Kerry Donovan | |
---|---|
President pro tempore of the Colorado Senate | |
In office January 13, 2021 –January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Nancy Todd |
Succeeded by | James Coleman |
Member of the Colorado Senate from the 5th district | |
In office January 7,2015 –January 9,2023 | |
Preceded by | Gail Schwartz |
Succeeded by | Bob Rankin (redistricted) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1978or1979(age 45–46) Vail,Colorado,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Shad Murib |
Education | Northeastern Junior College University of Notre Dame (BA) |
Signature | |
Kerry Elizabeth Donovan (born 1978/1979) [1] is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate from the 5th district. She also served as president pro tempore of the Colorado Senate from 2021-2023. Prior to entering the state legislature,she was active in local politics in Vail,Colorado.
Donovan was born in Vail and educated at the University of Notre Dame. She entered politics with her election to the town council in Vail. She won election to the state senate to succeed term-limited Gail Schwartz. During her tenure in the state senate,she was selected to serve as Majority Whip and President pro tempore.
Kerry Donovan was born to John and Diana Donovan in Vail,Colorado. Her grandfather served in the 10th Mountain Division during World War II. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology. [2] [1] She is married to Shad Murib. [3] Donovan served one term on the town council in Vail. [4]
Senator Gail Schwartz was unable to seek reelection in the 2014 election due to term limits. [4] Donovan won the Democratic nomination to succeed Schwartz and defeated Republican nominee Don Suppes,who served as mayor of Orchard,Colorado,and Libertarian nominee Lee Mulcahy. [5] [6] During the campaign she had raised around $150,000 against Suppes' $107,000 and Mulcahy's $2,750. [7] She won reelection after defeating Republican nominee Olen Lund in the 2018 election. [8] During the campaign she raised around $228,000 to Lund's $21,000. [9]
During Donovan's tenure she served as chair of the Agriculture and Natural Resources committee and as a member of the Transportation and Energy,and Legislative Council committees. Donovan was selected to serve as Majority Whip in 2018. [10] [11] She was selected to replace Senator Nancy Todd,who was term-limited,as president pro tempore of the state senate in 2020. [12]
Donovan was one of the people Jared Polis considered for selection as his lieutenant gubernatorial running mate during the 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election,but Polis selected Dianne Primavera instead. [13] During the 2020 presidential election she endorsed Senator Elizabeth Warren for the Democratic presidential nomination. [14]
In 2017,Donovan declined to run for the Democratic nomination in Colorado's 2nd congressional district after Representative Polis announced that he would run for governor. [15] In 2020,Donovan considered a run for the United States Senate,but ended up declining and endorsed then,Former Governor John Hickenlooper. [16] Donovan filed to run for the Democratic nomination in Colorado's 3rd congressional district for the 2022 election on February 3,2021,becoming the third person to enter the primary. [17] [18] Donovan suspended her campaign's fundraising after Colorado's congressional redistricting commission approved a map. [19] She ended her campaign on November 5,due to her being drawn out of the 3rd congressional district by redistricting and instead placed into the 2nd congressional district represented by Joe Neguse,a member of the Democratic Party. [20]
Donovan introduced legislation with Senator Owen Hill to allow voters to take photos of their ballots as under the current law voters face up to one year in prison and a $1,000 fine for taking a photo of their ballot. [21]
Donovan introduced legislation that created Public Lands Day as a state holiday in Colorado to recognize the twenty-four million acres of public land in Colorado and its importance in the life and economy of Colorado. The legislation was passed in the state senate by a vote of twenty-eight to seven and in the state house by a vote of 39 to 26. [22]
Donovan sponsored legislation in the state senate which would create a paid family leave system which would be paid for by having employees pay 0.99% of their salary. [23] She and Representatives Marc Catlin and Dylan Roberts introduced legislation which called for the Regulatory Agencies and Health Care Policy and Financing departments to create a public healthcare option that would add to Connect for Health Colorado,Colorado's medical care exchange. [24]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Kerry Donovan | 4,835 | 100.00% | ||
Total votes | 4,835 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Kerry Donovan | 27,526 | 49.04% | ||
Republican | Don Suppes | 26,225 | 46.73% | ||
Libertarian | Lee Mulcahy | 2,374 | 4.23% | ||
Total votes | 56,125 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Kerry Donovan (incumbent) | 13,707 | 100.00% | ||
Total votes | 13,707 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Kerry Donovan (incumbent) | 41,838 | 60.45% | ||
Republican | Olen Lund | 27,375 | 39.55% | ||
Total votes | 69,213 | 100.00% |
Since Colorado became a U.S. state in 1876, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, beginning with the 44th United States Congress. Prior to statehood, the Colorado Territory sent non-voting delegates to the House of Representatives from 1861 to 1876. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year terms. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years in general elections, with their re-election staggered. Prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were elected by the Colorado General Assembly. Each state elects a varying number of, but at least one, member of the House, depending on population, to two-year terms. Colorado has sent eight members to the House in each congressional delegation since the 2020 United States Census.
