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Steve Yurash
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Colorado Center Party Chair
Tenure
Present officeholder
Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

San José State University, 1982

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Birthplace
Palo Alto, Calif.
Religion
None
Profession
Computer engineer
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Steve Yurash is an officeholder of the Colorado Center Party Chair.

Yurash (Colorado Center Party) ran for election to the Colorado House of Representatives to represent District 52. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Yurash completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Steve Yurash was born in Palo Alto, California. He earned a bachelor's degree in physics from San Jose State University in 1982 and moved to Fort Collins, Colorado in 2003. His career experience includes working in the semiconductor chip industry in engineering for 38 years. This includes working for 23 years at Intel Corp. Yurash's other experiences include serving on the Larimer County Board of Health for nine years and the Fort Collins Electric Board for three years. Yurash is currently the State Chairman for the Colorado Center Party.[1][2]

Elections

2024

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 52

Yara Zokaie defeated Steve Yurash in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 52 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Yara Zokaie
Yara Zokaie (D)
 
63.3
 
31,167
Image of Steve Yurash
Steve Yurash (Colorado Center Party) Candidate Connection
 
36.7
 
18,088

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

Total votes: 49,255
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 52

Yara Zokaie defeated Ethnie Treick in the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 52 on June 25, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Yara Zokaie
Yara Zokaie
 
64.4
 
8,010
Image of Ethnie Treick
Ethnie Treick Candidate Connection
 
35.6
 
4,424

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

Total votes: 12,434
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Yurash in this election.

2022

See also: Colorado's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 2

Incumbent Joe Neguse defeated Marshall Dawson, Steve Yurash, Gary Nation, and Tim Wolf in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joe Neguse
Joe Neguse (D)
 
70.0
 
244,107
Image of Marshall Dawson
Marshall Dawson (R) Candidate Connection
 
28.0
 
97,700
Image of Steve Yurash
Steve Yurash (Colorado Center Party) Candidate Connection
 
0.8
 
2,876
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Gary Nation (American Constitution Party)
 
0.6
 
2,188
Image of Tim Wolf
Tim Wolf (Unity Party)
 
0.6
 
1,968

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

Total votes: 348,839
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 2

Incumbent Joe Neguse advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 2 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joe Neguse
Joe Neguse
 
100.0
 
91,793

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

Total votes: 91,793
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 2

Marshall Dawson advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 2 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marshall Dawson
Marshall Dawson Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
43,164

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

Total votes: 43,164
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Steve Yurash completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Yurash'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 a retired Computer chip engineer and have served on the Larimer County Board of Health and the City of Fort Collins Electric Board. As State Chairman of the Colorado Center Party I believe our democracy is in danger and needs a voice of common sense in the middle, so I have dedicated my time in retirement to building this new political party. I am very proud of my 3 adult children who all have excellent college degrees and graduated from Fort Collins high schools.
  • I want to represent the majority of voters who are in between the two major parties but do not currently have a voice in government. I can help bring balance and civility back to politics, which can only be done with a new political party in the center of the political spectrum because the two major parties use the caucus and primary system to prevent moderate voices from having a seat at the table.
  • I want to preserve local control of zoning for development and housing, support the police and crime reduction by preserving cash bail requirements for repeat offenders, and preserve Women’s reproductive freedom rights.
  • Proposition HH was put on the ballot by the legislature but failed by a 20 percent margin and I will defend our voters rights against attempts to remove tax increase limitations.
Taxation, because we need businesses to thrive for a strong economy and good jobs. The Federal debt is too big and could cause major economic problems. Preserving local control for as much as possible to prevent the State government from imposing a one size fits all bad solution. The flood of migrants is problematic, and we need to stop the flow while still treating them in the most humane way we possibly can.
Honesty, integrity, intelligence and empathy. Intelligence without empathy leads to a neglectful government. Empathy without intelligence leads to misguided government that doesn't know what it's limits should be.
I am incredibly detail oriented and will read all the bills to discover the intricacies, pitfalls and unintended consequences.
To prioritize the most important issues and engage the other legislators with respect to understand their point of view. To listen to the concerns of your constituents to represent all of them and not just allow the loudest protesters to control the legislation.
A healthy Colorado Center Party that is a major player in state politics so that voters in the middle have a voice.
Neal Armstrong setting foot on the moon. I was nine years old.
My first job was in high school as the clean up boy in the local butcher shop. I did that for two years and became responsible for hiring a second person to share the work time responsibility.
I have been very fortunate financially through hard work at a very intellectually challenging job and my health is still very good as I ski a lot, play pickleball and ride a motorcycle. The relationship with my wife was definitely my biggest struggle and that ended in a divorce only after many unhappy years so that I could protect my children from having to live in a separated home.
It needs to be a collaborative relationship where the Governor provides the legislature with knowledge of implementation or operational problems on suggested legislation and policy, and similarly can bring to the legislature suggested changes for new laws where government operations need improvement.
Colorado has major problems with housing affordability, crime, sufficient water supply, the influx of migrants, and homelessness.
Yes absolutely. I have experience on the county Board of Health and the city electric board. A legislator needs to understand how various levels of government operate to better understand what is feasible with new legislation.
Yes, having a good working relationship with other legislators is needed to use them as a trusted resource for their expertise on topics I am not as familiar with as they are.
Former Governor Dick Lamm
No, I would like to stay in the state legislature
The legislature is too slow to act in emergencies, so it should only have the power to rescind the governor’s emergency declarations as a means to oversee his use or misuse.
Increase minimum bail requirements for repeat robbery and theft offenders.
Energy and Environment, Transportation housing and local government, Education, Business Affairs and Labor.
Voters are rightfully concerned about the influence peddling, corruption, and deceit that occurs in government. Open meeting laws and financial disclosures are critically important, as are non-partisan Judicial and investigative institutions.

