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Ray Kogovsek
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 3rd district
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985
Preceded by	Frank Evans
Succeeded by	Michael L. Strang
Personal details
Born	Raymond Peter Kogovsek (1941-08-19)August 19, 1941 Pueblo, Colorado
Died	April 30, 2017(2017-04-30) (aged 75) Pueblo, Colorado
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Adams State University

Raymond Peter Kogovsek (/kəˈɡoʊsɪk/; August 19, 1941 – April 30, 2017) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Colorado for three terms from 1979 to 1985.

Early life and education

Born in Pueblo, Colorado, Kogovsek graduated from Pueblo Catholic High School, 1959. He attended Pueblo Junior College, Pueblo, Colorado from 1960 to 1962. Kogovsek received his Bachelor of Science degree from Adams State College, Alamosa, Colorado, 1964. He then did graduate work, at University of Denver, 1965.

Political career

He served in the Pueblo County Clerk office from 1964 to 1973. He worked as a paralegal aide from 1974 to 1978.

Kogovsek served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1969 to 1971. He then served in the Colorado Senate from 1971 to 1978. He served as a delegate, Colorado State Democratic conventions from 1966 to 1979.

Congress

Kogovsek was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-sixth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985). He did not seek reelection to the Ninety-ninth Congress.

Retirement and death

He was a resident of Pueblo, Colorado until his death on April 30, 2017.

Electoral history

References

1. Ray Kogovsek interview
2. Colorado Legislators Past and Present
3. Henson, Steve (May 1, 2017). "Former U.S. congressman and proud Puebloan Ray Kogovsek dies at 75". The Pueblo Chieftain. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
4. "1978 Election Results" (PDF).
5. "1980 Election Results" (PDF).
6. "1982 Election Results" (PDF).

External links

• United States Congress. "Ray Kogovsek (id: K000304)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Appearances on C-SPAN

v t e Members of the United States House of Representatives from Colorado
1st district	Pence Shafroth Bonynge Rucker Kindel Hilliard Vaile White Eaton Lewis Gillespie Carroll Rogers McKevitt Schroeder DeGette
2nd district	Bell Hogg Haggott Martin Seldomridge Timberlake Cummings Hill Dominick Brotzman McVicker Brotzman Wirth Skaggs Udall Polis Neguse
3rd district	Keating Hardy Martin Burney Chenoweth Marsalis Chenoweth Evans Kogovsek Strang Campbell McInnis Salazar Tipton Boebert Hurd
4th district	Taylor Rockwell Aspinall Johnson Brown Allard Schaffer Musgrave Markey Gardner Buck Lopez Boebert
5th district	Armstrong Kramer Hefley Lamborn Crank
6th district	Schaefer Tancredo Coffman Crow
7th district	Beauprez Perlmutter Pettersen
8th district	Caraveo Evans
At-large	Belford Patterson Belford Symes Townsend Brooks Cook Taylor Keating
Territory	Bennet Bradford Chilcott Bradford Chaffee Patterson

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