Edward Vigil

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|name = Edward Vigil

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|state_house = Colorado

|district = 62nd

|term_start = January 7, 2009

|term_end = January 11, 2017

|predecessor = Rafael Gallegos

|successor = Donald Valdez

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|birth_place = San Pablo, Colorado, U.S.

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|party = Democratic

|spouse = Evelyn

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|education = Adams State University (BA)

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Edward Vigil is an American politician who served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 62nd district as a member of the Democratic Party from 2009 to 2017. He served on the county commission in Costilla County, Colorado prior to his tenure in the state house.

Early life and career

Vigil was born in San Pablo, Colorado, and married Evelyn. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration and sociology from Adams State University. Vigil served on the county commission in Costilla County, Colorado. During his tenure in the state house he served as the vice-chair of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee and as chair of the Capitol Development Committee.{{Cite news |date=March 3, 2003 |title=Counties seen as unfriendly to mining face funding cutoff |page=3 |work=Grand Junction Daily Sentinel |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92765284/the-daily-sentinel/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117010242/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92765284/the-daily-sentinel/ |archive-date=January 17, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news |title=Ed Vigil's Biography |work=Vote Smart |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/82278/ed-vigil |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117011749/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/82278/ed-vigil |archive-date=January 17, 2022}}

Vigil defeated Rocky White for the Democratic nomination for a seat in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 62nd district in the 2008 election and defeated Republican nominee Randy Jackson and write-in candidate Rafael Gallegos.{{Cite news |title=Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2008 Primary 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/20210408203510/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/2000-2099/2008AbstractBook.pdf |archive-date=April 8, 2021}} He defeated Jackson in the 2010 election.{{Cite news |title=Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2010 Primary 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/20210415064348/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/2000-2099/2010AbstractBook.pdf |archive-date=April 15, 2021}} He won reelection in the 2012 election against Republican nominee Tim Walters.{{Cite news |title=2012 Primary Election Results - Democratic Party Ballot |work=Secretary of State of Colorado |url=https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2012/primary/democratic/stateReps.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202072243/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2012/primary/democratic/stateReps.html |archive-date=December 2, 2021}}{{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://web.archive.org/web/20211202072242/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2012/general/representatives.html |archive-date=December 2, 2021}} He defeated Republican nominee Marcy Freeburg in the 2014 election.{{Cite news |title=2014 Primary Election Results - Democratic Party Ballot |work=Secretary of State of Colorado |url=https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2014/primary/democratic/stateReps.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116112128/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2014/primary/democratic/stateReps.html |archive-date=January 16, 2022}}{{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/20211206123003/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2014/general/representatives.html |archive-date=December 6, 2021}}

Political positions

Vigil voted in favor of repealing the death penalty in 2009.{{Cite news |date=April 21, 2009 |title=Death penalty dealt blow |work=The Denver Post |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2009/04/21/death-penalty-dealt-blow/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111025606/https://www.denverpost.com/2009/04/21/death-penalty-dealt-blow/ |archive-date=January 11, 2022}} He opposed legislation which would limit ammunition magazines to fifteen rounds stating mental health treatment should be made more easily available instead.{{Cite news |date=February 16, 2013 |title=Vice president calls state legislators as debate on gun control ramps up |page=A9 |work=Fort Collins Coloradoan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92762752/fort-collins-coloradoan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117003255/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92762752/fort-collins-coloradoan/ |archive-date=January 17, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} His scores from the American Civil Liberties Union ranged from 89% in 2013, 100% in 2014, 60% in 2015, and 83.3% in 2016.{{Cite news |date=August 1, 2013 |title=2013 Legislative Scorecard |work=American Civil Liberties Union |url=https://www.aclu-co.org/en/publications/clone-2014-legislative-scorecard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117012054/https://www.aclu-co.org/en/publications/clone-2014-legislative-scorecard |archive-date=January 17, 2022}}{{Cite news |date=August 1, 2014 |title=2014 Legislative Scorecard |work=American Civil Liberties Union |url=https://www.aclu-co.org/en/publications/clone-2015-legislative-scorecard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117052600/https://www.aclu-co.org/en/publications/clone-2015-legislative-scorecard |archive-date=January 17, 2022}}{{Cite news |date=August 1, 2015 |title=2015 Legislative Scorecard |work=American Civil Liberties Union |url=https://www.aclu-co.org/en/publications/clone-2016-legislative-scorecard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117052817/https://www.aclu-co.org/en/publications/clone-2016-legislative-scorecard |archive-date=January 17, 2022}}{{Cite news |date=August 1, 2016 |title=2016 Legislative Scorecard |work=American Civil Liberties Union |url=https://www.aclu-co.org/en/publications/clone-2017-legislative-scorecard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117053004/https://www.aclu-co.org/en/publications/clone-2017-legislative-scorecard |archive-date=January 17, 2022}}

Electoral history

{{Election box open primary begin no change|title = 2008 Colorado House of Representatives 62nd district election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Edward Vigil

|votes = 3,171

|percentage = 65.94%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Rocky White

|votes = 1,638

|percentage = 34.06%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 4,809

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Edward Vigil

|votes = 15,438

|percentage = 57.83%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Randy Jackson

|votes = 11,015

|percentage = 41.26%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Rafael Gallegos (write-in)

|votes = 241

|percentage = 0.90%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 26,694

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change|title = 2010 Colorado House of Representatives 62nd district election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Edward Vigil (incumbent)

|votes = 6,227

|percentage = 100.00%

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{{Election box total no change

|votes = 6,227

|percentage = 100.00%

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Edward Vigil (incumbent)

|votes = 11,842

|percentage = 55.95%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Randy Jackson

|votes = 9,324

|percentage = 44.05%

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{{Election box total no change

|votes = 21,166

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change|title = 2012 Colorado House of Representatives 62nd district election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Edward Vigil (incumbent)

|votes = 6,981

|percentage = 100.00%

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{{Election box total no change

|votes = 6,981

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Edward Vigil (incumbent)

|votes = 21,125

|percentage = 60.69%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Tim Walters

|votes = 13,685

|percentage = 39.31%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 34,810

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change|title = 2014 Colorado House of Representatives 62nd district election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Edward Vigil (incumbent)

|votes = 6,141

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 6,141

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Edward Vigil (incumbent)

|votes = 16,419

|percentage = 59.07%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Marcy Freeburg

|votes = 11,376

|percentage = 40.93%

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 27,795

|percentage = 100.00%

}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20081121173001/http://edwardvigil2008.com/ Campaign website]

Category:Living people

Category:Members of the Colorado House of Representatives

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:21st-century members of the Colorado General Assembly