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2022

Candidate Connection

Steve Yurash completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Yurash's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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After retiring from the computer chip industry, I have dedicated myself to building the Colorado Center Party so that we can stop voting for the lesser of two evils. I have served on the Larimer County Board of Health and the City of Fort Collins Electric Board because I care that government at all levels serve the needs of the community in an efficient manner. I grew up in Silicon valley, and I have a degree in Physics. I taught my 3 children to appreciate education as much as I do. They have degrees in Economics, Statistics and Chemistry.
  • Americans are tired of extreme elements controlling politics in both parties. We want a party in the middle to bridge the divide that is fracturing America. The Colorado Center Party is here to speak truth to the power of the extremes and will give voters the opportunity to stop voting for the lesser of two evils.
  • Inflation and high gasoline prices are made much worse by the government overspending from the Biden Administration. We must be honest about this problem and stop the lying about it.
  • I support Women's reproductive rights, the right to end a pregnancy when she sees fit based on her own conscience.
The total federal debt will surely sink our beloved country as interest rates rise. Adding to the debt is a huge mistake. The surge in crime across our nation is mostly caused by elimination of cash bail and progressive District Attorneys failing to prosecute crime in big cities. We need to support our police and prevent criminals from getting back on the street to recommit crimes over and over again. We need to allow oil producers to continue producing oil and gas so that our economy stays strong while we build more renewable energy. The amount of time required to integrate renewable sources into our grid will take much longer than most people realize because of the limitations of solar and wind power. We need to have a realistic, science based approach to energy security.
I remember Neal Armstrong stepping on the moon, I was 9 at the time.
My first job was the clean up boy at the local butcher shop. I did that for 2 years and after the first 6 months I was responsible for recruiting the other clean up boy to share the job.
Yes I believe that previous experience is beneficial because it helps ground representatives in how the state and local levels of government serve the people.
Dealing with inflation caused by government overspending. Dealing with dictatorships of Russia and China who seek to dominate the world.
yes.
We should have a 6 term limit for Congress people and a 2 term limit for Senators.
Yes I believe that we do need to compromise on policymaking in order to maintain a middle course that a majority of Americans can agree with.
We need to restrict the overspending. One way to help this is to require that each cabinet department of the executive branch must have its own separate vote approving it's budget so that one branch cannot be held hostage to another.

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Campaign finance summary

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Steve Yurash campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Colorado House of Representatives District 52Lost general$59,770 $55,875
2022U.S. House Colorado District 2Lost general$31,594 $41,312
Grand total$91,364 $97,188
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia from the candidate on September 21, 2022
    2. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 18, 2024


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