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American politician
Janak Joshi
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
In office
January 9, 2013 – January 11, 2017
Preceded byLarry Liston
Succeeded byLarry Liston
Constituency16th district
In office
January 12, 2011 – January 9, 2013
Preceded byKent Lambert
Succeeded byDan Nordberg
Constituency14th district
Personal details
BornAhmedabad, India
Political partyRepublican
EducationGujarat University (MD)
University of Northern Colorado (MS)

Janak Joshi is an American politician and retired physician. From January 9, 2013, to January 11, 2017, Joshi represented District 16 at the Colorado House of Representatives. He previously served a two-year term in the District 14 seat from January 12, 2011, until January 9, 2013.

Joshi was a candidate in the Republican primary for Colorado's 8th congressional district in the 2024 election. He was defeated by Gabe Evans.

Education

Joshi earned his MS from the University of Northern Colorado and his MD from Gujarat University.

Elections

  • 2016 Joshi lost to fellow Republican Larry Liston in the primary, with Liston winning 60.87% of the vote to Joshi's 39.13%.
  • 2012 Redistricted to District 16, and with incumbent Republican representative Larry Liston running for Colorado Senate, Joshi ran unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Republican primary, winning with 7,313 votes, and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 21,781 votes (68.2%) against Libertarian candidate Michael Giallombardo and American Constitution candidate David Rawe.
  • 2010 When District 14 Republican representative Kent Lambert ran for Colorado Senate, Joshi was unopposed for both the August 10, 2010 Republican primary, winning with 6,618 votes, and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 20,352 votes.

References

  1. "Janak Joshi's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  2. "More news". 28 September 2010.
  3. "Two Republicans aim to flip Colorado's newest congressional district two years after Democrat won a nail-biter". 14 June 2024.
  4. "Janak Joshi". Denver, Colorado: Colorado General Assembly. Archived from the original on August 5, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  5. Luning, Ernest (26 January 2024). "Former Colorado Springs state lawmaker Janak Joshi jumps in GOP primary in Colorado's 8th CD". Colorado Politics. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  6. Kenney, Andrew (25 June 2024). "State Rep. Gabe Evans will take on first-term Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo in Congressional District 8". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  7. Ballotpedia. Janak Joshi. Retrieved: 2017-01-21.
  8. "2012 Republican Party state representatives primary results". Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  9. "2012 General election state representatives results". Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  10. "Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2010 Primary & 2010 General" (PDF). Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. p. 93. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  11. "Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2010 Primary & 2010 General" (PDF). Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. p. 127. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

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