Ken DeGraaf | |
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Member of the ColoradoHouseofRepresentatives from the 22nd district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Colin Larson |
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Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | Colorado Springs,Colorado,U.S. |
Profession | Commercial airline pilot |
Website | kendegraaf4hd22 |
Kenneth G. DeGraaf is a state representative from Colorado Springs,Colorado. A Republican,DeGraaf represents Colorado House of Representatives District 22,which includes a portion of northeast Colorado Springs in El Paso County. [1]
DeGraaf is a 30-year veteran of the United States Air Force. Now he works as a commercial airline pilot and lives in Colorado Springs. He studied engineering mechanics at the United States Air Force Academy and later earned a master's degree in the same field from Columbia University,where he was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship. [2]
In the 2022 Colorado House of Representatives election,DeGraaf defeated his Democratic Party and Libertarian Party opponents,winning 57.66% of the total votes cast. [3]
DeGraaf ran for re-election in 2024. In the Republican primary election held June 25,2024,he ran unopposed. [4] In the general election held November 5,2024,DeGraaf defeated one Democratic Party opponent and one independent opponent,winning 56.62% of the vote. [5]
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