Steve Sherick

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Steve Sherick

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Steve Sherick was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 31 of the Colorado State Senate.

Campaign themes

2016

Sherick's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“
  • Economy: We are blessed with a growing economy in Colorado, where we benefit from a hard-working, highly educated, highly employed population. Unfortunately, we’re struggling to make sure that those who need growth the most are getting their fair share. It is a travesty that we are cutting budgets for vital services like transportation and education because of the constraints that TABOR puts on the state budget. Many of our solutions must start there, and I am very supportive of the initiatives put forward to De-Bruce our state budget.
  • Education: Every child in Colorado deserves the best education available, in a safe space with teachers who are qualified, accountable, and passionate about their profession. I think that our current funding levels for both K-12 education and higher education are embarrassing and hurt our state’s economy as we continue to import employees with expertise in skilled jobs. Our state budget priorities are bound by the shackles of TABOR, but I will fight to make sure that every student who wants to excel, regardless of whether in preschool, K-12 or postsecondary schooling, has the ability and the resources to do so.
  • Reproductive rights: As a doctor and a believer in equality, I will always stand up to extremists’ attacks on reproductive freedom. Coloradans have emphatically defeated “personhood” ballot initiatives multiple times by overwhelming margins. That hasn’t stopped Senate Republicans from attempting to pass legislation establishing personhood, while also trying to mandate invasive trans-vaginal ultrasounds for folks seeking an abortion. I will fight to defeat any legislation that threatens to take away a person’s right to make their own health care choices.
  • Healthcare: In my decade of experience in health care policy and leadership, I am an unequivocal supporter of expanding health care options so that everyone can lead a healthy life, not just the few who can afford it. I was the lead author of the American Medical Association (AMA) policy that established coverage for the uninsured as the highest priority for the AMA, paving the way for the AMA’s eventual support of the Affordable Care Act. I know firsthand the kind of work it takes to develop good policy and good law that helps people live better, healthier lives. I imagine a Colorado where folks can go to bed at night knowing that they can take their loved one to a doctor without worrying about being bankrupted by out-of-control medical costs. One of the greatest failures I see in our society is the fact that we allow people to go bankrupt by illness through no fault of their own. We can do better than that as a country, plain and simple.
  • Gender equality: Colorado’s pay gap is getting worse, not better. That is unconscionable. Two people who do the same work deserve the same pay – period, end of story. I want my daughter to grow up in a Colorado where she has equal access to every opportunity, is paid equally for equal work, and can help provide for her family’s future. As your state senator, I will fight to expand maternity and paternity leave, as well as time off from work to participate in kids’ lives and go to parent-teacher conferences. In our family, where both parents work, we’ve lived these challenges up front and personal. In my business, I offer unlimited paternity and maternity leave to my employees, allowing them to be supported at their time of greatest need in their new children’s’ lives.[1]
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—Steve Sherick[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Colorado State Senate 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.[3] Incumbent Pat Steadman (D) did not seek re-election.

Lois Court defeated Bob Lane in the Colorado State Senate District 31 general election.[4][5]

Colorado State Senate, District 31 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Lois Court 69.58% 57,793
     Republican Bob Lane 30.42% 25,268
Total Votes 83,061
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Lois Court defeated Erin Bennett and Steve Sherick in the Colorado State Senate District 31 Democratic primary.[6][7]

Colorado State Senate, District 31 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Lois Court 44.07% 7,632
     Democratic Erin Bennett 22.37% 3,874
     Democratic Steve Sherick 33.55% 5,810
Total Votes 17,316


Bob Lane defeated Jeffery Washington in the Colorado State Senate District 31 Republican primary.[6][7]

Colorado State Senate, District 31 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Bob Lane 67.85% 3,189
     Republican Jeffery Washington 32.15% 1,511
Total Votes 4,700

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  2. ↑ Steve Sherick, "Issues," accessed June 20, 2016
  3. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Elections & Voting," accessed October 6, 2015
  4. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
  5. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016


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