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Dave Young (Colorado Treasurer)
2019 - Present
2027
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Dave Young (Democratic Party) is the Colorado Treasurer. He assumed office on January 8, 2019. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Young (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 8th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 30, 2026.[source]
Young is a former Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 50 from 2011 to 2019. He was appointed to the chamber on July 28, 2011.[1] Young was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Colorado House of Representatives because of term limits.
Biography
Young earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Colorado State University, and a master's degree in Information and Learning Technologies from the University of Colorado–Denver.[2] Young's professional experience includes working as an instructor at Heath Junior High in Greeley from 1975 to 1999, working as an information architect for a web design firm, and serving as an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado, Denver.[3] Young was also a higher education instructor at the University of Colorado–Denver for nearly ten years, and before that spent two years as an information architect with a web design firm.[4]
Political career
Colorado Treasurer (2019-present)
Young was elected Colorado treasurer on November 6, 2018. He assumed office on January 8, 2019.
Colorado House of Representatives (2011-2019)
Young represented District 50 in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019. He was appointed to the chamber on July 28, 2011, to finish the term of James Riesberg (D), who took a job with Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) as the state's insurance commissioner.[1] Young was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Colorado House of Representatives because of term limits.
Elections
2026
See also: Colorado's 8th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on June 30, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dylan Shelby (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8
The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8 on June 30, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Yadira Caraveo (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8
Incumbent Gabe Evans is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8 on June 30, 2026.
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2022
See also: Colorado Treasurer election, 2022
General election
General election for Colorado Treasurer
Incumbent Dave Young defeated Lang Sias and Anthony Delgado in the general election for Colorado Treasurer on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dave Young (D) | 53.7 | 1,312,705 |
 | Lang Sias (R) | 43.0 | 1,052,337 | |
| Anthony Delgado (L) | 3.3 | 80,770 | ||
| Total votes: 2,445,812 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado Treasurer
Incumbent Dave Young advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado Treasurer on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Young | 100.0 | 499,229 |
| Total votes: 499,229 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado Treasurer
Lang Sias advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado Treasurer on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lang Sias | 100.0 | 502,175 |
| Total votes: 502,175 | |||
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2018
- See also: Colorado Treasurer election, 2018
General election
General election for Colorado Treasurer
Dave Young defeated Brian Watson and Gerald Kilpatrick in the general election for Colorado Treasurer on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Young (D) | 52.2 | 1,292,281 |
| Brian Watson (R) | 44.9 | 1,111,641 | ||
| Gerald Kilpatrick (American Constitution Party) | 2.8 | 70,475 | ||
| Total votes: 2,474,397 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado Treasurer
Dave Young defeated Bernard Douthit in the Democratic primary for Colorado Treasurer on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Young | 67.5 | 363,295 |
 | Bernard Douthit | 32.5 | 175,116 | |
| Total votes: 538,411 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado Treasurer
Brian Watson defeated Justin Everett and Polly Lawrence in the Republican primary for Colorado Treasurer on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Watson | 38.0 | 171,823 | |
 | Justin Everett | 36.9 | 167,045 | |
 | Polly Lawrence | 25.1 | 113,673 | |
| Total votes: 452,541 | |||
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Endorsements
Young was endorsed by the Aurora Sentinel.[5]
2016
Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 4, 2016.
Incumbent Dave Young defeated John Honeycutt and Roy Dakroub in the Colorado House of Representatives District 50 general election.[6][7]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 50 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Dave Young Incumbent |
55.48% | 14,803 | |
| Republican | John Honeycutt | 39.27% | 10,479 | |
| Libertarian | Roy Dakroub | 5.25% | 1,401 | |
| Total Votes | 26,683 | |||
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Dave Young ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 50 Democratic primary.[8][9]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 50 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Dave Young Incumbent (unopposed) | |
John Honeycutt ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 50 Republican primary.[8][9]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 50 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | John Honeycutt (unopposed) | |
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. Incumbent Dave Young was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Isaia Aricayos was unopposed in the Republican primary. Young defeated Aricayos in the general election.[10][11][12][13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Dave Young Incumbent |
54% | 8,322 | |
| Republican | Isaia Aricayos | 46% | 7,087 | |
| Total Votes | 15,409 | |||
2012
Young won re-election in the 2012 election for Colorado House of Representatives District 50. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 26, 2012. He defeated Skip Carlson (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[14]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Dave Young Incumbent |
62.1% | 14,937 | |
| Republican | Skip Carlson | 37.9% | 9,119 | |
| Total Votes | 24,056 | |||
Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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Issues
ESG
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As treasurer, Young took stances supporting the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG), an approach to investing and corporate decision-making.
State financial officers, including treasurers, auditors, and controllers, are responsible for auditing other government offices, managing payroll, and overseeing pensions. In some states, certain SFOs are also responsible for investing state retirement and trust funds.
Pro-ESG financial officers’ letter opposing anti-ESG state officers (September 2022)
In September 2022, Young and 13 other state and local financial officers signed a letter opposing laws and policies in West Virginia, Idaho, Oklahoma, Texas, and Florida "aiming to curb consideration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in investing."[15]
The letter said those states were "blacklisting financial firms that don’t agree with their political views." The letter also said “the blacklisting states apparently believe, despite ample evidence and scientific consensus to the contrary, that poor working conditions, unfair compensation, discrimination and harassment, and even poor governance practices do not represent material threats to the companies in which they invest. They refuse to acknowledge, in the face of sweltering heat, floods, tornadoes, snowstorms and other extreme weather, that climate change is real and is a true business threat to all of us.”[15]
Young said, “I believe in the science of climate change. Everybody needs energy. I think it’s a bad fiduciary decision to actually divest from fossil fuels or only invest in fossil fuels. We need to be actually investing in businesses that have a sustainable future in mind. We’re not day traders at PERA. We’re long-term investors.”[16]
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State legislative tenure
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2018
In 2018, the 72nd Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 10 through May 9.
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- Legislators are scored on their votes related to senior issues.
- Legislation is scored on its "reduction of taxes, regulation, and spending accountability."
- Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental conservation.
- Legislators are scored on their votes related to mental health issues.
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- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2017
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In 2017, the 71st Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 10. There was also a special session from October 2-3.
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2016
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In 2016, the second session of the 70th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 13 through May 11.
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2015
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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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Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Young served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations, Chair |
| • Budget |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Young served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Public Health Care and Human Services, Vice Chair |
| • Appropriations |
| • Education |
| • Health, Insurance and Environment |
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Colorado District 8 |
Officeholder Colorado Treasurer |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 FOX31 Denver, Newest Colo. state lawmaker sworn in, July 28, 2011 (dead link)
- ↑ ‘‘Colorado Treasury’’, “About Treasurer Dave Young,” accessed December 31, 2022
- ↑ RepDaveYoung.com, "About Dave," accessed June 30, 2017
- ↑ ‘‘Colorado Treasury’’, “About Treasurer Dave Young,” accessed December 31, 2022
- ↑ Aurora Sentinel, "ENDORSEMENT: Pick a state treasurer whose allegiance is to Colorado, not his personal fortune — Dave Young," October 17, 2018
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 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
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 New York City Comptroller, “Comptroller Lander Joins State Treasurers’ Letter Opposing Anti-ESG Legislation,” September 14, 2022
- ↑ Colorado Sun, “Where Colorado treasurer candidates Dave Young and Lang Sias stand on the issues,” October 13, 2022
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Colorado Treasurer 2019-Present |
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Colorado House of Representatives District 50 2011-2019 |
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