Dan Baer

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Dan Baer (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Colorado. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 30, 2020.

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Baer was a 2018 Democratic candidate who sought election to the same seat.[2] Baer dropped out of the race in October 2017.[3]

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Elections
* 2.1 2020
* 2.1.1 Endorsements
* 2.2 2018
* 3 Campaign themes
* 3.1 2020
* 3.1.1 Ballotpedia biographical submission form
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

## Biography[edit]

Dan Baer earned a bachelor's degree in social studies and African American studies and graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University in 2000, and earned a doctorate of philosophy in international relations from Oxford University in 2005.[4]

Baer's career experience includes working as the diplomat in residence with the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, and as executive director with the Colorado Department of Higher Education. He was a deputy assistant secretary and ambassador with the United States Department of State, an assistant professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, and a project leader with The Boston Consulting Group.[4]

## Elections[edit]

### 2020[edit]

See also: United States Senate election in Colorado, 2020

United States Senate election in Colorado, 2020 (June 30 Democratic primary)

United States Senate election in Colorado, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)

General election

##### General election for U.S. Senate Colorado

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Colorado on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| John Hickenlooper (D)  |

53.5

| 1,731,114

| Cory Gardner (R)  |

44.2

| 1,429,492

| Raymon Doane (L)  |

1.7

| 56,262

| Daniel Doyle (Approval Voting Party)  |

0.3

| 9,820

| Stephan Evans (Unity Party) |

0.3

| 8,971

| Danny Skelly (Independent) (Write-in) |

| 0

| Bruce Lohmiller (G) (Write-in)  |

| 0

| Michael Sanchez (Independent) (Write-in)  |

| 0

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

| Total votes: 3,235,659

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Martha Wolf (Independent)
* Joseph Camp (Independent)
* Veronique Bellamy (Socialist Party)
* Gary Swing (Other)

Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Colorado

John Hickenlooper defeated Andrew Romanoff in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Colorado on June 30, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| John Hickenlooper |

58.7

| 585,826

| Andrew Romanoff |

41.3

| 412,955

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

| Total votes: 998,781

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Alice Madden (D)
* Ellen Burnes (D)
* Dan Baer (D)
* John Walsh (D)
* Keith Pottratz (D)
* Danielle Kombo (D)
* David Goldfischer (D)
* Critter Milton (D)
* Michelle Ferrigno Warren (D)
* Stephany Rose Spaulding (D)
* Diana Bray (D)
* Michael Johnston (D)
* Trish Zornio (D)
* Lorena Garcia (D)
* Denise Burgess (D)
* Erik Underwood (D)
* Dustin John Leitzel (D)
* Derrick Blanton (D)
* Angela Williams (D)

Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for U.S. Senate Colorado

Incumbent Cory Gardner advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Colorado on June 30, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Cory Gardner |

100.0

| 554,806

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

| Total votes: 554,806

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Margot Dupre (R)

Libertarian primary election

#####  Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Colorado

Raymon Doane defeated Gaylon Kent in the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Colorado on June 30, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Raymon Doane |

62.8

| 4,365

| Gaylon Kent |

37.2

| 2,583

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

| Total votes: 6,948

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Unity Party convention

#####  Unity Party convention for U.S. Senate Colorado

Stephan Evans defeated Joshua Rodriguez in the Unity Party convention for U.S. Senate Colorado on April 4, 2020.

Candidate

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✔ |

| Stephan Evans (Unity Party)

| Joshua Rodriguez (Unity Party)

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#### Endorsements[edit]

* Foreign Policy for America Action Network[5]
* LGBTQ Victory Fund[6]

### 2018[edit]

See also: Colorado's 7th Congressional District election, 2018

Baer sought election to the 7th Congressional District of Colorado in 2018. He dropped out of the race in October 2017.[2]

## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2020[edit]

#### Ballotpedia biographical submission form[edit]

The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:

“  | What is your political philosophy?

From Dan's website, Dan believes “We need bold ideas to heal economic and social divides, to give all Coloradans a fair shake and a fair shot, and to reassert strong American leadership in the world.”

Is there anything you would like to add?

If elected, Dan would be the first openly gay man to serve in the U.S. Senate. Dan raised $1.35MM in his first quarter in the U.S. Senate race in Colorado, the largest initial report for a LGBTQ candidate for U.S. Congress (either chamber) in history. Dan's campaign for U.S. Senate has been endorsed by the LGBTQ Victory Fund and Foreign Policy for America Action Network. [7]

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—Dan Baer[4]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Dan Baer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 9NEWS, "Record-fundraiser Dan Baer drops US Senate bid, supports Hickenlooper in 2020," September 12, 2019
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Denver Post, "Obama-appointed ambassador joins crowded Democratic congressional race to replace Ed Perlmutter," August 1, 2017
3. ↑ The Denver Post, "Ed Perlmutter’s last major Democratic challenger ends bid for Thornton-area seat," October 4, 2017
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on July 23, 2019
5. ↑ Colorado Politics, "Foreign policy group endorses Democrat Dan Baer in Colorado's crowded US Senate primary," May 23, 2019
6. ↑ Washington Blade, "Victory Fund endorses Obama-era ambassador for U.S. Senate," July 8, 2019
7. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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