Donald Valdez
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2017 - Present
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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.
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]
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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:
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| • Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources |
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Sponsored legislation[edit]
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Elections[edit]
2022[edit]
See also: Colorado's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
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.
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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.
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Kellie Rhodes
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Sol Sandoval
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Donald Valdez | |
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Alex Walker | |
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Colin Wilhelm
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Scott Yates
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gregg Smith (D)
- Kerry Donovan (D)
- Colin Buerger (D)
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.
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2020[edit]
State Huouse[edit]
See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2020
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.
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Donald Valdez (D) |
57.8
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22,945 |
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Logan Taggart (R)
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42.2
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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.
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Donald Valdez |
59.0
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7,525 |
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Matthew Martinez |
41.0
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5,227 | |
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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.
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68.3
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5,500 |
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Steven Rodriguez |
31.7
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2,555 | |
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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 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.
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51.4
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220,634 |
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45.2
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194,122 | |
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John Keil (L) |
2.4
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10,298 | |
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Critter Milton (Unity Party) |
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4,265 | |
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Total votes: 429,319 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Moser (Independent)
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.
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Total votes: 106,577 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Donald Valdez (D)
- Root Routledge (D)
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.
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Total votes: 107,483 | |||
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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.
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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.
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2018[edit]
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.
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Donald Valdez (D) |
56.8
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17,752 |
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Scott Honeycutt (R) |
43.2
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13,512 | |
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Total votes: 31,264 (100.00% precincts reporting) |
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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.
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Donald Valdez |
100.0
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8,467 |
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2016[edit]
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]
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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]
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| 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]
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2016[edit]
Valdez's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Campaign donors[edit]
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| Donald Valdez campaign contribution history | |||
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| 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 | ||
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2020
| U.S. House Colorado District 3 2020 election - Campaign Contributions | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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2020
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In 2020, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 15.
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In 2019, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 4 through May 3.
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In 2018, the 72nd Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 10 through May 9.
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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.
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See also[edit]
2022 Elections
External links[edit]
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Candidate U.S. House Colorado District 3 |
Officeholder Colorado House of Representatives District 62 |
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Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ Donald Valdez, "About Donald Valdez," accessed June 30, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Donald Valdez, "Donald Valdez for Colorado House District 62," accessed June 21, 2016
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