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American politician

Ken DeGraaf
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 22nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byColin Larson
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
ProfessionCommercial airline pilot
Websitekendegraaf4hd22.com

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.

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.

Elections

2022

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.

2024

DeGraaf ran for re-election in 2024. In the Republican primary election held June 25, 2024, he ran unopposed. In the general election held November 5, 2024, DeGraaf defeated one Democratic Party opponent and one independent opponent, winning 56.62% of the vote.

References

  1. Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission (March 18, 2022). "Colorado House District 22 (2021)" (PDF). State of Colorado. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  2. "Colorado State House District 22 candidate Q&A". The Denver Post. October 14, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  3. "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.
  4. "June 25, 2024 primary election: State Representative District 22 Republican Primary". Colorado Secretary of State. October 15, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  5. "November 5, 2024 general election State Representative District 22". Colorado Secretary of State. December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

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Members of the Colorado House of Representatives
74th General Assembly (2023–2024)
Speaker of the House
Julie McCluskie (D)
Speaker pro tempore
Chris Kennedy (D)
Majority Leader
Monica Duran (D)
Minority Leader
Rose Pugliese (R)
  1. ▌Javier Mabrey (D)
  2. ▌Steven Woodrow (D)
  3. ▌Meg Froelich (D)
  4. ▌Tim Hernández (D)
  5. ▌Alex Valdez (D)
  6. ▌Elisabeth Epps (D)
  7. ▌Jennifer Bacon (D)
  8. ▌Leslie Herod (D)
  9. ▌Emily Sirota (D)
  10. ▌Junie Joseph (D)
  11. ▌Karen McCormick (D)
  12. ▌Kyle Brown (D)
  13. ▌Julie McCluskie (D)
  14. ▌Rose Pugliese (R)
  15. ▌Scott Bottoms (R)
  16. ▌Stephanie Vigil (D)
  17. ▌Regina English (D)
  18. ▌Marc Snyder (D)
  19. ▌Jennifer Parenti (D)
  20. ▌Don Wilson (R)
  21. ▌Mary Bradfield (R)
  22. ▌Ken DeGraaf (R)
  23. ▌Monica Duran (D)
  24. ▌Lindsey Daugherty (D)
  25. ▌Tammy Story (D)
  26. ▌Meghan Lukens (D)
  27. ▌Brianna Titone (D)
  28. ▌Sheila Lieder (D)
  29. ▌Shannon Bird (D)
  30. ▌Chris Kennedy (D)
  31. ▌Julia Marvin (D)
  32. ▌Manny Rutinel (D)
  33. ▌William Lindstedt (D)
  34. ▌Jenny Willford (D)
  35. ▌Lorena Garcia (D)
  36. ▌Mike Weissman (D)
  37. ▌Chad Clifford (D)
  38. ▌David Ortiz (D)
  39. ▌Brandi Bradley (R)
  40. ▌Naquetta Ricks (D)
  41. ▌Iman Jodeh (D)
  42. ▌Mandy Lindsay (D)
  43. ▌Bob Marshall (D)
  44. ▌Anthony Hartsook (R)
  45. ▌Lisa Frizell (R)
  46. ▌Tisha Mauro (D)
  47. ▌Ty Winter (R)
  48. ▌Gabe Evans (R)
  49. ▌Judy Amabile (D)
  50. ▌Mary Young (D)
  51. ▌Ron Weinberg (R)
  52. ▌Cathy Kipp (D)
  53. ▌Andrew Boesenecker (D)
  54. ▌Matt Soper (R)
  55. ▌Rick Taggart (R)
  56. ▌Rod Bockenfeld (R)
  57. ▌Elizabeth Velasco (D)
  58. ▌Marc Catlin (R)
  59. ▌Barbara McLachlan (D)
  60. ▌Stephanie Luck (R)
  61. ▌Eliza Hamrick (D)
  62. ▌Matthew Martinez (D)
  63. ▌Richard Holtorf (R)
  64. ▌Ryan Armagost (R)
  65. ▌Mike Lynch (R)


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