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Troy Brekke

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Troy Brekke
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Unity Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of Montana Western, 2015

Personal
Birthplace
Bozeman, Mont.
Religion
Secular Humanism
Profession
IT management consultant, project manager
Contact

Campaign website

Personal Twitter

Personal LinkedIn

Troy Brekke (Unity Party) ran for election to the Colorado House of Representatives to represent District 5. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Brekke completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Troy Brekke was born in Bozeman, Montana. Brekke earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Montana Western in 2015. His career experience includes working as an IT management consultant and project manager, business analyst, and certified product owner and manager.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 5

Incumbent Alex Valdez defeated Johnnie Johnson and Troy Brekke in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 5 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Alex Valdez
Alex Valdez (D)
 
82.8
 
24,306
Image of Johnnie Johnson
Johnnie Johnson (R) Candidate Connection
 
15.3
 
4,502
Image of Troy Brekke
Troy Brekke (Unity Party) Candidate Connection
 
1.8
 
539

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 29,347
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 5

Incumbent Alex Valdez advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 5 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Alex Valdez
Alex Valdez
 
100.0
 
8,040

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,040
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 5

Johnnie Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 5 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Johnnie Johnson
Johnnie Johnson Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
1,289

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,289
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Troy Brekke completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Brekke'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 am the currently appointed and volunteering as the Regional Director for the Unity Party of America, as well as the County Chair for Denver County Colorado. In my professional experience I am an IT management Consultant - Project Manager. I am 28 years old and have lived through what feels like a continuous wave of bad news since I was a teen in 2008. As soon as I turned 18, I was so excited to get involved in the political process by voting, but have slowly come to realize that this is not enough for me. I feel that I can have a far greater, and positive impact on my community, state, and potentially country by being a representative leader of the people.
  • I have taken the Best Democracy Pledge and am an advocate for Proportional Representation
  • We must strive to remove emotions from politics and use technology to create Data Driven Legislation
  • Only when everyone is free to share their experience, knowledge, and story without judgement and with the grace of active listening will we be able to realize the true potential of what we can achieve together
1. Equal Rights for All (LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, Women)

2. The Environment
3. Re-funding Public Education
4. Mental Health
5. Homelessness & Harm Reduction (changing the culture of drug use as a criminal issue to thinking about it as a mental health issue)

6. Economic Relief

Johannes Gutenberg, due to his revelation with the printing press information was able to be distributed much more efficiently, and equally to the poor and rich. Information lost it's status as a luxury for only the rich and his innovations were the cornerstone for all modern communication. I would love to find a new way to better connect accurate information equally to all people in the US.
I don't want to be a politician. I want to be a leader that helps lift the people up that need the most support.

I am intellectually curious and open to new viewpoints, as well as being able to admit when I am wrong and change my viewpoint with new information.
I am well spoken, and can speak to people at many levels whether they are blue collar or the CEO of a fortune 100 company, I am able to adapt my speech and language to match my target audience.

In my professional experience I have had many opportunities to work with companies to understand their business processes by sitting down and working through the processes at the most granular level. I believe this experience will allow me to keep a magnifying glass on the root causes to the issues being legislated on. If the solution appears to be a Band-Aid that will not address the underlying issue I will push to address the root issue before passing legislation.
The core responsibilities for someone elected to the State House of Representatives are to proactively create spaces for constituents to provide insight into their priorities. Then take that information combine it, analyze it, and use that assessment to drive new policy or introduce amendments to bills that are not serving the people as intended. Additionally, Representatives should serve on research committees to help create proactive solutions to problems facing their constituents.
The most profound historical event I can remember would be 9/11. I was 7 years old.
I began working at my local gymnastics and swim school at 14. My primary responsibilities were to lead classes of children aged 4-10 in afternoon gymnastics programs, summer programs, and assist with general custodial services.

I held this job for 3 years.
"I Know You" - Michael Minelli (Feat. Krizz Kaliko)
Absolutely! I believe as an elected official it is your responsibility to build strong relationships with all of your colleagues across the aisles. Without good working relationships with others there can't be any progress. We need to overcome our differences, respect our different experiences and priorities and find ways to mesh them all together into innovative solutions.
With the amount of data that we collect today, the only way that we should be redistricting is through Big data/Machine learning algorithms that provide data driven decisions. We must take the human emotional factor out of something as important as how we structure our districts.
Compromise is necessary when working on creating equal and equitable solutions and policies. I think of Compromise as adaptability, not losing priorities. However, in today's world this comes with the caveat that all parties are acting in good faith. If a party is acting in bad faith, then compromise is not necessary and should be shunned.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 21, 2022


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