Kim Ransom
{{short description|American politician from Colorado}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Kim Ransom
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|caption= Ransom in 2022
|state_house = Colorado
|district = 44th
|term_start = January 7, 2015
|term_end = January 9, 2023
|predecessor = Chris Holbert
|successor = Anthony Hartsook
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|nationality = American
|party = Republican
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|residence = Douglas County, Colorado
|alma_mater = California State University, Sacramento
California State University, Long Beach
|profession = Legislator
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|website = {{URL|https://www.facebook.com/Ransom4HD44/}}
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Kim Ransom is a Colorado politician and a former member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 44th District, which encompassed portions of northeast Douglas County, including the communities of Acres Green, Grand View Estates, Lone Tree, Meridian, Parker, and Stonegate.Colorado Reapportionment Commission Staff. [https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/Legislative_District_Information-House_Final.pdf Legislative District Information After 2011 Reapportionment: House District 44] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201235303/https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/Legislative_District_Information-House_Final.pdf |date=February 1, 2017 }}. Viewed: January 26, 2017.
Ransom, a Republican, lives in unincorporated Douglas County.
Education and political career
Ransom holds two bachelor's degrees, one in communication studies and one in business administration — both from California State University, Sacramento. She also earned an MBA from California State University, Long Beach.Colorado House Republicans. [http://www.cohousegop.com/representative-kim-ransom/ Rep. Kim Ransom – Douglas County (HD 44)]. Viewed: January 26, 2017.
In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, on December 7, 2020, Ransom and 7 other Republicans demanded to the Speaker of the House KC Becker that a committee be formed on "election integrity" to conduct an audit of the Dominion Voting Systems used in Colorado's 2020 elections in spite of no evidence of issues. The request was rejected, with Becker criticizing it as a promotion of "debunked conspiracy theories."{{Cite web|last=Hindi|first=Saja|date=2020-12-08|title=GOP demand for probe of Colorado's Dominion voting system part of "debunked conspiracy theories," House speaker says|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2020/12/07/colorado-republicans-dominion-investigation/|access-date=2022-01-07|website=The Denver Post}}
Elections
- 2014: Ransom became the Republican candidate after primary winner Jack Hilbert withdrew from the race to take a job with the State. She won the general election, winning 63.6% of the vote against two opponents.
- 2016: Ransom was re-elected, winning 64.64% of the vote against her Democratic opponent.Ballotpedia. [https://ballotpedia.org/Kim_Ransom Kim Ransom]. Retrieved: January 26, 2017
References
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External links
- [https://www.facebook.com/Ransom4HD44/ Campaign website]
- [http://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/kim-ransom State House website]
- [https://ballotpedia.org/Kim_Ransom Kim Ransom at ballotpedia.org]
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Category:Republican Party members of the Colorado House of Representatives
Category:California State University, Long Beach alumni
Category:California State University, Sacramento alumni
Category:Women state legislators in Colorado
Category:People from Douglas County, Colorado
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century members of the Colorado General Assembly
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