Colin Larson
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}}
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| name = Colin Larson
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| caption = Larson in 2020
| state_house = Colorado
| district = 22nd
| term_start = January 4, 2019
| term_end = January 9, 2023
| predecessor = Justin Everett
| successor = Ken DeGraaf
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| nationality = American
| party = Republican
| residence = Littleton, Colorado
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| website = {{URL|https://www.colinforcolorado.com/}}
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Colin Larson is a former state representative from Littleton, Colorado. A Republican, Larson represented Colorado House of Representatives District 22, which encompassed the southern Jefferson County communities of Bow Mar, Columbine, Dakota Ridge, Ken Caryl, and Littleton.{{cite web |url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/Legislative_District_Information-House_Final.pdf |title=Legislative District Information After 2011 Reapportionment House District 22 |author=Colorado Reapportionment Commission Staff |date=December 22, 2011 |website=State of Colorado |access-date=January 11, 2019 |archive-date=February 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201235303/https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/Legislative_District_Information-House_Final.pdf |url-status=dead }}
Background
Larson earned a political science degree from Colorado College.{{cite web |url=https://www.colinforcolorado.com/ |title=Colin Larson House District 22 |author= |access-date=January 11, 2019 }}{{cite news |author= |title=Jefferson County |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2014/10/29// |work=The Denver Post |date=October 29, 2014 |access-date=January 11, 2019 }}
Election
Larson was first elected as a state representative in the 2018 general elections. In that election, he defeated his Democratic Party opponent, winning 53.63% of the vote.{{cite web |url= https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/91808/Web02-state.222648/#/ |title=Colorado election results, November 6, 2018, 2018 General Election |author= |date=November 6, 2018 |website=Colorado Secretary of State |access-date=January 10, 2019 }} In the 2022 Colorado House elections, Larson was redistricted to the 25th district and lost his re-election bid to Tammy Story in what media outlets considered an unexpected loss.{{Cite web |last=Birkeland |first=Bente |date=14 November 2022 |title='An extinction level event': Colorado Republicans react to deep election losses |url=https://www.cpr.org/2022/11/14/colorado-republicans-election-losses/ |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=Colorado Public Radio |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-11-13 |title=After midterm shellacking, what now for Colorado Republicans? |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2022/11/13/colorado-republicans-election-ganahl-trump/ |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}} Larson was poised to become the House minority leader in the upcoming legislative session.
References
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External links
- [https://www.colinforcolorado.com/ Campaign website]
- [http://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/colin-larson State House website]
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Category:Republican Party members of the Colorado House of Representatives
Category:People from Littleton, Colorado
Category:Colorado College alumni
Category:21st-century American businesspeople
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century members of the Colorado General Assembly
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