Dianne Primavera

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On June 26, U.S. Representative Jared Polis defeated former State Treasurer Cary Kennedy and former State Senator Mike Johnston in the Democratic primary for the 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election. [73] [74] Polis received 44.4% of the vote. [75]

On July 2, 2018, Polis picked Primavera as his running mate. [76] On November 6, 2018, Polis and Primavera defeated the Republican ticket of State Treasurer Walker Stapleton and State Representative Lang Sias, receiving 53.4% of the vote. [77] [78]

2022

On November 8, 2022, Primavera and Polis won re-election to a second term, defeating Republicans Heidi Ganahl and Danny Moore, receiving 58.5% of the vote. [79] [80] [81]

Personal life

In 1988, Primavera was diagnosed with breast cancer and given less than 5 years to live by physicians. She was also diagnosed with cervical cancer in 1992 [33] and has survived a total of four bouts with cancer [82] and has participated in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. [83]

Primavera, a resident of Broomfield, Colorado, [2] has been a member of the Broomfield Health and Human Services Advisory Committee, the 17th Judicial District’s Crime Victim Compensation Board, Denver Public Schools Special Education Advisory Committee, and the boards of the Susan M. Duncan Family YMCA and Chester House.

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Dianne Primavera
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Primavera in 2022
50th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
Assumed office
January 8, 2019
Colorado House of Representatives
Preceded by
William Berens
 Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 33rd district
2007–2011		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 33rd district
2013–2017		Succeeded by
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Preceded by Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
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