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Vic Meyers
Vic Meyers was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Colorado.[1] Vic Meyers lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Meyers served in the U.S. Army from 1986 to 1990. He graduated from the University of Southern Colorado in 1995 with a B.S. in mathematics. Meyers worked for two years for Logicon Ultrasystems before taking a job with the Colorado Department of Corrections. He was a case manager for the department at the time of his candidacy.[2]
Campaign themes
2014
Meyers' campaign website listed the following issues:[3]
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Elections
2014
Meyers ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 4th District. Meyers won the Democratic nomination in the primary on June 24, 2014, unopposed.[5] He was defeated by Ken Buck (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Ken Buck |
64.7% | 185,292 | |
| Democratic | Vic Meyers | 29.2% | 83,727 | |
| Libertarian | Jess Loban | 3.3% | 9,472 | |
| Independent | Grant Doherty | 2.8% | 8,016 | |
| Total Votes | 286,507 | |||
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Meyers and his wife, Kelly, have three children and one grandchild.[2]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Vic + Meyers + Colorado + Congress"
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Colorado's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Colorado's 4th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Campaign website, accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Campaign website, "About Vic Meyers," accessed April 17, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Primary election results," accessed June 24, 2014
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
