Steve Collins
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Steve Collins was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 60 of the Colorado House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2012
Collins' campaign website listed the following issues:[1]
- Jobs/Economy/Economic Development
- Excerpt: "we need to end job-killing state regulations that inhibit economic growth in our district. There is too much of a “one size fits all” approach to regulations from Denver—we need a strong voice for the OTHER parts of Colorado."
- 2nd Amendment
- Excerpt: "”the right...to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” does not leave much room for interpretation. I strongly support the Constitutional Carry provision currently being discussed—a “right” where you have to plead your case before a government agency to exercise it is no right at all."
- Illegal Immigration
- Excerpt: "we need to enforce our existing laws vigorously, and if it is ruled Constitutional (which, I believe it is), I would support an AZ style immigration law in Colorado. We should NOT reward illegal behavior by granting in-state tuition to anyone who has entered (or was brought into) the country illegally. They will still be here illegally after graduation, so would still break our laws by taking a job in the US. "
- Water
- Excerpt: "There is currently a ballot initiative that may be in the works that would throw out 150+ years of Colorado water law, and force our water courts to take into account "the common good” when adjudicating water rights. In California, a similar proposal has bankrupted most of the Central Valley of the state and has put MANY long-time family farms out of business, because the "common good" was interpreted to save a 2 inch minnow (the Delta Smelt) from extinction instead of allowing irrigation to some of the most fertile farmland in the nation--causing it to dry up completely."
- Abortion
- Excerpt: "Life begins at conception. Period. The right to life is fundamental to all other rights."
Elections
2012
Collins ran in the 2012 election for Colorado House of Representatives District 60. He was defeated by James Wilson in the Republican primary on June 26, 2012.[2]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 James Wilson |
57.2% | 4,255 |
| Steve Collins | 42.8% | 3,181 |
| Total Votes | 7,436 | |
Recent news
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External links
Footnotes
Current members of the Colorado House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Julie McCluskie
Majority Leader:Monica Duran
Representatives
District 1
Javier Mabrey (D)
District 2
Steven Woodrow (D)
District 3
Meg Froelich (D)
District 4
Cecelia Espenoza (D)
District 5
Alex Valdez (D)
District 6
Sean Camacho (D)
District 7
Jennifer Bacon (D)
District 8
District 9
Emily Sirota (D)
District 10
Junie Joseph (D)
District 11
Karen McCormick (D)
District 12
Kyle Brown (D)
District 13
Julie McCluskie (D)
District 14
Vacant
District 15
Scott Bottoms (R)
District 16
Rebecca Keltie (R)
District 17
Regina English (D)
District 18
Amy Paschal (D)
District 19
Dan Woog (R)
District 20
Jarvis Caldwell (R)
District 21
Mary Bradfield (R)
District 22
Kenneth DeGraaf (R)
District 23
Monica Duran (D)
District 24
Lisa Feret (D)
District 25
Tammy Story (D)
District 26
Meghan Lukens (D)
District 27
Brianna Titone (D)
District 28
Sheila Lieder (D)
District 29
Shannon Bird (D)
District 30
Rebekah Stewart (D)
District 31
Jacque Phillips (D)
District 32
Manny Rutinel (D)
District 33
District 34
Jenny Willford (D)
District 35
Lorena Garcia (D)
District 36
Michael Carter (D)
District 37
Chad Clifford (D)
District 38
Gretchen Rydin (D)
District 39
Brandi Bradley (R)
District 40
Naquetta Ricks (D)
District 41
Jamie Jackson (D)
District 42
Mandy Lindsay (D)
District 43
Robert Marshall (D)
District 44
Anthony Hartsook (R)
District 45
Max Brooks (R)
District 46
Tisha Mauro (D)
District 47
Ty Winter (R)
District 48
Carlos Barron (R)
District 49
Lesley Smith (D)
District 50
Ryan Gonzalez (R)
District 51
Ron Weinberg (R)
District 52
Yara Zokaie (D)
District 53
District 54
Matt Soper (R)
District 55
Rick Taggart (R)
District 56
Chris Richardson (R)
District 57
District 58
Larry Suckla (R)
District 59
Katie Stewart (D)
District 60
Stephanie Luck (R)
District 61
Eliza Hamrick (D)
District 62
Matthew Martinez (D)
District 63
Dusty Johnson (R)
District 64
Scott Slaugh (R)
District 65
Lori Sander (R)
Democratic Party (43)
Republican Party (21)
Vacancies (1)
