Kevin Priola
Kevin Priola | |
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| Member of the Colorado Senate from the 25th district | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Hodge |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
| In office January 7, 2009 – January 11, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Hodge (30th) Christine Scanlan (56th) |
| Succeeded by | Jenise May (30th) Philip Covarrubias (56th) |
| Constituency | 30th district (2009–2013) 56th district (2013–2017) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Michelle |
| Children | 4 |
Kevin Priola is an American politician who serves in the Colorado Senate from the 25th district as a member of the Republican Party. Prior to his tenure in the state senate he served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 30th and 56th districts from 2009 to 2017.
Priola was born in Brighton, Colorado, and educated at the University of Colorado Boulder where he joined the College Republicans. He joined the Republican Party at age seventeen and was elected to the state house from the 30th district in the 2008 election. During his tenure in the state house he served as a whip, but resigned following an unsuccessful attempt to remove him. He was elected to the state senate in the 2016 election.
Early life
Kevin Priola was born in Brighton, Colorado. He attended the University of Colorado Boulder from 1992 to 1996, and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in finance and accounting and a minor in economics. He became a Republican at age seventeen and was a member of the College Republicans. He married Michelle, with whom he had four children.[1][2][3]
Career
Priola ran for the Republican nomination for a seat in the Colorado House of Representatives in the 30th district in the 2008 election and won in the general election against Democratic nominee Dave Rose.[4] He defeated Democratic nominee Laura Huerta in the 2010 election.[5] He defeated Democratic nominee Rose and Libertarian nominee Will Hiltscher in the 2012 election.[6][7] He defeated Democratic nominee Vicki A. Snider and Libertarian nominee Chris Baerns in the 2014 election.[8][9]
Priola ran for a seat in the Colorado Senate from the 25th district and defeated Democratic nominee Jenise May in the 2016 election.[10][11] He defeated Democratic nominee Paula Dickerson in the 2020 election.[12][13] He overperformed Donald Trump by over ten percent in the 2020 election.[14]
He served as a whip during his tenure in the state house, but resigned from his position after Representative Chris Holbert unsuccessfully attempted to have him removed from the position due to Priola not supporting a Republican amendment to legislation.[15][16][17] During his tenure in the state senate he served on the Business, Labor and Technology, and Education committees.[2] He was considered as a possible running mate for Walker Stapleton in the 2018 gubernatorial election, but Lang Sias was selected instead.[18]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Priola | 1,579 | 100.00% | ||
| Total votes | 1,579 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Priola | 11,936 | 50.92% | ||
| Democratic | Dave Rose | 11,505 | 49.08% | ||
| Total votes | 23,441 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Priola (incumbent) | 2,912 | 100.00% | ||
| Total votes | 2,912 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Priola (incumbent) | 10,612 | 60.49% | ||
| Democratic | Laura Huerta | 6,931 | 39.51% | ||
| Total votes | 17,543 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Priola (incumbent) | 4,064 | 100.00% | ||
| Total votes | 4,064 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Priola (incumbent) | 22,270 | 58.78% | ||
| Democratic | Dave Rose | 14,070 | 37.14% | ||
| Libertarian | Will Hiltscher | 1,544 | 4.08% | ||
| Total votes | 37,884 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Priola (incumbent) | 5,894 | 100.00% | ||
| Total votes | 5,894 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Priola (incumbent) | 20,627 | 63.09% | ||
| Democratic | Vicki A. Snider | 10,629 | 32.51% | ||
| Libertarian | Chris Baerns | 1,439 | 4.40% | ||
| Total votes | 32,695 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Priola | 4,743 | 100.00% | ||
| Total votes | 4,743 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Priola | 30,074 | 52.07% | ||
| Democratic | Jenise May | 27,678 | 47.93% | ||
| Total votes | 57,752 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Priola (incumbent) | 11,135 | 100.00% | ||
| Total votes | 11,135 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Priola (incumbent) | 37,195 | 50.84% | ||
| Democratic | Paula Dickerson | 35,968 | 49.16% | ||
| Total votes | 73,163 | 100.00% | |||
References
- ^ "Lone Republican Supporter of Death Penalty Repeal on Faith, Colleagues". Westword. March 11, 2019. Archived from the original on February 6, 2022.
- ^ a b "Kevin Priola". Colorado Republican Party. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022.
- ^ "Kevin Priola biography". Vote Smart. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2008 Primary and 2008 General" (PDF). Secretary of State of Colorado. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2010 Primary and 2010 General" (PDF). Secretary of State of Colorado. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 8, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "2012 Primary Election Results - Republican Party Ballot". Secretary of State of Colorado. Archived from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "2012 General Election Results". Secretary of State of Colorado. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "2014 Primary Election Results - Republican Party Ballot". Secretary of State of Colorado. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "2014 General Election Results". Secretary of State of Colorado. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "2016 Primary Election Results - Republican Party Ballot". Secretary of State of Colorado. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "2016 General Election Results". Secretary of State of Colorado. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ^ a b "2020 Primary Election Results - Republican Party Ballot". Secretary of State of Colorado. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "2020 General Election Results". Secretary of State of Colorado. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ "What happened to the Colorado Republican Party?". The Denver Post. December 20, 2020. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Changing of the guard House Republicans now the minority party at state legislature". Colorado Politics. November 15, 2012. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "House GOP coup against Rep. Priola fails". Colorado Politics. April 13, 2014. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022.
- ^ "Priola bows to pressure, resigns House GOP leadership post". KDVR. April 14, 2014. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "Stapleton picks Rep. Lang Sias as GOP running mate". Colorado Politics. July 11, 2018. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022.