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'{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Kevin Priola |image = KevinPriola.png |state_senate = Colorado |district = [[Colorado's 25th Senate district|25th]] |term_start = January 11, 2017 |term_end = |preceded = [[Mary Hodge]] |succeeded = |office2 = Member of the [[Colorado House of Representatives]] |constituency2 = 30th district (2009–2013) <br/> 56th district (2013–2017) |term_start2 = January 7, 2009 |term_end2 = January 11, 2017 |predecessor2 = [[Mary Hodge]] (30th) <br/> [[Christine Scanlan]] (56th) |successor2 = [[Jenise May]] (30th) <br/> [[Philip Covarrubias]] (56th) |birth_name = |birth_date = |birth_place = [[Brighton, Colorado]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |spouse = Michelle |children = 4 |education = |signature = }} '''Kevin Priola''' is an American politician who serves in the [[Colorado Senate]] from the [[Colorado's 25th Senate district|25th district]] as a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|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 (politics)|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 Party (United States)|Republican]] at age seventeen and was a member of the [[College Republicans]]. He married Michelle, with whom he had four children.<ref name="death">{{Cite news |date=March 11, 2019 |title=Lone Republican Supporter of Death Penalty Repeal on Faith, Colleagues |work=[[Westword]] |url=https://www.westword.com/news/lone-republican-supporter-of-colorado-death-penalty-repeal-kevin-priola-on-faith-colleagues-11260861 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206234911/https://www.westword.com/news/lone-republican-supporter-of-colorado-death-penalty-repeal-kevin-priola-on-faith-colleagues-11260861 |archive-date=February 6, 2022}}</ref><ref name="career">{{Cite news |title=Kevin Priola |work=[[Colorado Republican Party]] |url=https://www.coloradosenaterepublicans.com/priola/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123213823/https://www.coloradosenaterepublicans.com/priola/ |archive-date=January 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Kevin Priola biography |work=[[Vote Smart]] |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/106512/kevin-priola |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207075756/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/106512/kevin-priola |archive-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> ==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 Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee Dave Rose.<ref name="election 2008">{{Cite news |title=Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2008 Primary and 2008 General |work=[[Secretary of State of Colorado]] |url=https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/2000-2099/2008AbstractBook.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018203144/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/2000-2099/2008AbstractBook.pdf |archive-date=October 18, 2020 |access-date=February 9, 2022}}</ref> He defeated Democratic nominee Laura Huerta in the 2010 election.<ref name="election 2010">{{Cite news |title=Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2010 Primary and 2010 General |work=[[Secretary of State of Colorado]] |url=https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/2000-2099/2010AbstractBook.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408095248/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/2000-2099/2010AbstractBook.pdf |archive-date=April 8, 2021 |access-date=February 9, 2022}}</ref> He defeated Democratic nominee Rose and [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] nominee Will Hiltscher in the 2012 election.<ref name="primary 2012">{{Cite news |title=2012 Primary Election Results - Republican Party Ballot |work=[[Secretary of State of Colorado]] |url=https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2012/primary/republican/stateReps.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210080445/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2012/primary/republican/stateReps.html |archive-date=February 10, 2022 |access-date=February 9, 2022}}</ref><ref name="election 2012">{{Cite news |title=2012 General Election Results |work=[[Secretary of State of Colorado]] |url=https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2012/general/representatives.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211201074009/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2012/general/representatives.html |archive-date=December 1, 2021 |access-date=February 9, 2022}}</ref> He defeated Democratic nominee Vicki A. Snider and Libertarian nominee Chris Baerns in the 2014 election.<ref name="primary 2014">{{Cite news |title=2014 Primary Election Results - Republican Party Ballot |work=[[Secretary of State of Colorado]] |url=https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2014/primary/republican/stateReps.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629071852/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2014/primary/republican/stateReps.html |archive-date=June 29, 2021 |access-date=February 9, 2022}}</ref><ref name="election 2014">{{Cite news |title=2014 General Election Results |work=[[Secretary of State of Colorado]] |url=https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2014/general/representatives.