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Joe Woyte
Joe Woyte (Republican Party) ran for election to the Colorado House of Representatives to represent District 14. He lost in the Republican primary on June 28, 2022.
Woyte completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Woyte was a 2015 candidate for an at-large seat on the Colorado Springs, Colorado City Council.
Biography
Joe Woyte was born in Wisconsin. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1996 to 2002. He earned a bachelor's degree from the United States Air Force Academy in 1996. He earned a graduate degree from the University of Nebraska in 1998. His career experience includes working as a contractor.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 14
Rose Pugliese defeated Rob Rogers in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 14 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rose Pugliese (R) | 60.7 | 27,250 |
 | Rob Rogers (D)  | 39.3 | 17,665 | |
| Total votes: 44,915 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 14
Rob Rogers advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 14 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rob Rogers | 100.0 | 6,322 |
| Total votes: 6,322 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 14
Rose Pugliese defeated Joe Woyte in the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 14 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rose Pugliese | 53.6 | 8,898 |
 | Joe Woyte | 46.4 | 7,713 | |
| Total votes: 16,611 | |||
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2015
The city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, held elections for mayor and city council on April 7, 2015. A runoff election took place on May 19, 2015.[2] The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 11, 2015. Four of the nine city council seats were up for election, including three at-large seats and the District 2 seat.[3]
In the at-large race, incumbent Merv Bennett and candidates Bill Murray and Tom Strand defeated Glenn Carlson, Vickie Tonkins, Jariah R. Walker, Yolanda L. Avila, Vanessa Bowie, Jesse Brown Jr., Longinos Gonzalez Jr., Nicholas Lee, Al Loma and Joe Woyte.[4][5] Incumbents Jan Martin and Val Snider did not run for re-election.[6]
| Colorado City Council, At-large, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Merv Bennett |
15.1% | 33,690 | |
| Tom Strand |
13.3% | 29,635 | |
| Bill Murray |
11.8% | 26,437 | |
| Jariah R. Walker | 10.5% | 23,515 | |
| Glenn Carlson | 8.9% | 19,977 | |
| Vickie Tonkins | 8.1% | 18,005 | |
| Longinos Gonzalez Jr. | 6.1% | 13,718 | |
| Nicholas Lee | 5.7% | 12,815 | |
| Yolanda L. Avila | 4.8% | 10,612 | |
| Al Loma | 4.5% | 10,055 | |
| Joe Woyte | 4.5% | 10,045 | |
| Vanessa Bowie | 4.4% | 9,912 | |
| Jesse Brown Jr. | 2.1% | 4,793 | |
| Total Votes | 133,254 | ||
| Source: City of Colorado Springs - Official general election results | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joe Woyte completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Woyte's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- ECONOMY: I’ll work to help Colorado’s economy bounce back by opposing excessive regulations and supporting free market solutions & policy reforms to empower individuals & families and unchain small businesses. I'll defend the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR), and work to eliminate the labeling of taxes as “fees” to circumvent TABOR. And because taxes and government "fees" are too high already, I’ve signed the Colorado Union of Taxpayers' candidate & legislator CUT PLEDGE to the Citizens of Colorado, which can be viewed at https://www.ColoradoTaxpayer.org/the-pledge
- EDUCATION: My top priority is K-12 education and school choice. I learned parents’ & educators’ concerns as a parent rep at D20’s District Accountability Committee and chair of 3 School Accountability Committees. I support local school boards, charter & private schools, and home school parents, in directing their own curriculum, security, and policies. I oppose State mandates that seek to impose ideas like sex education for first graders and Critical Race Theory (CRT). In my 1st 100 days, I’ll sponsor a bill to fully fund K-12 per-pupil funding by eliminating the "Budget Stabilization" shortfall (the “B.S. factor”), and I’ll work to expand Education Tax Credits for Coloradans.
- ELECTIONS: Career politicians and lawyers (like my primary opponent) tend to create more problems through unintended consequences than they actually solve, and the current elections mess is no exception. Yes, we could increase accessibility by making election day a holiday and offering free public transportation on election day. But the bigger issue that we need to solve is eroded voter confidence. Because confidence in our elections is critical to democracy, I support election integrity measures like using photo ID to get a ballot, using only paper ballots, and ending “2,000 Mules” style ballot harvesting.
I've been endorsed** by Maj Gen Bentley B. Rayburn, USAF (Ret), former Commander, Air Force Doctrine Center and former Commandant, Air War College, who said this:** (No endorsement of the U.S. Military is implied or intended.)
"I proudly endorse Joe Woyte to be our next State Representative here in Colorado’s House District 14 because I’m confident that he can do the job with integrity and distinction. Joe and I both served on active duty at HQ Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Virginia between 1999 and 2001 when I was the Inspector General and the Director of Plans and Programs there, and Joe was actually recognized as the Company Grade Officer of the Year for the HQ ACC Financial Management Directorate, for his unique role in leading Plans & Programs for service members throughout the Air Force’s Financial Management career field. "
"Joe is a leader and a patriot who will represent the people of Colorado Springs well."
"We'll find a way... or MAKE one!"
I am NOT a wannabe career politician, because career politicians (and lawyers in particular) tend to do more harm than good. I am running because I want our next State Representative to truly REPRESENT us, and that starts with having actually lived, worked, and raised kids in the district long enough to understand the needs of the constituents. I've done that for a decade and a half; my opponent has been here a year and a half.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 9, 2022
- ↑ The Gazette, "Colorado Springs election results updated; Suthers, Makepeace headed to runoff for mayor," April 8, 2015
- ↑ City of Colorado Springs, "City Elections," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Colorado Springs, "Official 2015 Candidate List," accessed February 12, 2015
- ↑ City of Colorado Springs, "Unofficial election results," accessed April 8, 2015
- ↑ The Gazette, "Councilman Snider won't seek re-election, guaranteeing three new council members in April," January 27, 2015
