Perry Buck
{{short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Perry Buck
| image = Perry Buck.JPG
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| caption = Buck in 2018
| office = Member of the
Weld County Board of County Commissioners
from the at-large district
| term_start = January 1, 2021
| term_end =
| predecessor = Kevin Ross
| successor =
| state_house1 = Colorado
| district1 = 49th{{cite web |url= http://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/perry-buck |title= Perry Buck |publisher= Colorado General Assembly |location= Denver, Colorado |accessdate= April 8, 2017}}
| term_start1 = January 9, 2013
| term_end1 = January 13, 2021
| predecessor1 = B.J. Nikkel
| successor1 = Mike Lynch
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| nationality = American
| party = Republican
| spouse = {{marriage|Ken Buck|1996|2018|end=div}}{{cite news |last=Silvy |first=Tyler |date=2018-11-09 |title=Ken, Perry Buck to divorce |url=https://www.greeleytribune.com/news/ken-perry-buck-file-for-divorce/ |work=The Greeley Tribune |access-date=2019-04-07}}
| children = 2
| residence = Windsor
| alma_mater = Pepperdine University (BA)
| profession =
| website = {{URL|perryforcolorado.com}}
}}
Perry Buck (née Webster, born {{birth based on age as of date|50|2012|November|7|noage=1}}){{Cite web |date=2012-11-07 |title=Perry Buck keeps Colorado House District 49 for the GOP |url=https://www.reporterherald.com/ci_21948588/perry-buck-keeps-colorado-house-district-49-gop/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Loveland Reporter-Herald |language=en-US}} is an American politician who serves as a County Commissioner in Weld County, Colorado.{{cite web |url=https://www.weldgov.com/departments/commissioners |title=Weld County Commissioners |author= |date=2021 |website=Weld County, Colorado |publisher= |access-date=2021-01-14}} Previously, she served as a Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 49 from January 9, 2013, to January 13, 2021.
Education and political career
In 1984, Buck earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Pepperdine University.
In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, on December 7, 2020, Buck and seven other Republicans demanded that Speaker of the House KC Becker form a committee 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
- 2012 When District 49 incumbent Republican Representative B.J. Nikkel left the Legislature and left the seat open, Buck ran unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 5,857 votes,{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2012/primary/republican/stateReps.html |title= 2012 Republican Party state representatives primary results |publisher= Secretary of State of Colorado |location= Denver, Colorado |accessdate= January 9, 2014}} and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 28,053 votes (58.4%) against Democratic nominee James Shelton.{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2012/general/representatives.html |title= 2012 General election state representatives results |publisher= Secretary of State of Colorado |location= Denver, Colorado |accessdate= January 9, 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/138781/perry-buck |title=Perry Buck's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |accessdate=December 3, 2019}}
- 2020 Buck was elected to the Weld County Board of Commissioners.{{cite news |last=Watson-Fisher |first=Jadyn |date=2020-11-03 |title=2020 Election results: Republicans retain seats on Weld County Commission |url=https://www.greeleytribune.com/2020/11/03/weld-county-votes-all-republicans-weld-county-commission-2020-election/ |work=The Greeley Tribune |access-date=2020-11-08}}
Personal life
Buck and her former husband, Ken Buck, announced their divorce on November 9, 2018, three days after his reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 4th district.{{Cite web|url=https://www.greeleytribune.com/news/ken-perry-buck-file-for-divorce/|title=Ken, Perry Buck to divorce {{!}} GreeleyTribune.com|last=Silvy|first=Tyler|date=2018-11-09|website=Greeley Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-20}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.weldgov.com/government/elected_officials/board_of_county_commissioners Weld County Commissioners biography page]
- [http://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/perry-buck Official page] at the Colorado General Assembly
- [http://www.perryforcolorado.com/ Campaign site]
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Category:Republican Party members of the Colorado House of Representatives
Category:People from Windsor, Colorado
Category:Women state legislators in Colorado
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:County commissioners in Colorado
Category:Spouses of Colorado politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Colorado General Assembly
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