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205112516/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2014/general/representatives.html |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |access-date=February 9, 2022}}</ref> Priola ran for a seat in the [[Colorado Senate]] from the [[Colorado's 25th Senate district|25th district]] and defeated Democratic nominee Jenise May in the 2016 election.<ref name="primary 2016">{{Cite news |title=2016 Primary Election Results - Republican Party Ballot |work=[[Secretary of State of Colorado]] |url=https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2016/primary/republican/stateSenate.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523233746/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2016/primary/republican/stateSenate.html |archive-date=May 23, 2021 |access-date=February 9, 2022}}</ref><ref name="election 2016">{{Cite news |title=2016 General Election Results |work=[[Secretary of State of Colorado]] |url=https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2016/general/stateSenate.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021111747/http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2016/general/stateSenate.html |archive-date=October 21, 2017 |access-date=October 24, 2017}}</ref> He defeated Democratic nominee Paula Dickerson in the [[2020 Colorado Senate election|2020 election]].<ref name="primary 2020">{{Cite news |title=2020 Primary Election Results - Republican Party Ballot |work=[[Secretary of State of Colorado]] |url=https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2020/primary/republican/stateSenate.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112154021/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2020/primary/republican/stateSenate.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |access-date=February 9, 2022}}</ref><ref name="election 2020">{{Cite news |title=2020 General Election Results |work=[[Secretary of State of Colorado]] |url=https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2020/general/stateSenate.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126223252/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2020/general/stateSenate.html |archive-date=November 26, 2021 |access-date=February 9, 2022}}</ref> He overperformed [[Donald Trump]] by over ten percent in the 2020 election.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 20, 2020 |title=What happened to the Colorado Republican Party? |work=[[The Denver Post]] |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2020/12/20/colorado-republican-party-what-happened/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202235236/https://www.denverpost.com/2020/12/20/colorado-republican-party-what-happened/ |archive-date=February 2, 2022}}</ref> He served as a [[Whip (politics)|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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 15, 2012 |title=Changing of the guard House Republicans now the minority party at state legislature |work=Colorado Politics |url=https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/changing-of-the-guard-house-republicans-now-the-minority-party-at-state-legislature/article_6fdcb1ea-56e4-5d63-b5c8-088665b924c1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207082216/https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/changing-of-the-guard-house-republicans-now-the-minority-party-at-state-legislature/article_6fdcb1ea-56e4-5d63-b5c8-088665b924c1.html |archive-date=February 7, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 13, 2014 |title=House GOP coup against Rep. Priola fails |work=Colorado Politics |url=https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/house-gop-coup-against-rep-priola-fails/article_2d84426c-66a8-5d04-b590-6859538bcf6f.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207081847/https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/house-gop-coup-against-rep-priola-fails/article_2d84426c-66a8-5d04-b590-6859538bcf6f.html |archive-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 14, 2014 |title=Priola bows to pressure, resigns House GOP leadership post |work=[[KDVR]] |url=https://kdvr.com/news/politics/priola-bows-to-pressure-resigns-house-gop-leadership-post/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207174949/https://kdvr.com/news/politics/priola-bows-to-pressure-resigns-house-gop-leadership-post/ |archive-date=February 7, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> During his tenure in the state senate he served on the Business, Labor and Technology, and Education committees.<ref name="career" /> He was considered as a possible running mate for [[Walker Stapleton]] in the [[2018 Colorado gubernatorial election|2018 gubernatorial election]], but [[Lang Sias]] was selected instead.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 11, 2018 |title=Stapleton picks Rep. Lang Sias as GOP running mate |work=Colorado Politics |url=https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/stapleton-picks-rep-lang-sias-as-gop-running-mate/article_6ba1068b-b659-5041-886c-1c8c7c56fe79.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207081330/https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/stapleton-picks-rep-lang-sias-as-gop-running-mate/article_6ba1068b-b659-5041-886c-1c8c7c56fe79.html |archive-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> ==Political positions== Priola voted in favor of legislation to allow municipalities to require affordable housing which had been prohibited since a ruling by the [[Colorado Supreme Court]] in 2000.