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Libby Szabo
Libby Szabo is a former Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 27 from 2011 to 2015. Szabo resigned on January 29, 2015, after being appointed to the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners.[1] At the time of her departure, Szabo served as State House Assistant Minority Leader.
Szabo was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Colorado. Szabo 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.[2][3] 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
Szabo's professional experience includes working in the mortgage lending/financial services industry.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Szabo served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Business, Labor, Economic and Workforce Development |
| • Legislative Council |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Szabo served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Business, Labor, Economic, and Workforce Development |
| • Capital Development |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Szabo served on these committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Economic and Business Development |
| • Local Government, Vice Chair |
Elections
2014
Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives 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. Wade Michael Norris was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Libby Szabo was unopposed in the Republican primary. Szabo defeated Norris and Niles Aronson (L) in the general election.[4][5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Libby Szabo Incumbent |
54.5% | 21,108 | |
| Democratic | Wade Michael Norris | 39.8% | 15,407 | |
| Libertarian | Niles Aronson | 5.7% | 2,213 | |
| Total Votes | 38,728 | |||
2012
Szabo won re-election in the 2012 election for Colorado House of Representatives District 27. She ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 26, 2012. She defeated Tim Allport (D) and G. T. "Bud" Martin (L) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Libby Szabo Incumbent |
52.6% | 23,365 | |
| Democratic | Tim Allport | 42.4% | 18,838 | |
| Libertarian | G.T. "Bud" Martin | 4.9% | 2,190 | |
| Total Votes | 44,393 | |||
2010
Szabo defeated incumbent Democrat Sara Gagliardi and Libertarian G.T. Martin in the November 2 general election.[9]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 27 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Libby Szabo (R)
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14,852 | |||
| Sara Gagliardi (D) | 12,432 | |||
| G.T. Martin (L) | 1,681 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2015
In 2015, the first session of the 70th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 7 through May 6.
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2014
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In 2014, the 69th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 8 to May 7.
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2013
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In 2013, the 69th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 9 to May 9.
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Szabo was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Colorado. Szabo was bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz.[10]
Speaking slot
Szabo received a speaking slot at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Her July 18 speech, which focused on Hillary Clinton and Republican leadership, can be viewed below.
Delegate rules
| Libby Szabo speaking at the 2016 Republican National Convention. |
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.[11] 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.[12] Colorado Republican Party rules required participants in the district conventions and statewide convention to have participated in the precinct caucuses.[13]
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.[14][15]
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.[14][16]
Personal
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Szabo and her husband, Denes, have four children.
Recent news
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See also
- Colorado House of Representatives
- Colorado House Committees
- Colorado House of Representatives District 27
- Colorado State Legislature
External links
- Libby Szabo's campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010
- Libby Szabo on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ The Denver Post, "Rep. Libby Szabo’s last day is Thursday, successor to be selected Saturday," January 28, 2015
- ↑ The Journal, "Colorado delegates back Cruz over Trump," July 20, 2016
- ↑ Colorado GOP, "CO GOP 2016 State Convention Results," accessed April 25, 2016
- ↑ 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 candidate list," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "State Cumulative Report," May 12, 2011
- ↑ 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 - ↑ 14.0 14.1 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
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sara Gagliardi (D) |
Colorado House District 27 2011–2015 |
Succeeded by Lang Sias (R) |
