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Mike McRedmond
Mike McRedmond (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Colorado House of Representatives to represent District 15. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
McRedmond was also a 2016 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 5th Congressional District of Colorado.[1]
Biography
McRedmond served as a communications electronics technician in the United States Air Force from 1983 to 2005. He was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Ribbon for Operation Southern Watch. McRedmond attended the University of Maryland University College, graduating in 2000 with a B.S. degree in information systems management.[2]
Since completing 22 years of military service in 2005, McRedmond has made a career in information systems security:[2]
- 2005 -2013 GPS Systems Engineer, Space Operations Squadron
- 2013-2013 Network Security Administrator, Trustwave
- 2013-2014 System Administrator, NORAD
- 2014-present Information System Security Officer, USAF Warfare Center, Det 1
Elections
2020
See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 15
Incumbent Dave Williams defeated John Pyne IV and Mike McRedmond in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 15 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dave Williams (R) | 59.1 | 28,944 |
| John Pyne IV (D) | 35.8 | 17,535 | ||
 | Mike McRedmond (L) | 5.0 | 2,459 | |
| Total votes: 48,938 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 15
John Pyne IV advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 15 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Pyne IV | 100.0 | 7,551 | |
| Total votes: 7,551 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 15
Incumbent Dave Williams advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 15 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Williams | 100.0 | 11,168 |
| Total votes: 11,168 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Missy Ward (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Colorado House of Representatives District 15
Mike McRedmond advanced from the Libertarian convention for Colorado House of Representatives District 15 on April 13, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Mike McRedmond (L) |
| ||||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Doug Lamborn (R) defeated Misty Plowright (D), Mike McRedmond (L), and Curtis Imrie (Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Lamborn defeated Calandra Vargas in the Republican primary, while Plowright defeated Donald Martinez to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.[3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Doug Lamborn Incumbent |
62.3% | 225,445 | |
| Democratic | Misty Plowright | 30.9% | 111,676 | |
| Libertarian | Mike McRedmond | 6.9% | 24,872 | |
| Total Votes | 361,993 | |||
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Doug Lamborn Incumbent |
68% | 51,018 | ||
| Calandra Vargas | 32% | 23,968 | ||
| Total Votes | 74,986 | |||
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Misty Plowright |
58.1% | 13,419 | ||
| Donald Martinez | 41.9% | 9,658 | ||
| Total Votes | 23,077 | |||
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mike McRedmond did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
McRedmond made the following statement to Ballotpedia regarding his political philosophy:[2]
| “ |
The government exist to protect life, liberty, and property. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, are RESERVED to the States or to the People. Today, the government is too big, spends too much, and tries to do too much. |
” |
| —Mike McRedmond | ||
He also highlighted his positions on the following issues:[2]
Self ownership
- "You own your body, you own your thoughts, and you own the your property. I will always defend the rights of the individual."
Constitutional carry
- "The right of the people to keep and bear arms, SHALL NOT be infringed."
Fiscal conservatism
- McRedmond supports a federal Balanced Budget Amendment.
- "It is immoral to deficit spend, only to pass this debt to future generations."
Tax reform
- "The U.S. tax code at over 73000 pages is overly complex. Complexity breeds corruption. To reduce the influence of lobbyists and special interests, I support tax reform."
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on June 14, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 2, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Colorado House Primaries Results," June 28, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed September 5, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
