Meg Froelich Recall, Colorado House Of Representatives (2019)

2019 Meg Froelich recall:; Colorado House of Representatives
	Recall status
	Abandoned
	Table of contents
	Path to the ballot
	See also
	External links; Footnotes

An effort to recall Meg Froelich, a member of the Democratic Party, from her appointed position representing District 3 in the Colorado House of Representatives was launched in March 2019. Supporters of the recall needed to collect 9,587 valid signatures in 60 days of the petition’s approval to move the recall forward.^[1]

As of October 24, 2019, the recall had not been submitted to the state for approval and was considered as abandoned.^[2]

To read more on the recall efforts against the Colorado governor and other state legislative members in 2019, click here.

Recall supporters[edit]

The recall against Froelich was led by Joe Neville. He is the head of the Values First Colorado political action committee and the brother of Senate minority leader Patrick Neville (R). The recall petitioners started the recall effort in response to Froelich's support of six bills. The Recall Colorado website listed the following legislation:

“	SB19-042, National Popular Vote: An unconstitutional attempt to undermine the Electoral College and steal Coloradan's votes. HB19-1177, "Red Flag" Gun Confiscation: A gun-grab that violates Constitutional rights with no provisions to help the mentally ill. HB19-1032, State Sexuality Indoctrination: A state indoctrination plan to undermine parental rights to educate their children about sexuality. SB19-181, Extreme Oil and Gas Regulation: Oil and gas regulations that go even further than Proposition 112, the ballot measure widely rejected by Colorado voters in 2018. HB19-1042, Sanctuary for Criminals: Dems voted down an amendment that would block felons from receiving state funds. Pending Introduction, Sanctuary for Criminals 2: Announced by Colorado Dems, this pending legislation will restrict police and public entities from assisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).^[3]	”
—Recall Colorado^[4]

List of supporters[edit]

House minority leader Patrick Neville (R)^[5]
U.S. Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) and Colorado GOP chair^[6]

Recall opponents[edit]

After the recall was announced against Rep. Froelich, she said that the recall would be a waste of taxpayer money and that her focus was “on doing the work of House District 3. We have exciting opportunities, and that’s where my focus and energy will remain."^[1]

Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Laws governing recall in Colorado

Supporters of the recall needed to collect 9,587 signatures in 60 days of the petition’s approval to force a recall election.^[1]

Election history[edit]

Froelich was appointed to the Colorado House of Representatives in January 2019 to succeed Jeff Bridges (D).^[7]

2018[edit]

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Jeff Bridges defeated Toren Mushovic in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 3 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jeff Bridges (D)	61.2	23,457
	Toren Mushovic (R)	38.8	14,891

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,348
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Jeff Bridges advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 3 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Bridges	100.0	8,528

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 3

Toren Mushovic advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 3 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Toren Mushovic	100.0	5,578

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 5,578
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2016[edit]

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 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 Daniel Kagan (D) did not seek re-election.

Jeff Bridges defeated Katy Brown in the Colorado House of Representatives District 3 general election.^[8]^[9]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 3 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jeff Bridges	52.53%	22,016
	Republican	Katy Brown	47.47%	19,892
Total Votes				41,908
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Jeff Bridges defeated Meg Froelich in the Colorado House of Representatives District 3 Democratic primary.^[10]^[11]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jeff Bridges	56.61%	3,178
	Democratic	Meg Froelich	43.39%	2,436
Total Votes				5,614

Katy Brown defeated Rick Gillit in the Colorado House of Representatives District 3 Republican primary.^[10]^[11]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 3 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Katy Brown	73.73%	3,441
	Republican	Rick Gillit	26.27%	1,226
Total Votes				4,667

This district was included in the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee's list of "2016 Essential Races." Read more »
This district was included in the Republican State Leadership Committee's list of "16 in '16: Races to Watch." Read more »

Colorado state legislative and state executive recalls in 2019[edit]

The table below highlighted each recall effort in Colorado targeting state executive and state legislative members in 2019.

2019 Colorado state legislative and state executive recalls
Name	Office	Party	Status	Signature deadline	Reached the ballot	Recalled
Jared Polis	Governor	Democratic	Official; ended	September 6, 2019		-
Pete Lee	Senate District 11	Democratic	Official; ended	September 10, 2019		-
Brittany Pettersen	Senate District 22	Democratic	Official; ended	September 16, 2019		-
Leroy Garcia	Senate District 3	Democratic	Official; ended	October 18, 2019		-
Rochelle Galindo	House District 50	Democratic	Official; ended	June 3, 2019		-
Tom Sullivan	House District 37	Democratic	Official; ended	July 12, 2019		-
Bri Buentello	House District 47	Democratic	Unofficial; ended	-		-
Jeff Bridges	Senate District 26	Democratic	Unofficial; ended	-		-
Meg Froelich	House District 3	Democratic	Unofficial; ended	-		-

Historical state legislative recalls[edit]

Ballotpedia tracked 107 state legislative recall efforts from 1913 to 2018. During that time, 39 recalls made the ballot and 22 state legislators were successfully recalled.^[12]

Michigan led the way with 29 state legislative recall efforts from 1913 to 2018. Of those 29 recall efforts, three were successful. Wisconsin followed with 25 state legislative recall efforts. Six of those recalls were successful.

External links[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

[gazette-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 The Gazette, "Recall petitions in works for 2 Colorado lawmakers over 'national popular vote' bill," March 13, 2019

[2] Colorado Secretary of State, "Recall Petitions," accessed March 29, 2019

[quotedisclaimer-3] Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

[recallsupport-4] Recall Colorado, "Recap of overreaching legislation," accessed March 18, 2019

[5] Colorado Times Recorder, "Neville Family Launches Recall Effort Against Minority Leader’s Colleagues," March 6, 2019

[6] Colorado Sun, "Ken Buck wins Colorado GOP chairman race and endorses recall elections for Democrats," March 30, 2019

[7] The Colorado Independent, "Vacancy committee elects Meg Froelich in Colorado House District 3," January 7, 2019

[glist16-8] Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016

[gresults16-9] Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016

[plist16-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016

[presults16-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016

[12] National Conference of State Legislatures, "Recall of State Officials," accessed August 13, 2021

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