Tony Sanchez
Tony Sanchez (Republican Party) ran for election to the Colorado State Senate to represent District 22. Sanchez lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Sanchez was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 22 of the Colorado State Senate. Sanchez was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Colorado. Sanchez was one of 30 delegates from Colorado initially bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz at the convention. Colorado's delegates were later released since Cruz withdrew from the race.[1][2] Cruz suspended his campaign on May 3, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 546 bound delegates. For more on what happened to his delegates, see this page.
Biography
Sanchez's professional experience includes owning his own consulting business.[3]
Elections
2018
- See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Colorado State Senate District 22
Brittany Pettersen defeated Tony Sanchez in the general election for Colorado State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brittany Pettersen (D) | 58.2 | 42,747 |
 | Tony Sanchez (R) | 41.8 | 30,754 | |
| Total votes: 73,501 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 22
Brittany Pettersen advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 22 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brittany Pettersen | 100.0 | 16,066 |
| Total votes: 16,066 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 22
Tony Sanchez advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 22 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Sanchez | 100.0 | 11,440 |
| Total votes: 11,440 | |||
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2014
- See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Colorado State Senate 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 Andy Kerr was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Tony Sanchez defeated Mario Nicolais in the Republican primary. Kerr defeated Sanchez in the general election.[4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Andy Kerr Incumbent |
51.1% | 30,510 | |
| Republican | Tony Sanchez | 48.9% | 29,174 | |
| Total Votes | 59,684 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Tony Sanchez |
66.6% | 6,848 |
| Mario Nicolais | 33.4% | 3,441 |
| Total Votes | 10,289 | |
Endorsements
Sanchez was endorsed by U.S. Senator Bill Anderson, Colorado state senators Kevin Lundberg and Vicki Marble, former Colorado state senators John Andrews and David Schultheis, and the Rock Mountain Gun Owners Association.[7]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Sanchez was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Colorado. Sanchez was bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz.[8]
Delegate rules
At-large and congressional district delegates from Colorado to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected at district conventions and at the state convention. 2016 Colorado GOP bylaws did not require delegates to pledge their support to a specific candidate. If a delegate chose to pledge his or her support, however, Colorado GOP bylaws stipulated that the delegate was bound to the candidate to whom he or she pledged their support on their intent-to-run form through the first round of voting at the national convention unless released by the candidate or if the candidate's name was not placed on the nominating ballot.
Colorado caucus
- See also: Presidential election in Colorado, 2016
In August 2015, the Colorado GOP cancelled its presidential preference poll, which was scheduled to coincide with the Republican caucuses on March 1, 2016. According to The Denver Post, the Republican executive committee "voted to cancel the traditional presidential preference poll after the national party changed its rules to require a state's delegates to support the candidate that wins the caucus vote." Colorado Republicans still sent delegates to the Republican National Convention in July 2016. District-level and at-large delegates (34) were bound according to the preferred candidates indicated on their intent-to-run forms. RNC delegates (3) were unbound, meaning that they did not have to pledge their support to a given candidate.[9] Though Republican precinct caucuses were held on March 1 in Colorado, Colorado Republican National Convention delegates were chosen at district conventions and the Colorado state GOP convention in April.[10] Colorado Republican Party rules required participants in the district conventions and statewide convention to have participated in the precinct caucuses.[11]
Delegate allocation
Colorado had 37 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 21 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's seven congressional districts). Thirteen delegates served at large. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as delegates to the Republican National Convention.[12][13]
In 2015, the Republican Party of Colorado decided not to conduct a presidential preference poll in 2016. As a result, according to the Republican National Committee, all delegates were bound according to the preferred candidates indicated on their intent-to-run forms. RNC delegates were unbound, meaning that they did not have to pledge their support to a given candidate.[12][14]
Recent news
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See also
- Colorado State Senate
- Colorado State Senate District 22
- Colorado State Senate elections, 2014
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Colorado State Senate elections, 2018
- Colorado State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Journal, "Colorado delegates back Cruz over Trump," July 20, 2016
- ↑ Colorado GOP, "CO GOP 2016 State Convention Results," accessed April 25, 2016
- ↑ Tony Sanchez campaign website, "About," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ 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 results," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Tony Sanchez campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Colorado GOP, "CO GOP 2016 State Convention Results," accessed April 25, 2016
- ↑ The Denver Post, "Colorado Republicans cancel presidential vote at 2016 caucus," August 25, 2015
- ↑ Colorado GOP, "Caucus/Assembly/Convention 2016," January 19, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedwsj - ↑ 12.0 12.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ The Denver Post, "Colorado Republicans cancel presidential vote at 2016 caucus," August 25, 2015
