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Robert Rankin
Robert Rankin (Republican Party) was a member of the Colorado State Senate, representing District 5. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. He left office on January 10, 2023.
Rankin (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Colorado State Senate to represent District 8. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Rankin represented District 57 in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019.
Rankin resigned from the Colorado State Senate in January 2023.[1]
Biography
Rankin was born in Mississippi. He received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Mississippi State University. His professional experience includes working as an engineer for the Ford Aerospace Corporation and founding the technology consulting firm Aspen Cybercare LLC. He has served as chairman of the Engineering Advisory Committee for the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. He served in the U.S. Army.[2]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Rankin was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Rankin was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Budget |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Rankin served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Budget |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Rankin served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources |
| • Local Government |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2020
See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Colorado State Senate District 8
Incumbent Robert Rankin defeated Karl Hanlon in the general election for Colorado State Senate District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robert Rankin (R) | 50.6 | 42,701 |
 | Karl Hanlon (D) | 49.4 | 41,717 | |
| Total votes: 84,418 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 8
Karl Hanlon defeated Arn Menconi in the Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 8 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karl Hanlon | 55.8 | 10,847 |
 | Arn Menconi | 44.2 | 8,584 | |
| Total votes: 19,431 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 8
Incumbent Robert Rankin defeated Debra Irvine in the Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 8 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Rankin | 63.2 | 11,805 |
 | Debra Irvine | 36.8 | 6,873 | |
| Total votes: 18,678 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 57
Incumbent Robert Rankin defeated Colin Wilhelm in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 57 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Rankin (R) | 62.1 | 19,691 |
 | Colin Wilhelm (D) | 37.9 | 12,016 | |
| Total votes: 31,707 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 57
Colin Wilhelm advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 57 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Colin Wilhelm | 100.0 | 4,226 |
| Total votes: 4,226 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 57
Incumbent Robert Rankin advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 57 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Rankin | 100.0 | 7,292 |
| Total votes: 7,292 | |||
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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 Robert E. Rankin ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 57 general election.[3][4]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 57 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Robert E. Rankin Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Robert E. Rankin ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 57 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 57 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Robert E. Rankin Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 31, 2014. Incumbent Bob Rankin was unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated Sacha Mero (L) in the general election.[7][8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Bob Rankin Incumbent |
77% | 18,218 | |
| Libertarian | Sacha Mero | 23% | 5,431 | |
| Total Votes | 23,649 | |||
2012
Rankin won election in the 2012 election for Colorado House of Representatives District 57. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 26, 2012. He defeated Jo Ann Baxter (D) and Dan Enright (L) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Bob Rankin |
56.9% | 18,223 | |
| Democratic | Jo Annn Baxter | 38.8% | 12,434 | |
| Libertarian | Dan Enright | 4.3% | 1,393 | |
| Total Votes | 32,050 | |||
2010
- See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2010
Rankin was uncontested in the August 10 primary. He was defeated by incumbent Gail Schwartz (D) in the November 2 general election.
| Colorado State Senate, District 5 General election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Gail Schwartz (D)
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26,355 | |||
| Robert E. Rankin (R) | 25,269 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Robert Rankin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Rankin's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[12]
| “ | There are some big and important issues in Colorado that are being addressed by the state government. These issues may take years and multiple sessions of the legislature to resolve. As a state legislator I will be involved in incremental efforts to find solutions.
Examples are:
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2023
In 2023, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 8.
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- Legislators are scored on their stances on women's issues.
2022
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In 2022, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 11.
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2021
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In 2021, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 8.
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2020
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In 2020, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 15.
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2019
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In 2019, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 4 through May 3.
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2018
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In 2018, the 72nd Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 10 through May 9.
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2017
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In 2017, the 71st Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 10. There was also a special session from October 2-3.
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2016
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In 2016, the second session of the 70th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 13 through May 11.
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2015
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In 2015, the first session of the 70th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 7 through May 6.
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2014
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In 2014, the 69th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 8 to May 7.
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2013
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In 2013, the 69th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 9 to May 9.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Candidate Colorado State Senate District 8 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Politics, "Republican State Sen. Bob Rankin to step down," accessed January 13, 2023
- ↑ Colorado House Republicans, "Rep. Bob Rankin – Carbondale (HD 57)," accessed June 30, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ votebobrankin.com, "Issues," accessed October 6, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kerry Donovan (D) |
Colorado State Senate District 5 2023-2023 |
Succeeded by Perry Will (R) |
| Preceded by Randy Baumgardner (R) |
Colorado State Senate District 8 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Dylan Roberts (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Colorado House of Representatives District 57 2013-2019 |
Succeeded by - |
