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Steve O'Dorisio
Steve O'Dorisio (Democratic Party) is a member of the Adams County Commission in Colorado, representing District 4. He assumed office in 2014. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.
O'Dorisio (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Adams County Commission to represent District 4 in Colorado. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
O'Dorisio completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Steve O'Dorisio earned a bachelor's degree from Colorado State University in 1998 and a law degree from the University of Denver-Sturm College of Law in 2007. His career experience includes working as a prosecutor.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Adams County, Colorado (2022)
General election
General election for Adams County Commission District 4
Incumbent Steve O'Dorisio defeated Joseph Domenico in the general election for Adams County Commission District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steve O'Dorisio (D)  | 56.9 | 90,438 |
 | Joseph Domenico (R) | 43.1 | 68,621 | |
| Total votes: 159,059 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Adams County Commission District 4
Incumbent Steve O'Dorisio advanced from the Democratic primary for Adams County Commission District 4 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve O'Dorisio | 100.0 | 33,079 |
| Total votes: 33,079 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Adams County Commission District 4
Joseph Domenico advanced from the Republican primary for Adams County Commission District 4 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Domenico | 100.0 | 27,349 |
| Total votes: 27,349 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Adams County Commission District 4
Incumbent Steve O'Dorisio defeated Joyce Thomas in the general election for Adams County Commission District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve O'Dorisio (D) | 56.9 | 92,915 |
| Joyce Thomas (R) | 43.1 | 70,237 | ||
| Total votes: 163,152 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Adams County Commission District 4
Incumbent Steve O'Dorisio advanced from the Democratic primary for Adams County Commission District 4 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve O'Dorisio | 100.0 | 33,662 |
| Total votes: 33,662 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Adams County Commission District 4
Joyce Thomas advanced from the Republican primary for Adams County Commission District 4 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joyce Thomas | 100.0 | 22,111 | |
| Total votes: 22,111 | |||
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Endorsements
O'Dorisio was endorsed by the Aurora Sentinel.[2]
Campaign themes
2022
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Steve O'Dorisio completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by O'Dorisio's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Before being elected County Commissioner, Steve served the people of Adams County as a Deputy District Attorney where he sought justice by balancing the interests of the victim, the community, and the defendant. In addition to his service as a prosecutor, Steve also has over a decade of experience in business as an attorney at Holland & Hart and a consultant/supervisor at Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting). Steve also teaches business law as an affiliate faculty member at Regis University in the Anderson College of Business and Computing.
Steve grew up in Colorado. His family has deep roots in the metro area and Adams County. He is proud to come from a family that promotes integrity, education, and hard work.
- Public safety and fighting crime is a priority in our community. As a former deputy district attorney in Adams County, Steve is the only candidate with actual experience in law enforcement. Local police officers and firefighters endorsed only Steve for the District 4 race in 2022, showing that those who put their lives on the line for our families believe Steve is the best candidate for the job.
- Affordable living is getting harder to retain in Adams County. While Adams County remains the most affordable county in the metro area, it is getting harder to keep up with increasing cost of living and housing costs. Steve has experience working in the community and with the private sector, so he knows how to forge relationships to build public-private partnerships to drive down costs to the public, while increasing investments in the community.
- Clean water and clean air are concerns for every family in Adams County. Steve has been a leader in calling for more transparency about emissions of toxics in the air and pollutants in the water. People in Adams County should breath clean air without having to suffer disproportionate levels of respiratory illness and burdensome expenses of filtering the air in their homes. Likewise, Adams County residents should not bear the burden of paying for bottled water because they fear to drink the water from the sink in their own kitchen. Steve is the only candidate in District 4 who has stood up to the polluters and demanded "bad actors" be held accountable.
Navigating Polarities by Brian Emerson and Kelly Lewis
Empathy
Honesty
Candor
Hard Work
Creativity
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 11, 2022
- ↑ Aurora Sentinel, "ENDORSEMENTS: Sentinel 2018 picks for Adams and Arapahoe county government races," October 11, 2018
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