed local professionals and responsible homeowners, and ultimately repay investors with a portion of gained equity (deferred down payment plus interest) when they sell. By keeping our talent in-state and investing in local communities, we are building stronger communities. For renters, a different approach is needed. People who are not ready for homeownership need affordable rentals where rent does not increase exponentially and cause instability. Using existing tax credit programs, communities can development rental units that are in sync with prevailing wages, so that working tenants do not spend a disproportionate percentage on rent. This approach brings trained and untrained workers to communities and opens the door to better economic security. In turn, having a reliable and secure workforce provides much-needed employees for numerous types of work and ensures a more prosperous community. As your Congressional Representative, I’ll work to bring your federal tax dollars back to Colorado. Using existing tax incentives, Federal funds, and regional ingenuity, we can stabilize our housing situation and create security and prosperity for CD-3.
The Colorado River originates high in the Rocky Mountains. Streams and tributaries feed into the river as it travels across Western Colorado and the Colorado Plateau, bringing life to 40 million people in seven states of the Southwest. Water levels have been steadily declining since 2000, with scientists pointing to reduced snowpack, extended drought, and human-caused issues as key problems. Experts are not sure the river will return to previous levels due to the steady aridification of the Southwest. Practical, multi-pronged solutions are needed to protect water resources in Colorado. We, as Coloradans, must recognize the value of this resource, utilize technologies that maximize our water resources, and consider sensible conservation steps. However, while we do have an obligation to our Southwest neighbors, we should not have to send valuable water out of our basin, only to be wasted in states that refuse to take adequate water conservation measures. I’ll fight for Colorado’s water and for the funding needed to implement practical solutions that will take us well into the future. The Colorado River guidelines are set to be renegotiated in 2026, making it more critical than ever to have a hard-working, common-sense representative fighting for current and future water needs of Colorado’s 3rd Congressional district.
Colorado’s forested mountains are world-renowned for their natural beauty. They are as much a part of our outdoor culture as they are a source of economic benefit for the state. Smart forest management, slope stabilization, and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) planning are critical to stewarding Colorado’s wilderness. As Coloradans, it’s up to us to work together to protect Colorado’s public lands, indigenous lands, and the rights and responsibilities of private property. In Congress, I’ll advocate for additional resources, as well as upgraded equipment to make that possible. Active forest management involves combatting steep terrain, insects, disease, fuel load, and drought. Slope stabilization requires engineering, erosion mitigation, and water diversion management. We can, and should, support our state and federal forest service agencies’ efforts to work toward and maintain healthy forests and safe water sheds. We must promote obvious and simple steps in human-inhabited areas to safeguard people and property by mitigating dangerous fuel, using low-combustible building materials, and reducing our footprint on nature. We are all stakeholders. We must work together respectfully for a common purpose, ensuring all Coloradans take a responsible approach to protecting Colorado today and with a long-range vision for the future.
While forest health, water, wildfires, and climate change have separate components, they are all intertwined. A majority of Colorado’s water flows through forested watersheds. A healthy forest is the first step in protecting our water supply. A good forest management plan will also help to prevent or lessen the severity of Colorado wildfires. Finally, A healthy forest is instrumental in climate change mitigation through carbon sequestration. A good forest management plan will include tree thinning, prescribed burns, and planting new trees. Tree thinning will also give Colorado’s wood industry a much-needed boost. In Colorado, 65.5% of our forest land is federal; therefore, it is vitally important to the people in CD3 to capture as much federal funding as possible to have a sustainable forestry program. I will fight for the federal resources CD3 needs to protect our forests, water, and communities.
It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in St. Croix, USVI, and we had been given the day off work. The sun was warm, and the vibe was definitely Sunday Funday! I jumped in a jeep with some friends, and we headed for Rainbow Beach to enjoy the day. We landed a table at the open-air bar and restaurant, got settled in, and were waiting for the band to start. We could hear the rolling of the beautiful Caribean Sea, and life was good. I remember thinking, how had I gotten so lucky as to land a job operating a crane in the U.S. Virgin Islands! It was at that moment; I heard a POP POP POP sound. There was a split second of confusion as the sound kept going. I looked over my left shoulder and saw one of the band members dive for the stage floor. That’s when it registered; someone is spraying the place with bullets. We all hit the concrete. The Mother beside me was screaming at her two children, who were probably 30 feet away, to get down, get down, stay down! I remember just trying to push myself harder into the concrete, thinking, “am I going to catch a stray bullet?” And where is my gun? I need my gun! It was the most helpless I had ever been in my adult life. I have carried a gun my entire adult life, and this was the first time without it. USVI does not allow people to have guns. When I spoke to my daughter on the phone that evening, she asked me if being in this shooting had changed my position on gun control. My answer, absolutely not. It has reinforced it. I now have first-hand proof of how helpless We The People are when guns are banned. Criminals will have them; they don’t ask permission. It started to be commonplace that while at my room at the resort, I would have to hit the floor or patio because someone was nearby on a shooting spree. At the end of my contract, I did not renew; the helpless feeling had become pure fear.[1] |
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| —Marina Zimmerman's campaign website (2022)[2] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Marine Zimmerman For Congress, “Issues,” accessed August 11, 2022
