Donald Valdez

Democratic Party

Candidate, U.S. House Colorado District 3

Colorado House of Representatives District 62

Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2023

Years in position

Compensation

Base salary

$40,242/year

Per diem

For legislators residing within 50 miles of the capitol: $45/day. For legislators living +50 miles from the capitol: $219/day.

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020

Next election

June 28, 2022

Education

High school

Centauri High School

Contact

Official website

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

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Personal Facebook

Personal LinkedIn

Donald Valdez (Democratic Party) is a member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 62. He assumed office on January 11, 2017. His current term ends on January 11, 2023.

Valdez (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 28, 2022.

States are in the process of redistricting congressional and state legislative boundaries following the 2020 census. As a result, the district that Valdez declared their candidacy for is subject to change and will be updated after the candidate filing deadline has passed and the official list of candidates becomes available.

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Committee assignments
* 2.1 2017 legislative session
* 3 Sponsored legislation
* 4 Elections
* 4.1 2022
* 4.2 2020
* 4.2.1 State Huouse
* 4.2.2 U.S. House
* 4.3 2018
* 4.4 2016
* 5 Campaign themes
* 5.1 2022
* 5.2 2020
* 5.3 2016
* 6 Campaign donors
* 6.1 2016
* 7 Scorecards
* 7.1 2020
* 7.2 2019
* 7.3 2018
* 7.4 2017
* 8 See also
* 9 External links
* 10 Footnotes

## Biography[edit]

Valdez graduated from Centauri High School. He received his B.S. in business administration and a bachelor's degree in sports and exercise management. His professional experience includes working in the Conejos County Treasurer’s Office as the deputy public trustee, serving as a deputy sheriff in Conejos County, and working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service.[1]

## Committee assignments[edit]

This membership information was last updated in March 2021. Ballotpedia completes yearly updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

#### 2021-2022

Valdez was assigned to the following committees:

* Statutory Revision Committee
* Agriculture, Livestock, and Water Committee
* Transportation and Local Government Committee

#### 2019-2020

Valdez was assigned to the following committees:

* Agriculture, Livestock, and Water Committee, Vice chair
* Transportation and Local Government Committee
* Statutory Revision Committee

### 2017 legislative session[edit]

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Colorado committee assignments, 2017

• Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources
• Local Government

## Sponsored legislation[edit]

The following table lists bills sponsored by this legislator. Bills are monitored by BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills sponsored by this person, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

## Elections[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: Colorado's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

The primary will occur on June 28, 2022. The general election will occur on November 8, 2022. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

##### General election for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Kristin Skowronski is running in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

|

| Kristin Skowronski (Independent)

* * *

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate

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| Debby Burnett

| Adam Frisch

| Naziha In'am Hadil

| Susan Martinez

| Kellie Rhodes

| Sol Sandoval

| Donald Valdez

| Alex Walker

| Colin Wilhelm

| Scott Yates

* * *

There are no incumbents in this race.

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Gregg Smith (D)
* Kerry Donovan (D)
* Colin Buerger (D)

Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Incumbent Lauren Boebert, Don Coram, and Marina Zimmerman are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate

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| Lauren Boebert

| Don Coram

| Marina Zimmerman

* * *

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### 2020[edit]

#### State Huouse[edit]

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

##### General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 62

Incumbent Donald Valdez defeated Logan Taggart in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 62 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Donald Valdez (D)  |

57.8

| 22,945

| Logan Taggart (R) |

42.2

| 16,742

* * *

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

| Total votes: 39,687

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 62

Incumbent Donald Valdez defeated Matthew Martinez in the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 62 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Donald Valdez |

59.0

| 7,525

| Matthew Martinez |

41.0

| 5,227

* * *

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

| Total votes: 12,752

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 62

Logan Taggart defeated Steven Rodriguez in the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 62 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Logan Taggart |

68.3

| 5,500

| Steven Rodriguez |

31.7

| 2,555

* * *

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

| Total votes: 8,055

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#### U.S. House[edit]