Colorado's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. It takes in most of the rural Western Slope in the state's western third portion, with a wing in the south taking in some of the southern portions of the Eastern Plains. It includes the cities of Grand Junction, Montrose, Durango, Aspen, Glenwood Springs, and Pueblo. The district has been represented by Republican Lauren Boebert since 2021.
Greg Brophy is an American politician who served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 63rd district from 2003 to 2005, and in the Colorado Senate from the 1st district from 2005 to 2015, as a member of the Republican Party.
Jerry Sonnenberg is an American farmer and politician who serves on the Logan County commission. He served in the Colorado Senate from the 1st district as a member of the Republican Party. During his tenure in the state senate he served as the President pro tempore. Prior to his tenure in the state senate he served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 65th district.
Evie Hudak is an American politician who served in the Colorado Senate from the 19th district as a member of the Democratic Party from 2009 to 2013. Prior to her tenure in the state senate she served on the Colorado State Board of Education from the 2nd congressional district from 2001 to 2009.
Andrew Steven Kerr is an American teacher and politician who serves on the county commission in Jefferson County, Colorado. Prior to his tenure on the county commission he served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 26th district from 2006 to 2013, and in the Colorado Senate from the 22nd district from 2013 to 2019, as a member of the Democratic Party.
Lucía Guzmán is an American minister and politician who served in the Colorado Senate from the 34th district as a member of the Democratic Party from 2010 to 2019. Prior to her tenure in the state senate she served on the school board in Denver and led the Colorado Council of Churches.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state, one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on June 26, 2012.
Diane E. Mitsch Bush is an American politician and retired sociology professor who served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives. She was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2018 and 2020 elections in Colorado's 3rd congressional district, losing both times.
John B. Cooke III is an American politician who served in the Colorado Senate from the 13th district as a member of the Republican Party. He also served as the Minority Leader in the state senate from May 2022 to January 2023. Prior to his tenure in the state legislature, he served as sheriff of Weld County, Colorado.
The 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next governor of Colorado. Incumbent Democratic governor John Hickenlooper was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term. The primary election was held on June 26.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of Colorado, one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The Republican and Democratic Party primaries in Colorado were held on June 26, 2018. The elections coincided with the gubernatorial election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of Colorado, one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Colorado's 5th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Republican Perry Will since 2023 following the resignation of fellow Republican Bob Rankin. Prior to redistricting the district was represented by Democrats Kerry Donovan and Gail Schwartz.
The 2022 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Democratic governor Jared Polis won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican University of Colorado regent Heidi Ganahl in a landslide. Ganahl conceded on election night. The primary election was held on June 28.
Lauren Opal Boebert is an American politician, businesswoman, and gun rights activist serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 3rd congressional district since 2021. From 2013 to 2022, she owned Shooters Grill, a restaurant in Rifle, Colorado, where staff members were encouraged to carry firearms openly.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Colorado, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with the Colorado gubernatorial election, as well as other elections to the U.S. House of Representatives, elections to the U.S. Senate, and various state and local elections.
Kathleen Curry is an American politician who served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 61st district from 2005 to 2011, as a member of the Democratic and independent. She was appointed to serve as Speaker Pro-tempore by Speaker Terrance Carroll before leaving the Democratic Party in 2009.
Adam Bennett Frisch is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. He served on the Aspen City Council from 2011 to 2019 and chaired Pitkin County's financial review committee from 2005 to 2011.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the State of Colorado, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary election took place on June 25, 2024.