Kim Ransom
Kim Ransom (Republican Party) was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 44. She assumed office on January 7, 2015. She left office on January 9, 2023.
Ransom (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Colorado House of Representatives to represent District 44. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Ranson received a B.A. in communication studies and a B.S. in business administration from California State University, Sacramento. She received her M.B.A. from California State University, Long Beach. Her professional experience includes serving on the Douglas County Planning Commission.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Ransom was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Ransom was assigned to the following committees:
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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| • Health, Insurance and Environment |
| • Local Government |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ransom served on the following committees:
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| • Health, Insurance and Environment |
| • Local Government |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
Kim Ransom was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2020
See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 44
Incumbent Kim Ransom defeated Kyra Storojev and Brian Meyer in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 44 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kim Ransom (R) | 55.4 | 32,963 | |
| Kyra Storojev (D) | 41.6 | 24,795 | ||
| Brian Meyer (L) | 3.0 | 1,795 | ||
| Total votes: 59,553 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 44
Kyra Storojev advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 44 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kyra Storojev | 100.0 | 10,805 | |
| Total votes: 10,805 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 44
Incumbent Kim Ransom advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 44 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kim Ransom | 100.0 | 10,408 | |
| Total votes: 10,408 | ||||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Colorado House of Representatives District 44
Brian Meyer advanced from the Libertarian convention for Colorado House of Representatives District 44 on April 13, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Brian Meyer (L) | |
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2018
General election
General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 44
Incumbent Kim Ransom defeated Simone Aiken in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 44 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kim Ransom (R) | 57.8 | 25,654 | |
| Simone Aiken (D) | 42.2 | 18,741 | ||
| Total votes: 44,395 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 44
Simone Aiken advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 44 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Simone Aiken | 100.0 | 5,850 | |
| Total votes: 5,850 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 44
Incumbent Kim Ransom advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 44 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kim Ransom | 100.0 | 7,138 | |
| Total votes: 7,138 | ||||
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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 Kim Ransom defeated Tim Hicks in the Colorado House of Representatives District 44 general election.[2][3]
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kim Ransom Incumbent |
64.64% | 29,710 | |
| Democratic | Tim Hicks | 35.36% | 16,250 | |
| Total Votes | 45,960 | |||
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
Tim Hicks ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 44 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 44 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Tim Hicks (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Kim Ransom ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 44 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 44 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Kim Ransom Incumbent (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. Karen Jae Smith was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Jack Hilbert was unopposed in the Republican primary. Kim Ransom (R) defeated Smith and Lily Williams (L) in the general election. Hilbert withdrew on July 13, 2014, after accepting a new position with the Colorado Department of Human Services.[6][7][8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Jack Hilbert |
63.6% | 20,719 | |
| Democratic | Karen Jae Smith | 30% | 9,760 | |
| Libertarian | Lily Williams | 6.4% | 2,076 | |
| Total Votes | 32,555 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
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2016
Ransom's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Why elect Kim Ransom for House District 44?
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| —Kim Ransom[12] | ||
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2022
In 2022, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 11.
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2021
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In 2021, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 8.
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2020
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In 2020, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 15.
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2019
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In 2019, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 4 through May 3.
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2018
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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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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Ransom was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Colorado. Ransom was initially bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz. Colorado's delegates were later released since Cruz withdrew from the race.[13][14]
Delegate rules
At-large and congressional district delegates from Colorado to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected at district conventions and at the state convention. 2016 Colorado GOP bylaws did not require delegates to pledge their support to a specific candidate. If a delegate chose to pledge his or her support, however, Colorado GOP bylaws stipulated that the delegate was bound to the candidate to whom he or she pledged their support on their intent-to-run form through the first round of voting at the national convention unless released by the candidate or if the candidate's name was not placed on the nominating ballot.
Colorado caucus
- See also: Presidential election in Colorado, 2016
In August 2015, the Colorado GOP cancelled its presidential preference poll, which was scheduled to coincide with the Republican caucuses on March 1, 2016. According to The Denver Post, the Republican executive committee "voted to cancel the traditional presidential preference poll after the national party changed its rules to require a state's delegates to support the candidate that wins the caucus vote." Colorado Republicans still sent delegates to the Republican National Convention in July 2016. District-level and at-large delegates (34) were bound according to the preferred candidates indicated on their intent-to-run forms. RNC delegates (3) were unbound, meaning that they did not have to pledge their support to a given candidate.[15] Though Republican precinct caucuses were held on March 1 in Colorado, Colorado Republican National Convention delegates were chosen at district conventions and the Colorado state GOP convention in April.[16] Colorado Republican Party rules required participants in the district conventions and statewide convention to have participated in the precinct caucuses.[17]
Delegate allocation
Colorado had 37 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 21 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's seven congressional districts). Thirteen delegates served at large. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as delegates to the Republican National Convention.[18][19]
In 2015, the Republican Party of Colorado decided not to conduct a presidential preference poll in 2016. As a result, according to the Republican National Committee, all delegates were bound according to the preferred candidates indicated on their intent-to-run forms. RNC delegates were unbound, meaning that they did not have to pledge their support to a given candidate.[18][20]
Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Ransom's endorsements included the following:[21]
- Representative Patrick Neville
- Representative Clarice Navarro
- Representative Janek Joshi
- Representative Kevin Van Winkle
- Senator Kevin Grantham
- Senator Jack Tate
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Candidate Colorado House of Representatives District 44 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado House Republicans, "Rep. Kim Ransom – Douglas County (HD 44)," accessed June 30, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Community Media, "Ransom chosen Republican nominee for HD44," July 21, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Kim Ransom, "Issues," accessed October 6, 2016
- ↑ The Journal, "Colorado delegates back Cruz over Trump," July 20, 2016
- ↑ Colorado GOP, "CO GOP 2016 State Convention Results," accessed April 25, 2016
- ↑ The Denver Post, "Colorado Republicans cancel presidential vote at 2016 caucus," August 25, 2015
- ↑ Colorado GOP, "Caucus/Assembly/Convention 2016," January 19, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedwsj - ↑ 18.0 18.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ The Denver Post, "Colorado Republicans cancel presidential vote at 2016 caucus," August 25, 2015
- ↑ Kim Ransom, "Endorsements," accessed October 6, 2016
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| Preceded by - |
Colorado House of Representatives District 44 2015-2023 |
Succeeded by Anthony Hartsook (R) |
