Ken DeGraaf
Ken DeGraaf | |
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Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 22nd district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Colin Larson |
Personal details | |
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]
Background
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]
Elections
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]
In 2023, DeGraaf voted against a bill that would ban corporal punishment in Colorado's public schools, arguing that "You learn via pain…punishment is a subset of discipline because pain is a primal motivator."[4]
References
- ^ Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission (March 18, 2022). "Colorado House District 22 (2021)" (PDF). State of Colorado. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "Colorado State House District 22 candidate Q&A". The Denver Post. October 14, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ^ "Colorado election results: November 8, 2022, general election state representative district 22". Colorado Secretary of State. State of Colorado. n.d. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ^ https://www.fox21news.com/news/local/you-learn-via-pain-colorado-springs-lawmakers-divided-on-banning-corporal-law/ [bare URL]
External links
- Legislative website
- Campaign website
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- Speaker of the House
- Julie McCluskie (D)
- Speaker pro tempore
- Chris Kennedy (D)
- Majority Leader
- Monica Duran (D)
- Minority Leader
- Rose Pugliese (R)
- ▌Javier Mabrey (D)
- ▌Steven Woodrow (D)
- ▌Meg Froelich (D)
- ▌Tim Hernández (D)
- ▌Alex Valdez (D)
- ▌Elisabeth Epps (D)
- ▌Jennifer Bacon (D)
- ▌Leslie Herod (D)
- ▌Emily Sirota (D)
- ▌Junie Joseph (D)
- ▌Karen McCormick (D)
- ▌Kyle Brown (D)
- ▌Julie McCluskie (D)
- ▌Rose Pugliese (R)
- ▌Scott Bottoms (R)
- ▌Stephanie Vigil (D)
- ▌Regina English (D)
- ▌Marc Snyder (D)
- ▌Jennifer Parenti (D)
- ▌Don Wilson (R)
- ▌Mary Bradfield (R)
- ▌Ken DeGraaf (R)
- ▌Monica Duran (D)
- ▌Lindsey Daugherty (D)
- ▌Tammy Story (D)
- ▌Meghan Lukens (D)
- ▌Brianna Titone (D)
- ▌Sheila Lieder (D)
- ▌Shannon Bird (D)
- ▌Chris Kennedy (D)
- ▌Julia Marvin (D)
- ▌Manny Rutinel (D)
- ▌William Lindstedt (D)
- ▌Jenny Willford (D)
- ▌Lorena Garcia (D)
- ▌Mike Weissman (D)
- ▌Chad Clifford (D)
- ▌David Ortiz (D)
- ▌Brandi Bradley (R)
- ▌Naquetta Ricks (D)
- ▌Iman Jodeh (D)
- ▌Mandy Lindsay (D)
- ▌Bob Marshall (D)
- ▌Anthony Hartsook (R)
- ▌Lisa Frizell (R)
- ▌Tisha Mauro (D)
- ▌Ty Winter (R)
- ▌Gabe Evans (R)
- ▌Judy Amabile (D)
- ▌Mary Young (D)
- ▌Ron Weinberg (R)
- ▌Cathy Kipp (D)
- ▌Andrew Boesenecker (D)
- ▌Matt Soper (R)
- ▌Rick Taggart (R)
- ▌Rod Bockenfeld (R)
- ▌Elizabeth Velasco (D)
- ▌Marc Catlin (R)
- ▌Barbara McLachlan (D)
- ▌Stephanie Luck (R)
- ▌Eliza Hamrick (D)
- ▌Matthew Martinez (D)
- ▌Richard Holtorf (R)
- ▌Ryan Armagost (R)
- ▌Mike Lynch (R)
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