Crisanta Duran
Crisanta Duran (Democratic Party) was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 5. She assumed office on January 12, 2011. She left office on January 4, 2019.
Duran (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 1st Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 30, 2020.
Duran is a former Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 5 from 2011 to 2019. Duran served as speaker of the House from 2017 to 2019. She was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Colorado House of Representatives because of term limits.
Biography
Duran earned her B.A. in public policy and Spanish from the University of Denver and her J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law. Her professional experience includes working as a legal counsel for United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, working as an executive assistant for Family Star, serving as a fellow for Alex Martinez of the Colorado Supreme Court, and working as the political director for Senator Mark Udall's United States Senate campaign in 2008.[2]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Executive, Vice chair |
| • Legislative Council, Vice chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Duran served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Executive |
| • Legislative Council |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Duran served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations, Vice Chair |
| • Budget |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Duran served on these committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Finance |
| • Judiciary |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2020
See also: Colorado's 1st Congressional District election, 2020
Colorado's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)
Colorado's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Colorado District 1
Incumbent Diana DeGette defeated Shane Bolling, Kyle Furey, Paul Fiorino, and Jan Kok in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Diana DeGette (D) | 73.6 | 331,621 | |
| Shane Bolling (R) | 23.5 | 105,955 | ||
 | Kyle Furey (L) | 1.9 | 8,749 | |
| Paul Fiorino (Unity Party) | 0.6 | 2,524 | ||
| Jan Kok (Approval Voting Party) | 0.3 | 1,441 | |
| Total votes: 450,290 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joseph Camp (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1
Incumbent Diana DeGette advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Diana DeGette | 100.0 | 187,341 | |
| Total votes: 187,341 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1
Shane Bolling advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shane Bolling | 100.0 | 32,176 | |
| Total votes: 32,176 | ||||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Colorado District 1
Kyle Furey advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on April 13, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Kyle Furey (L) |
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Unity Party convention
Unity Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 1
Paul Fiorino advanced from the Unity Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on April 4, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Paul Fiorino (Unity Party) | |
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2018
Crisanta Duran was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2016
Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 4, 2016.
Incumbent Crisanta Duran defeated Ronnie Nelson in the Colorado House of Representatives District 5 general election.[3][4]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 5 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Crisanta Duran Incumbent |
77.31% | 26,130 | |
| Republican | Ronnie Nelson | 22.69% | 7,668 | |
| Total Votes | 33,798 | |||
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Crisanta Duran ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 5 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Crisanta Duran Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Ronnie Nelson ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 5 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 5 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Ronnie Nelson (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 31, 2014. Incumbent Crisanta Duran was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Ronnie Nelson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Duran defeated Nelson in the general election.[7][8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Crisanta Duran Incumbent |
76.1% | 15,203 | |
| Republican | Ronnie Nelson | 23.9% | 4,769 | |
| Total Votes | 19,972 | |||
2012
Duran won re-election in the 2012 election for Colorado House of Representatives District 5. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 26, 2012. She defeated Ronnie Nelson (R) and Victor Forsythe Villacres (G) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Crisanta Duran Incumbent |
74.3% | 20,483 | |
| Republican | Ronnie Nelson | 21.9% | 6,027 | |
| Green | Victor Forsythe Villacres | 3.8% | 1,058 | |
| Total Votes | 27,568 | |||
2010
Duran defeated Mark Thrun in the August 10 primary. She defeated Republican Ronnie Nelson in the November 2 general election.
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 5 General election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Crisanta Duran (D)
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13,668 | |||
| Ronnie Nelson (R) | 4,148 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2010
Duran's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[12]
- Job Creation
- Excerpt: "Successful job growth depends on ensuring that Colorado has a fair and reasonable tax structure, affordable housing, access to quality healthcare that drives down high costs, convenient and efficient transportation and a strong education system."
- Corporate Accountability and Fiscal Responsibility
- Excerpt: "I will work to keep state government and those who benefit from your tax dollars accountable by consolidating duplicate programs and demanding results to the policy issues that face us."
- Local Business Development and Growth
- Excerpt: "I believe we must support local companies during this economic downturn and make it easier to start a small business."
- New Energy Economy
- Excerpt: "As jobs are created in the renewable energy sector, we must ensure there is a plan for continued job growth in the industry."
- Stabilize Colorado's Budget
- Excerpt: "Evaluate increasing revenue through corporate taxes but not for working class families in this tough economy."
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Duran's endorsements included the following:[13]
- AFSCME
- American Dream Fund
- American Federation of Teachers
- Ceasefire Colorado
- Colorado BlueFlower Fund
- Colorado Building and Construction Trades Council
- Colorado Council of Teamsters
- Colorado Educational Association
- Colorado Machinists Council
- Colorado Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
- Conservation Colorado
- Denver Classroom Teachers Association
- Denver Sheriff's Fraternal Order of Police
- Emily's List
- IBEW Local 111
- Kaiser Health Care Professional Stewards for UFCW
- NARAL
- One Colorado
- People for the American Way
- Pipefitters Local 208
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2018
In 2018, the 72nd Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 10 through May 9.
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2017
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In 2017, the 71st Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 10. There was also a special session from October 2-3.
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2016
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In 2016, the second session of the 70th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 13 through May 11.
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2015
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In 2015, the first session of the 70th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 7 through May 6.
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2014
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In 2014, the 69th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 8 to May 7.
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2013
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In 2013, the 69th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 9 to May 9.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
- Crisanta Duran on Facebook
- Crisanta Duran on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Politics, "Crisanta Duran drops primary challenge against Denver Democrat Diana DeGette," October 11, 2019
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Crisanta Duran's Biography," accessed September 24, 2015
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Crisanta Duran for Colorado House District 5, "Duran," accessed September 24, 2015
- ↑ duranforcolorado.com, "Endorsements," accessed September 30, 2014
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| Preceded by Joel Judd (D) |
Colorado House District 5 2011–2019 |
Succeeded by Alex Valdez (D) |
