Matthew Menza
Matthew Menza (Republican Party) ran for election to the Colorado State Senate to represent District 17. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Menza completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Matthew Menza was born in Boulder, Colorado. Menza earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in December 1996 and a master's degree in systems engineering from the Navy Post Graduate School in June 2014. His professional experience includes working as a professional pilot and test pilot. Menza served in the United States Navy from December 1996 to January 2017.[1][2]
Elections
2020
See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Colorado State Senate District 17
Sonya Jaquez Lewis defeated Matthew Menza and Andrew O'Connor in the general election for Colorado State Senate District 17 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sonya Jaquez Lewis (D) | 67.9 | 65,226 |
 | Matthew Menza (R)  | 32.1 | 30,848 | |
| Andrew O'Connor (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 96,093 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 17
Sonya Jaquez Lewis advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 17 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sonya Jaquez Lewis | 100.0 | 36,163 |
| Total votes: 36,163 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Kelly (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 17
Matthew Menza advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 17 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Menza | 100.0 | 10,009 |
| Total votes: 10,009 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Note: Menza submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on September 15, 2020.
Note: Menza submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on May 28, 2020.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
