Tracey Bernett
Tracey Bernett (Democratic Party) was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 12. She assumed office on January 13, 2021. She left office on January 9, 2023.
Bernett (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Colorado House of Representatives to represent District 12. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Bernett resigned on January 9, 2023 after being charged with allegedly lying about her residency.[1]
Biography
Tracey Bernett earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University College of Engineering in 1977 and a master's degree from Harvard University Business School in 1981. Her career experience includes working as the president of Bernett & Associates, Inc., a product development manager, a planning and scheduling section supervisor, an associate analyst, and a structural engineer.[2]
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Bernett was assigned to the following committees:
- Technology Committee
- Energy and Environment Committee
- State, Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Tracey Bernett defeated Anya Kirvan in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tracey Bernett (D) | 77.2 | 35,127 |
 | Anya Kirvan (R)  | 22.8 | 10,356 | |
| Total votes: 45,483 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 12
Incumbent Tracey Bernett advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 12 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tracey Bernett | 100.0 | 15,130 |
| Total votes: 15,130 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 12
Anya Kirvan advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 12 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anya Kirvan | 100.0 | 3,876 |
| Total votes: 3,876 | |||
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2020
See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 12
Tracey Bernett defeated Eric Davila in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 12 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tracey Bernett (D) | 73.6 | 39,674 |
| Eric Davila (R) | 26.4 | 14,227 | ||
| Total votes: 53,901 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 12
Tracey Bernett advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 12 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tracey Bernett | 100.0 | 21,873 |
| Total votes: 21,873 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cynthia Martinez (D)
- Jeffrey Green (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 12
Eric Davila advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 12 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eric Davila | 100.0 | 4,909 | |
| Total votes: 4,909 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Tracey Bernett completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bernett's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I became president of the OUR Center board at the start of the Great Recession, where we came together as a community and helped over 16,000 families stay in their homes. As Chair of the Butterfly Pavilion board, I helped revitalize the organization and set it on a new strategic path. More recently, I have volunteered as a policy analyst for State Senators Mike Foote and Faith Winter.
I have been married to my husband, Frank Bernett, for 36 years and we have been blessed with two wonderful children, Allison and Frank. After running 36 marathons, I recently switched to track and now compete on the world masters circuit. Last year, I was ranked #1 in the world in the indoor mile in my age group. I also enjoy backpacking, gardening and botanical watercolor painting.
- Environment, because I believe in the science of climate change and because the Colorado Front Range has a serious ozone pollution problem. My son nearly died of an asthma attack when he was two, and the wildfires caused by climate change has caused me to take him to the ER multiple times since then. A friend of mine nearly died in the 2013 floods, when the St Vrain River jumped its banks and cut a new path right through her Longmont home. I'm a world class runner, but I also have asthma, and have to check both the weather and the ozone levels before I run.
- Education, because I believe investing in education is the best investment we can make as a society, starting from the day a child is born. Growing up in rural New York State, my tiny but well-funded public school prepared me for Ivy League colleges. I am appalled at the lack of investment in education in Colorado, and resulting consequences of overcrowded schools and underfunded services, much of it caused by TABOR.
- Equity, because I believe in treating everyone with dignity and respect so they can follow their dreams. Equity also includes affordable housing and affordable healthcare. We have a serious affordable housing crisis in Boulder County and across the Front Range. I'm allergic to bees, and walked away from paying $600 for an epi pen prescription. No one should have to choose between paying bills and healthcare, because I believe healthcare is a human right, not a privilege.
We have to stop taking our environment for granted. Clean air and water are not unlimited resources. They're a form of infrastructure, and when we abuse and don't repair them, we put all our futures at risk. Investing in the environment creates a more equitable future for all of us, because environmental damage disproportionately impacts the most vulnerable among us: communities of color, the elderly, those struggling to make ends meet, and more.
My mother, a lifelong activist for environmental and social justice causes, instilled in my three brothers and me a passion for making the world a better place. She was brilliant, thoughtful, empathetic, compassionate, hard working, tenacious, spoke truth to power, never took herself too seriously, laughed often, gave hugs with abandon, and was the best mother anyone could ever wish for.
As a mother, being a friend, confidant, supporter and cheerleader for the lights of my life, my son Frank and daughter Allison.
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2022
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In 2022, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 11.
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2021
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In 2021, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 8.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Sun, "State representative accused of lying about her residence resigns on eve of Colorado’s 2023 lawmaking term," accessed January 13, 2023
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 16, 2020
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| Preceded by Sonya Jaquez Lewis (D) |
Colorado House of Representatives District 12 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by Kyle Brown (D) |