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 4, 2021 |title=Colorado Legislature Removes Ban on Affordable-Housing Requirements |work=[[Westword]] |url=https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-legislature-removes-inclusionary-zoning-prohibition-11959174 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206233908/https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-legislature-removes-inclusionary-zoning-prohibition-11959174 |archive-date=February 6, 2022}}</ref> He was the only Republican in the state senate to vote in favor of legislation to prevent landlords from using or disclosing the citizenship or immigration status of their tenants.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 11, 2020 |title=Bill moving fast to curb Colorado landlords' questions about immigration status |work=Colorado Politics |url=https://www.coloradopolitics.com/legislature/bill-moving-fast-to-curb-colorado-landlords-questions-about-immigration-status/article_ff7fbb3e-ac25-11ea-ad3a-df7c68f8bfaf.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207081053/https://www.coloradopolitics.com/legislature/bill-moving-fast-to-curb-colorado-landlords-questions-about-immigration-status/article_ff7fbb3e-ac25-11ea-ad3a-df7c68f8bfaf.html |archive-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> He co-sponsored legislation to repeal the [[Capital punishment in the United States|death penalty]], and at one point he was the only Republican supporter, stating that he opposes capital punishment due to his [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] beliefs and how it disproportionately targets black people.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 28, 2020 |title=Death Penalty Repeal Bill Passes First Legislative Step |work=[[Westword]] |url=https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-lawmakers-consider-death-penalty-repeal-11621943 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206234250/https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-lawmakers-consider-death-penalty-repeal-11621943 |archive-date=February 6, 2022}}</ref><ref name="death" /> He voted in favor of reducing the sentence of felony murder from life in prison without parole to a maximum of forty-eight years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 31, 2021 |title=Lee's felony murder bill wins state Senate approval |work=Colorado Politics |url=https://www.coloradopolitics.com/legislature/lees-felony-murder-bill-wins-state-senate-approval/article_4590552c-9238-11eb-bb05-374afe59b341.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207080351/https://www.coloradopolitics.com/legislature/lees-felony-murder-bill-wins-state-senate-approval/article_4590552c-9238-11eb-bb05-374afe59b341.html |archive-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> He and Senator [[Brittany Pettersen]] created legislation to allow for [[supervised injection site]]s to combat the [[opioid epidemic]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 4, 2019 |title=Statewide Supervised Use Site Bill Might Not Happen This Session |work=[[Westword]] |url=https://www.westword.com/news/brittany-pettersen-may-delay-introduction-of-safe-injection-site-bill-to-counter-opposition-at-statehouse-11215004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130151321/https://www.westword.com/news/brittany-pettersen-may-delay-introduction-of-safe-injection-site-bill-to-counter-opposition-at-statehouse-11215004 |archive-date=January 30, 2021}}</ref> [[Patrick Neville]], the Republican Minority Leader in the state house, threatened to have recall attempts made against Democratic members of the [[Colorado General Assembly]] who supported the legislation, but not against Priola.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 19, 2019 |title=WATCH: GOP House leader Neville calls drug injection sites 'a horrendous idea,' threatens recalls |work=Colorado Politics |url=https://www.coloradopolitics.com/hot-sheet/watch-gop-house-leader-neville-calls-drug-injection-sites-a-horrendous-idea-threatens-recalls/article_861ed838-1c0c-11e9-b2b6-e77109353326.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207051033/https://www.coloradopolitics.com/hot-sheet/watch-gop-house-leader-neville-calls-drug-injection-sites-a-horrendous-idea-threatens-recalls/article_861ed838-1c0c-11e9-b2b6-e77109353326.html |archive-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> Priola sponsored legislation in 2014 that would prohibit abortions, except in the case of the mother's life, and make it a class three felony.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 17, 2014 |title=Personhood bill has chilling effect even with no chance of passing, advocate says |work=[[Westword]] |url=https://www.westword.com/news/personhood-bill-has-chilling-effect-even-with-no-chance-of-passing-advocate-says-5870762 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207001218/https://www.westword.com/news/personhood-bill-has-chilling-effect-even-with-no-chance-of-passing-advocate-says-5870762 |archive-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> He received an F rating from [[NARAL Pro-Choice America]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kevin Priola |work=[[NARAL Pro-Choice America]] |url=https://naralcolorado.org/legislator/kevin-priola/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117151752/https://naralcolorado.org/legislator/kevin-priola/ |archive-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref> He supported anti-[[LGBT]] [[Religious freedom bill|religious-exemption]] legislation.