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Meg Froelich recall, Colorado House of Representatives (2019)
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An effort to recall Meg Froelich, a member of the Democratic Party, from her appointed position representing District 3 in the Colorado House of Representatives was launched in March 2019. Supporters of the recall needed to collect 9,587 valid signatures in 60 days of the petition’s approval to move the recall forward.[1]
As of October 24, 2019, the recall had not been submitted to the state for approval and was considered as abandoned.[2]
To read more on the recall efforts against the Colorado governor and other state legislative members in 2019, click here.
Recall supporters
The recall against Froelich was led by Joe Neville. He is the head of the Values First Colorado political action committee and the brother of Senate minority leader Patrick Neville (R). The recall petitioners started the recall effort in response to Froelich's support of six bills. The Recall Colorado website listed the following legislation:
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List of supporters
- House minority leader Patrick Neville (R)[5]
- U.S. Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) and Colorado GOP chair[6]
Recall opponents
After the recall was announced against Rep. Froelich, she said that the recall would be a waste of taxpayer money and that her focus was “on doing the work of House District 3. We have exciting opportunities, and that’s where my focus and energy will remain."[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Colorado
Supporters of the recall needed to collect 9,587 signatures in 60 days of the petition’s approval to force a recall election.[1]
Election history
Froelich was appointed to the Colorado House of Representatives in January 2019 to succeed Jeff Bridges (D).[7]
2018
General election
General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 3
Incumbent Jeff Bridges defeated Toren Mushovic in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeff Bridges (D) | 61.2 | 23,457 |
 | Toren Mushovic (R)  | 38.8 | 14,891 | |
| Total votes: 38,348 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 3
Incumbent Jeff Bridges advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 3 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Bridges | 100.0 | 8,528 |
| Total votes: 8,528 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 3
Toren Mushovic advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 3 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Toren Mushovic | 100.0 | 5,578 |
| Total votes: 5,578 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives 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. Incumbent Daniel Kagan (D) did not seek re-election.
Jeff Bridges defeated Katy Brown in the Colorado House of Representatives District 3 general election.[8][9]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 3 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jeff Bridges |
52.53% | 22,016 | |
| Republican | Katy Brown | 47.47% | 19,892 | |
| Total Votes | 41,908 | |||
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Jeff Bridges defeated Meg Froelich in the Colorado House of Representatives District 3 Democratic primary.[10][11]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jeff Bridges |
56.61% | 3,178 | |
| Democratic | Meg Froelich | 43.39% | 2,436 | |
| Total Votes | 5,614 | |||
Katy Brown defeated Rick Gillit in the Colorado House of Representatives District 3 Republican primary.[10][11]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 3 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Katy Brown |
73.73% | 3,441 | |
| Republican | Rick Gillit | 26.27% | 1,226 | |
| Total Votes | 4,667 | |||
This district was included in the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee's list of "2016 Essential Races." Read more »
This district was included in the Republican State Leadership Committee's list of "16 in '16: Races to Watch." Read more »
Colorado state legislative and state executive recalls in 2019
The table below highlighted each recall effort in Colorado targeting state executive and state legislative members in 2019.
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| Name | Office | Party | Status | Signature deadline | Reached the ballot | Recalled |
| Jared Polis | Governor | Democratic | Official; ended | September 6, 2019 |  |
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| Pete Lee | Senate District 11 | Democratic | Official; ended | September 10, 2019 | |
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| Brittany Pettersen | Senate District 22 | Democratic | Official; ended | September 16, 2019 | |
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| Leroy Garcia | Senate District 3 | Democratic | Official; ended | October 18, 2019 | |
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| Rochelle Galindo | House District 50 | Democratic | Official; ended | June 3, 2019 | |
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| Tom Sullivan | House District 37 | Democratic | Official; ended | July 12, 2019 | |
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| Bri Buentello | House District 47 | Democratic | Unofficial; ended | - | |
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| Jeff Bridges | Senate District 26 | Democratic | Unofficial; ended | - | |
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| Meg Froelich | House District 3 | Democratic | Unofficial; ended | - | |
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Historical state legislative recalls
Ballotpedia tracked 124 recall efforts against 120 state lawmakers from 1913 to 2018. During that time, 39 recalls made the ballot and 22 state legislators were successfully recalled.[12]
Michigan led the way with 35 state legislative recall efforts from 1913 to 2018. Of those 35 recall efforts, three were successful. Wisconsin followed with 30 state legislative recall efforts. Six of those recalls were successful.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Gazette, "Recall petitions in works for 2 Colorado lawmakers over 'national popular vote' bill," March 13, 2019
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Recall Petitions," accessed March 29, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Recall Colorado, "Recap of overreaching legislation," accessed March 18, 2019
- ↑ Colorado Times Recorder, "Neville Family Launches Recall Effort Against Minority Leader’s Colleagues," March 6, 2019
- ↑ Colorado Sun, "Ken Buck wins Colorado GOP chairman race and endorses recall elections for Democrats," March 30, 2019
- ↑ The Colorado Independent, "Vacancy committee elects Meg Froelich in Colorado House District 3," January 7, 2019
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Recall of State Officials," accessed August 13, 2021