See also: Colorado's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

Colorado's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Democratic primary)

Colorado's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)

General election

##### General election for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Lauren Boebert defeated Diane Mitsch Bush, John Keil, and Critter Milton in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Lauren Boebert (R)  |

51.4

| 220,634

| Diane Mitsch Bush (D)  |

45.2

| 194,122

| John Keil (L)  |

2.4

| 10,298

| Critter Milton (Unity Party)  |

1.0

| 4,265

* * *

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

| Total votes: 429,319

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Robert Moser (Independent)

Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Diane Mitsch Bush defeated James Iacino in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Diane Mitsch Bush |

61.3

| 65,377

| James Iacino |

38.7

| 41,200

* * *

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

| Total votes: 106,577

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Donald Valdez (D)
* Root Routledge (D)

Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Lauren Boebert defeated incumbent Scott Tipton in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Lauren Boebert |

54.6

| 58,678

| Scott Tipton |

45.4

| 48,805

* * *

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

| Total votes: 107,483

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Libertarian convention

#####  Libertarian convention for U.S. House Colorado District 3

John Keil advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on April 13, 2020.

Candidate

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✔ |

| John Keil (L)

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Unity Party convention

#####  Unity Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 3

Critter Milton advanced from the Unity Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 3 on April 4, 2020.

Candidate

|

✔ |

| Critter Milton (Unity Party)

* * *

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### 2018[edit]

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

##### General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 62

Incumbent Donald Valdez defeated Scott Honeycutt in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 62 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Donald Valdez (D)  |

56.8

| 17,752

| Scott Honeycutt (R)  |

43.2

| 13,512

* * *

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

| Total votes: 31,264
(100.00% precincts reporting)

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 62

Incumbent Donald Valdez advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 62 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Donald Valdez |

100.0

| 8,467

* * *

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

| Total votes: 8,467

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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 Edward Vigil (D) did not seek re-election.

Donald Valdez defeated Robert Mattive in the Colorado House of Representatives District 62 general election.[2][3]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 62 General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  Donald Valdez | 55.51% | 19,720
| Republican  | Robert Mattive | 44.49% | 15,805
Total Votes | 35,525
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Donald Valdez defeated Alonzo Payne in the Colorado House of Representatives District 62 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 62 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  Donald Valdez | 64.28% | 4,613
| Democratic  | Alonzo Payne | 35.72% | 2,563
Total Votes | 7,176

Robert Mattive defeated Marcy Freeburg in the Colorado House of Representatives District 62 Republican primary.[4][5]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 62 Republican Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  |  Robert Mattive | 68.96% | 3,103
| Republican  | Marcy Freeburg | 31.04% | 1,397
Total Votes | 4,500

## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2022[edit]

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### 2020[edit]

Donald Valdez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

### 2016[edit]

Valdez's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“  |

* Education
* Economic Development
* Protecting our Natural Resources
* Support fro Veteran's: Recognition, Quality of Care, Health & Wellness
* Access to Affordable Healthcare for All[6]

| ”

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—Donald Valdez[7]

## Campaign donors[edit]

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Donald Valdez campaign contribution history

Year | Office | Result | Contributions
2018 | Colorado House of Representatives District 62 |  ✔ | $33,940
2016 | Colorado House of Representatives, District 62 |  ✔ | $32,282
Grand total raised | $66,222

Source: Follow the Money

### 2020

U.S. House Colorado District 3 2020 election - Campaign Contributions

Top individual contributors to Donald Valdez's campaign in 2020
MONTGOMERY JR, DON | $2,800.00
GONZALEZ, ARTHUR | $2,800.00
DEBIVORT, LAWRENCE | $2,800.00
JORGENSEN, CHARLOTTE | $2,800.00
Unitemized | $2,025.00
GONZALEZ, LORRAINE | $1,200.00
JACKSON, MARK | $1,000.00
MARTIN, KONNIE | $500.00
SALAZAR, JOHN | $500.00
ARRIGO, JOSEPH | $500.00
Total Raised in 2020 | $26,029.58
Total Spent | $26,229.58
Source: Follow the Money

