By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice
There will be 10 opposed Colorado House races for Republicans to decide and eight for Democrats to weigh on the primary ballot.
Election Day is Tuesday, June 25. Registered voters should have received a mailed ballot or will in the coming days. Those Coloradans who are not yet registered to vote may do so in a couple of ways with various deadlines. Register at GoVoteColorado.gov through June 17, in order to receive a ballot by mail. Additionally, registration can be completed in person at a voting center until 7 p.m. on Election Day.
There are 65 seats in the Colorado House, with each seat appearing on the ballot every two years. Among those, about one-third of seats are opposed in either the Democratic or Republican Party primaries. Democrats hold a super majority in the Colorado House, with a 46-19 seat advantage. Republicans would need to pickup at least three seats in the fall general election to take away the super majority and 14 seats to regain the majority.
House members may be elected to a maximum of four, 2-year terms. The legislature meets annually from no later than the second Wednesday in January and lasts up to 120 calendar days.
Following are choices you may have, based upon your registration with a major party or as an unaffiliated voter:
District 1
Democratic Party – Javier Mabrey will appear on the ballot. Mabrey presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Barbara DeHaan will appear on the ballot.
District 2
Democratic Party – Steven Woodrow will appear on the ballot. Woodrow presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Michael F. DiManna will appear on the ballot.
District 3
Democratic Party – Meg Froelich will appear on the ballot. Froelich presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Mickey Neal will appear on the ballot.
District 4
Democratic Party – Timothy Mariano Hernández and Cecelia Espenoza will appear on the ballot. Hernández presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Jack Daus will appear on the ballot.
District 5
Democratic Party – Alex Valdez will appear on the ballot. Valdez presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Johnnie Wesley Johnson will appear on the ballot.
District 6
Democratic Party – Sean Camacho and Elisabeth Epps will appear on the ballot. Epps presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Kyle Witter will appear on the ballot.
District 7
Democratic Party – Jennifer Bacon will appear on the ballot. Bacon presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Tom Swift will appear on the ballot.
District 8
Democratic Party – Lindsay Gilchrist will appear on the ballot. Democrat Leslie Herod presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Philip Borrelli will appear on the ballot.
District 9
Democratic Party – Emily Sirota will appear on the ballot. Sirota presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Tom Cowhick will appear on the ballot.
District 10
Democratic Party – Junie Joseph and Tina Mueh will appear on the ballot. Joseph presently holds the office.
Republican Party – William B. DeOreo will appear on the ballot.
District 11
Democratic Party – Karen McCormick will appear on the ballot. McCormick presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Kathy Reeves and Terri Goon will appear on the ballot.
District 12
Democratic Party – Kyle Brown will appear on the ballot. Brown presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Robert Mahler and Mark Milliman will appear on the ballot.
District 13
Democratic Party – Julie McCluskie will appear on the ballot. McCluskie presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Dave Williams will appear on the ballot.
District 14
Democratic Party – Katherine “Kat” Gayle will appear on the ballot.
Republican Party – Rose Pugliese will appear on the ballot. Pugliese presently holds the office.
District 15
Democratic Party – Jeff K. Livingston will appear on the ballot.
Republican Party – Scott Bottoms will appear on the ballot. Bottoms presently holds the office.
District 16
Democratic Party – Stephanie Vigil will appear on the ballot. Vigil presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Rebecca Keltie will appear on the ballot.
District 17
Democratic Party – Regina English will appear on the ballot. English presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Elizabeth Riggs will appear on the ballot.
District 18
Democratic Party – Amy T. Paschal will appear on the ballot. Democrat Marc Snyder presently holds the office.
Republican Party – James R. Boelens Jr. will appear on the ballot.
District 19
Democratic Party – Jennifer Lea Parenti will appear on the ballot. Parenti presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Dan Woog will appear on the ballot.
District 20
Democratic Party – Arik Dougherty will appear on the ballot.
Republican Party – Jason Lupo and Jarvis Caldwell will appear on the ballot. Republican Don Wilson presently holds the office.
District 21
Democratic Party – Liz Rosenbaum will appear on the ballot.
Republican Party – Jan Koester, Bill Garlington and Mary Bradfield will appear on the ballot. Bradfield presently holds the office.
District 22
Democratic Party – Michael M. Pierson will appear on the ballot.
Republican Party – Ken DeGraaf will appear on the ballot. DeGraaf presently holds the office.
District 23
Democratic Party – Monica Irasema Duran will appear on the ballot. Duran presently holds the office.
Republican Party – No candidate will appear on the ballot.
District 24
Democratic Party – Lisa Feret will appear on the ballot. Democrat Lindsey Daugherty presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Gwen Henderson will appear on the ballot.
District 25
Democratic Party – Tammy Story will appear on the ballot. Story presently holds the office.
Republican Party – George B. Mumma Jr will appear on the ballot.
District 26
Democratic Party – Meghan Lukens will appear on the ballot. Lukens presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Nathan Butler will appear on the ballot.
District 27
Democratic Party – Brianna Titone will appear on the ballot. Titone presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Ed Cox will appear on the ballot.
District 28
Democratic Party – Sheila Lieder will appear on the ballot. Lieder presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Peter Boddie will appear on the ballot.
District 29
Democratic Party – Shannon Bird will appear on the ballot. Bird presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Evan Shields Hunt will appear on the ballot.
District 30
Democratic Party – Rebekah Stewart and Kyra deGruy Kennedy will appear on the ballot. Kennedy presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Ramey Johnson will appear on the ballot.