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 25, 2018 |title=Republicans Are Still at It With Anti-LGBTQ Bills That Have No Chance of Passing |work=[[Westword]] |url=https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-republicans-continue-to-push-anti-lgbtq-bills-10241128 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225001121/https://www.westword.com/news/colorado-republicans-continue-to-push-anti-lgbtq-bills-10241128 |archive-date=February 25, 2021}}</ref> He voted in favor of legislation to allow transgender and nonbinary people to change their names and gender on identifications without surgery or judicial requirements.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 1, 2020 |title=Jude's Law takes effect, helping transgender, non-binary Coloradans amend birth certificates |work=Colorado Politics |url=https://www.coloradopolitics.com/quick-hits/judes-law-takes-effect-helping-transgender-non-binary-coloradans-amend-birth-certificates/article_6f6067a2-2c1d-11ea-821d-d704a688c15e.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207080551/https://www.coloradopolitics.com/quick-hits/judes-law-takes-effect-helping-transgender-non-binary-coloradans-amend-birth-certificates/article_6f6067a2-2c1d-11ea-821d-d704a688c15e.html |archive-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> He voted in favor of legislation to [[List of U.S. jurisdictions banning conversion therapy|prohibit]] gay [[conversion therapy]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 27, 2019 |title=Conservative Utah looks to ban conversion therapy, following Colorado |work=Colorado Politics |url=https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/conservative-utah-looks-to-ban-conversion-therapy-following-colorado/article_7d9dcbc6-1132-11ea-a818-9bc9e6247d51.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207080714/https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/conservative-utah-looks-to-ban-conversion-therapy-following-colorado/article_7d9dcbc6-1132-11ea-a818-9bc9e6247d51.html |archive-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> He cosponsored legislation to make [[HIV]] prevention drugs available without the need of a prescription.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 7, 2020 |title=Senate approves bills making HIV prevention prescription-free |work=Colorado Politics |url=https://www.coloradopolitics.com/legislature/senate-approves-bills-making-hiv-prevention-prescription-free/article_783a55c8-a921-11ea-874d-afa07f20e6d5.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207051347/https://www.coloradopolitics.com/legislature/senate-approves-bills-making-hiv-prevention-prescription-free/article_783a55c8-a921-11ea-874d-afa07f20e6d5.html |archive-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> He called for President Trump to be removed from office after the [[2021 United States Capitol attack]] through either the [[Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution|25th amendment]] or [[List of efforts to impeach presidents of the United States|impeachment]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 8, 2021 |title=Republican state Sen. Kevin Priola calls for Trump's removal from office |work=Colorado Politics |url=https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2020-election/republican-state-sen-kevin-priola-calls-for-trumps-removal-from-office/article_e793e9d0-51db-11eb-8916-3780ccb8027b.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207002155/https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2020-election/republican-state-sen-kevin-priola-calls-for-trumps-removal-from-office/article_e793e9d0-51db-11eb-8916-3780ccb8027b.html |archive-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> He was the only Republican to vote in favor of a resolution calling for the passage of voting rights legislation at the federal level while fifteen Republican members of the state senate voted in favor of unsuccessfully amendments to the resolution thanking the Capitol Hill attackers and to [[Post-election lawsuits related to the 2020 United States presidential election|decertify]] the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 19, 2022 |title=Why Democrats think the 2020 election debate is a political win |work=[[Axios (website)|Axios]] |url=https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2022/01/19/colorado-democrats-2020-election-debate |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127132135/https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2022/01/19/colorado-democrats-2020-election-debate |archive-date=January 27, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=January 18, 2022 |title=Majority of Colorado House Republicans vote for supporting Jan. 6 crowd, election conspiracy theories |work=[[KMGH-TV]] |url=https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/politics/majority-of-colorado-house-republicans-vote-for-supporting-jan-6-crowd-election-conspiracy-theories |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131125425/https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/politics/majority-of-colorado-house-republicans-vote-for-supporting-jan-6-crowd-election-conspiracy-theories |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref> ==Electoral history== {{Election box begin|title = 2008 Colorado