Scott Yates

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Scott Yates

Democratic Party

Education

Bachelor's

New York University, 1989

Personal

Birthplace

Glenwood Springs, Colo.

Religion

Catholic

Profession

Nonprofit founder

Contact

Campaign website

Campaign Twitter

Scott Yates (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022.

Yates completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Scott Yates was born in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. He earned a bachelor's degree from New York University in 1989. His career experience includes working as a nonprofit founder.

Elections

2022

See also: Colorado's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Incumbent Lauren Boebert defeated Adam Frisch, Marina Zimmerman, Kristin Skowronski, and Richard Tetu in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lauren Boebert (R)	50.1	163,839
		Adam Frisch (D)	49.9	163,293
		Marina Zimmerman (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	74
		Kristin Skowronski (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	71
		Richard Tetu (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	8

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 327,285
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Adam Frisch defeated Sol Sandoval and Alex Walker in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Frisch	42.4	25,751
		Sol Sandoval	41.9	25,462
		Alex Walker	15.7	9,504

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,717
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Donald Valdez (D)
• Cole Buerger (D)
• Colin Wilhelm (D)
• Scott Yates (D)
• Susan Martinez (D)
• Kerry Donovan (D)
• Gregg Smith (D)
• Naziha In'am Hadil (D)
• Debby Burnett (D)
• Kellie Rhodes (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Incumbent Lauren Boebert defeated Don Coram in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lauren Boebert	66.0	86,322
		Don Coram	34.0	44,486

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Marina Zimmerman (R)

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Scott Yates completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Yates' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a writer, inventor, mentor, and startup founder. I've started three businesses and one nonprofit, all successful. Much more about me on my site: scottyates.com

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Fix Daylight Saving Time, and show that we can get bipartisan work done that makes lives better for citizens.
• Protect Colorado's Water
• Human-centered economic development. Stuff like rural broadband.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Daylight Saving Time is my signature issue. Why?

It's broken. It kills people. It costs real money. And yet the government keeps doing it.

I have no interest in political theater, name calling, etc. I am a business founder. I just like to solve problems, and fix what's fixable. Daylight Saving Time is fixable, and I'm happy to do that.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Steal My Sunshine

Tell us your favorite joke.

What did the fish say when he ran into a concrete wall?
























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Candidate

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Footnotes

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Colorado's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Michael Bennet (D)

John Hickenlooper (D)

Representatives

District 1

Diana DeGette (D)

District 2

Joe Neguse (D)

District 3

Jeff Hurd (R)

District 4

Lauren Boebert (R)

District 5

Jeff Crank (R)

District 6

Jason Crow (D)

District 7

Brittany Pettersen (D)

District 8

Gabe Evans (R)

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Republican Party (4)