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Nathan Butler (Colorado)
Nathan Butler (Republican Party) ran for election to the Colorado House of Representatives to represent District 26. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Butler completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Nathan Butler was born in Joliet, Illinois. He served in the U.S. Army from 2009 to 2016. He graduated from Royse City High School. He attended Temple Community College. He has been affiliated with the VFW and American Legion.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 26
Incumbent Meghan Lukens defeated Nathan Butler in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 26 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Meghan Lukens (D)  | 56.6 | 27,188 |
 | Nathan Butler (R) | 43.4 | 20,831 | |
| Total votes: 48,019 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 26
Incumbent Meghan Lukens advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 26 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Meghan Lukens | 100.0 | 6,426 |
| Total votes: 6,426 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 26
Nathan Butler advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 26 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nathan Butler | 100.0 | 5,033 |
| Total votes: 5,033 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Butler received the following endorsements.
Pledges
Butler signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Nathan Butler completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Butler's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I hope to do everything in my power to Save Colorado's Energy [coal] until replacement industries are securely in place. Preventing the irreparable harm that would otherwise happen to the rural communities. From my understanding District 26 has some of the cleanest coal in the country if clean Energy is the goal we should be the blueprint for the rest of the country not jumping through hoops to expedite the closing especialy at a time when people are suffering from a 20% rise in inflation since President biden took office. Demand for quick results isn't the answer and only serves to make people in the district needlessly suffer for a political agenda and its wrong.
- The last house session has done alot to erode our rights as citizens. Bills were both introduced and or supported by my opponent that violate teachers first amendment rights by compelling their speach, as well as many other bills that seek to chip away at our 2nd amendment rights, I want to unburnden the citizen by rolling back some of the needless and unconstitutional bills that were passed by working with advocacy groups such as the Rocky Mountian Gun Owners and Gays Against Groomers.
- Under the biden administration illegal immigration has become a national crisis and front range poloticians are only making the situation worse by inviting the problom into colorado by means of sanctuary cities that make promises they can't deliver (such as housing, schooling, medical care, etc.) without taking from the taxpayers. This must be stoped. To be clear , this problem was created by the extreme left by places like Boulder or the city of Denver that had to drastically cut budgets from every department to pay for the probloms they are forcing onto all of Colorado and it's not right to force rural Colorado to pay the price for their failed attemp at importing "New Americans" aka illegal immigrants.
I believe this is a skill that will help me in the legislature. As we craft legislation as I will need to be able to quickly and accurately learn everything about a subject for the purposes of writing a bill. While taking input from parties that are drastically opposed, crafting it in such a way as to meet the needs and wants of the people in my district while showing due respect for everyone's rights.
Sadly, I do believe we've fallen short in colorado as we've had six years of a democrat supermajority that I believe has lead to a system that seeks to forward an agenda at all costs.
When representatives are transparent about financial matters and accountable for their decisions, they demonstrate respect for the will of the people they represent. Upholding these principles ensures that taxation is carried out fairly and in alignment with the needs and desires of the community. It is through accurate representation and adherence to transparency and accountability that the trust between the government and its citizens is maintained.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 7, 2024