District 31
Democratic Party – Julia Marvin and Jacqueline “Jacque” Phillips will appear on the ballot. Marvin presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Heidi Pitchforth will appear on the ballot.
District 32
Democratic Party – Manny Rutinel will appear on the ballot. Rutinel presently holds the office.
Republican Party – No candidate will appear on the ballot.
District 33
Democratic Party – William Lindstedt will appear on the ballot. Lindstedt presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Michael Martinez will appear on the ballot.
District 34
Democratic Party – Jenny Willford will appear on the ballot. Willford presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Craig Sullivan will appear on the ballot.
District 35
Democratic Party – Lorena Garcia will appear on the ballot. Garcia presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Lee J. Knoll will appear on the ballot.
District 36
Democratic Party – Bryan Lindstrom and Michael Carter will appear on the ballot. Democrat Mike Weissman presently holds the office.
Republican Party – No candidate will appear on the ballot.
District 37
Democratic Party – Chad Clifford will appear on the ballot. Clifford presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Danny D. Moore will appear on the ballot.
District 38
Democratic Party – Gretchen Jeannette Rydin will appear on the ballot. Democrat David Ortiz presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Jeffrey Patty will appear on the ballot.
District 39
Democratic Party – Eric Brody will appear on the ballot.
Republican Party – Brandi Bradley will appear on the ballot. Bradley presently holds the office.
District 40
Democratic Party – Naquetta Ricks will appear on the ballot. Ricks presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Darryl Gibbs will appear on the ballot.
District 41
Democratic Party – Iman Jodeh will appear on the ballot. Jodeh presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Rob McKenna will appear on the ballot.
District 42
Democratic Party – Mandy Lindsay will appear on the ballot. Lindsay presently holds the office.
Republican Party – No candidate will appear on the ballot.
District 43
Democratic Party – Bob Marshall will appear on the ballot. Marshall presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Lora Thomas and Matt Burcham will appear on the ballot.
District 44
Democratic Party – Alyssa Nilemo will appear on the ballot.
Republican Party – Anthony Hartsook will appear on the ballot. Hartsook presently holds the office.
District 45
Democratic Party – Chad Cox will appear on the ballot.
Republican Party – Bill Jack and Max Brooks will appear on the ballot. Republican Lisa Frizell presently holds the office.
District 46
Democratic Party – Tisha Mauro will appear on the ballot. Mauro presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Christina Rae Mascarenas and Kim Swearingen will appear on the ballot.
District 47
Democratic Party – Elizabeth Bulthuis will appear on the ballot.
Republican Party – Ty S. Winter will appear on the ballot. Winter presently holds the office.
District 48
Democratic Party – No candidate will appear on the ballot.
Republican Party – Carlos Barron will appear on the ballot. Republican Gabe Evans presently holds the office.
District 49
Democratic Party – Lesley Smith and Max Woodfin will appear on the ballot. Democrat Judy Amabile presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Steve Ferrante will appear on the ballot.
District 50
Democratic Party – Mary Young will appear on the ballot. Young presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Ryan Gonzalez will appear on the ballot.
District 51
Democratic Party – Sarah McKeen will appear on the ballot.
Republican Party – Ron Weinberg will appear on the ballot. Weinberg presently holds the office.
District 52
Democratic Party – Yara Zokaie and Ethnie Treick will appear on the ballot. Democrat Cathy Kipp presently holds the office.
Republican Party – No candidate will appear on the ballot.
District 53
Democratic Party – Andy Boesenecker will appear on the ballot. Boesenecker presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Donna Walter will appear on the ballot.
District 54
Democratic Party – No candidate will appear on the ballot.
Republican Party – Matt Soper will appear on the ballot. Soper presently holds the office.
District 55
Democratic Party – No candidate will appear on the ballot.
Republican Party – Rick Taggart will appear on the ballot. Taggart presently holds the office.
District 56
Democratic Party – Alessandra A. Navetta will appear on the ballot.
Republican Party – Chris Richardson will appear on the ballot. Republican Rod Bockenfeld presently holds the office.
District 57
Democratic Party – Elizabeth Velasco will appear on the ballot. Velasco presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Caleb Waller will appear on the ballot.
District 58
Democratic Party – Kathleen Curry will appear on the ballot.
Republican Party – Larry Don Suckla and J. Mark Roeber will appear on the ballot. Republican Marc Catlin presently holds the office.
District 59
Democratic Party – Katie Stewart will appear on the ballot. Democrat Barbara McLachlan presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Clark Craig will appear on the ballot.
District 60
Democratic Party – Kathryn Green will appear on the ballot.
Republican Party – Stephanie Luck will appear on the ballot. Luck presently holds the office.
District 61
Democratic Party – Eliza Hamrick will appear on the ballot. Hamrick presently holds the office.
Republican Party – No candidate will appear on the ballot.
District 62
Democratic Party – Matthew Martinez will appear on the ballot. Martinez presently holds the office.
Republican Party – Carol Riggenbach will appear on the ballot.
District 63
Democratic Party – No candidate will appear on the ballot.
Republican Party – Dusty A. Johnson and Brian Urdiales will appear on the ballot. Republican Richard Holtorf presently holds the office.
District 64
Democratic Party – Mark K Matthews will appear on the ballot.
Republican Party – Ryan Armagost will appear on the ballot. Armagost presently holds the office.
District 65
Democratic Party – Will Walters will appear on the ballot.
Republican Party – Lori Garcia Sander and Trent Lane Leisy will appear on the ballot. Republican Mike Lynch presently holds the office.