### 2018

Colorado House of Representatives District 62 2018 election - Campaign Contributions

Top individual contributors to Donald Valdez's campaign in 2018
BROWN, SAM | $400.00
AZAR, FRANKLIN D | $400.00
CARLEO, DORSEY | $400.00
AZAR, MARGEAUX | $400.00
HININGER, DAMON T | $400.00
Total Raised in 2018 | $33,940.17
Source: Follow the Money

### 2016[edit]

Valdez won election to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2016. During that election cycle, Valdez raised a total of $32,282.

Colorado House of Representatives 2016 election - campaign contributions

Top contributors to Donald Valdez's campaign in 2016
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 58| $4,000
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association| $2,000
Food & Commercial Workers Local 7| $1,800
Brown, Sam| $800
Griffith, Balie| $800
Total raised in 2016| $32,282
Source: Follow the Money

## Scorecards[edit]

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Colorado

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### 2020

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2020, click [show].

In 2020, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 15.

* Colorado Health Initiative

Legislators are usually scored on their votes on bills that the organizations supports or opposes. However, in 2020 the organization released this more detailed overview of the legislative session.

* Colorado Union of Taxpayers

Legislation is scored on its "reduction of taxes, regulation, and spending accountability."

* Colorado Voters for Animals: U.S. Congress and General Assembly

Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.

* Healthier Colorado

Legislators are scored on their votes related to public health issues.

* Mental Health Colorado

Legislators are scored on their votes related to mental health issues.

* National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

* Women's Lobby of Colorado

Legislators are scored on their stances on women's issues.

### 2019

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2019, click [show].

In 2019, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 4 through May 3.

* ACLU of Colorado

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills the ACLU of Colorado "felt were the best representations of the civil liberties issues facing Colorado today."

* Colorado Health Initiative

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that are supported or opposed by the organization.

* Colorado Union of Taxpayers

Legislation is scored on its "reduction of taxes, regulation, and spending accountability."

* Colorado Voters for Animals

Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.

* Conservation Colorado

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental conservation.

* Mental Health Colorado

Legislators are scored on their votes related to mental health issues.

* One Colorado

Legislators are scored based on their votes on LGBT issues.

* The American Conservative Union

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* Women's Lobby of Colorado

Legislators are scored on their stances on women's issues.

### 2018

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In 2018, the 72nd Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 10 through May 9.

* ACLU of Colorado

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills the ACLU of Colorado "felt were the best representations of the civil liberties issues facing Colorado today."

* Colorado Health Initiative

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* Colorado Senior Lobby, Inc.

Legislators are scored on their votes related to senior issues.

* Colorado Union of Taxpayers

Legislation is scored on its "reduction of taxes, regulation, and spending accountability."

* Colorado Voters for Animals

Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.

* Conservation Colorado: House and Senate

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* Mental Health Colorado

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* NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado

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* One Colorado

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* Principles of Liberty

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* The American Conservative Union

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### 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.

* ACLU of Colorado

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills the ACLU of Colorado "felt were the best representations of the civil liberties issues facing Colorado today."

* Colorado Senior Lobby, Inc.

Legislators are scored on their votes related to senior issues.

* Colorado Union of Taxpayers

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to fiscal policy.

* Colorado Voters for Animals

Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.

* Conservation Colorado: House and Senate

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental conservation.

* Mental Health Colorado

Legislators are scored on their votes related to mental health issues.

* NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues.

* One Colorado

Legislators are scored based on their votes on LGBT issues.

* Principles of Liberty

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to "core principles of liberty," which the organization defines as "Free People," "Free Markets," and "Good Government."

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

* Women's Lobby of Colorado

Legislators are scored on their stances on women's issues.

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Donald Valdez, "About Donald Valdez," accessed June 30, 2017
2. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
3. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
7. ↑ Donald Valdez, "Donald Valdez for Colorado House District 62," accessed June 21, 2016

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