House of Representatives 30th district Republican primary<ref name="election 2008" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Kevin Priola |votes = 1,579 |percentage = 100.00% |change = }} {{Election box total| |votes = 1,579 |percentage = 100.00% |change = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title = 2008 Colorado House of Representatives 30th district election<ref name="election 2008" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Kevin Priola |votes = 11,936 |percentage = 50.92% |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Dave Rose |votes = 11,505 |percentage = 49.08% |change = }} {{Election box total| |votes = 23,441 |percentage = 100.00% |change = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title = 2010 Colorado House of Representatives 30th district Republican primary<ref name="election 2010" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Kevin Priola (incumbent) |votes = 2,912 |percentage = 100.00% |change = }} {{Election box total| |votes = 2,912 |percentage = 100.00% |change = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title = 2010 Colorado House of Representatives 30th district election<ref name="election 2010" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Kevin Priola (incumbent) |votes = 10,612 |percentage = 60.49% |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Laura Huerta |votes = 6,931 |percentage = 39.51% |change = }} {{Election box total| |votes = 17,543 |percentage = 100.00% |change = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title = 2012 Colorado House of Representatives 56th district Republican primary<ref name="primary 2012" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Kevin Priola (incumbent) |votes = 4,064 |percentage = 100.00% |change = }} {{Election box total| |votes = 4,064 |percentage = 100.00% |change = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title = 2012 Colorado House of Representatives 56th district election<ref name="election 2012" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Kevin Priola (incumbent) |votes = 22,270 |percentage = 58.78% |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Dave Rose |votes = 14,070 |percentage = 37.14% |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Will Hiltscher |votes = 1,544 |percentage = 4.08% |change = }} {{Election box total| |votes = 37,884 |percentage = 100.00% |change = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title = 2014 Colorado House of Representatives 56th district Republican primary<ref name="primary 2014" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Kevin Priola (incumbent) |votes = 5,894 |percentage = 100.00% |change = }} {{Election box total| |votes = 5,894 |percentage = 100.00% |change = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title = 2014 Colorado House of Representatives 56th district election<ref name="election 2014" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Kevin Priola (incumbent) |votes = 20,627 |percentage = 63.09% |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Vicki A. Snider |votes = 10,629 |percentage = 32.51% |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Libertarian Party (United States) |candidate = Chris Baerns |votes = 1,439 |percentage = 4.40% |change = }} {{Election box total| |votes = 32,695 |percentage = 100.00% |change = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title = 2016 Colorado Senate 25th district Republican primary<ref name="primary 2016" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Kevin Priola |votes = 4,743 |percentage = 100.00% |change = }} {{Election box total| |votes = 4,743 |percentage = 100.00% |change = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title = 2016 Colorado Senate 25th district election<ref name="election 2016" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Kevin Priola |votes = 30,074 |percentage = 52.07% |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jenise May |votes = 27,678 |percentage = 47.93% |change = }} {{Election box total| |votes = 57,752 |percentage = 100.00% |change = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title = 2020 Colorado Senate 25th district Republican primary<ref name="primary 2020" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Kevin Priola (incumbent) |votes = 11,135 |percentage = 100.00% |change = }} {{Election box total| |votes = 11,135 |percentage = 100.00% |change = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin|title = 2020 Colorado Senate 25th district election<ref name="election 2020" />}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Kevin Priola (incumbent) |votes = 37,195 |percentage = 50.84% |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Paula Dickerson |votes = 35,968 |percentage = 49.16% |change = }} {{Election box total| |votes = 73,163 |percentage = 100.00% |change = }} {{Election box end}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.kevinpriola.com/ Campaign website] * [http://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/kevin-priola Legislative website] {{Colorado State Senators}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Priola, Kevin}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:University of Colorado Boulder alumni]] [[Category:Members of the Colorado House of Representatives]] [[Category:Colorado Republicans]] [[Category:College Republicans]] [[Category:21st-century American politicians]] [[Category:Colorado state senators]] [[Category:1973 births]]'