Stephanie Luck
{{Short description|American politician}}
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| state_house = Colorado
| district = 60th
| term_start = January 9, 2023
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| predecessor = Redistricted
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| state_house1 = Colorado
| district1 = 47th
| term_start1 = January 13, 2021
| term_end1 = January 9, 2023
| predecessor1 = Bri Buentello
| successor1 = Redistricted
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| party = Republican
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| occupation = Teacher, attorney, community organizer
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| residence = Penrose, Colorado
| website = {{URL|https://www.stephanieluck.org|Campaign website}}
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Stephanie Luck is an American politician and a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from Penrose, Colorado. A Republican, Luck represents House District 60, which includes Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, and Teller counties and part of Pueblo County and includes the communities of Cañon City, Pueblo West, Woodland Park, Lincoln Park, and Florence. Prior to 2020 reapportionment taking effect in 2023, Luck represented the former District 47, which included portions of Pueblo and Fremont counties and all of Otero County in southern Colorado.{{cite web |url=https://redistricting.colorado.gov/rails/active_storage/blobs/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBYVE9IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--9707a89ac4623cce2ac03093e138dfe89f166f52/HD%2047%20Info%20Sheet%20and%20Map.pdf |title=Legislative District Information After 2011 Reapportionment House District 47 |author= |date=2011-12-22 |website=Colorado Reapportionment Commission |access-date=2020-11-12 }}
Background
Prior to her election to the Colorado State House in 2020, Luck ran unsuccessfully for the Colorado State Senate in 2018. A Colorado native, Luck earned her law license in New York State. Most recently, she has been working as a sixth-grade teacher. Previously she served as the president of the Penrose Chamber of Commerce and has also served on other boards and as a volunteer in various community initiatives.{{cite news |last=Harmon |first=Tracy |date=2020-02-24 |title=Penrose resident vying for Colo. HD 47 GOP nomination |url=https://www.chieftain.com/news/20200224/penrose-resident-vying-for-colo-hd-47-gop-nomination |work=The Pueblo Chieftain |access-date=2020-11-23}}
Political career
In March 2021, Luck sent her policy director to attend a panel that promoted the false claim that the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent. Along with a Republican legislator, the two cast doubt on the validity of the election results and told attendees to voice support for Republican bills aiming to restrict ballot access.{{Cite web|last=Maulbetsch|first=Erik|date=2021-03-10|title=Colorado Republican Legislators Join Election Fraud Conspiracy Panel|url=https://coloradotimesrecorder.com/2021/03/colorado-republican-legislators-join-election-fraud-conspiracy-panel/34839/|access-date=2022-01-07|website=Colorado Times Recorder|language=en-US}}
During the 2021 legislative session, Luck was the lead sponsor of a measure that would have required abortion providers to collect sensitive and personal data from patients for compilation in a public report. The measure was blocked in the House.{{Cite web|last=Schmidt|first=Madeleine|date=2021-03-26|title=Dem Lawmakers Again Block GOP's Attempts to Ban Abortion in CO|url=https://coloradotimesrecorder.com/2021/03/a-handmaids-tale-fever-dream-dem-lawmakers-again-block-gops-attempts-to-ban-abortion-in-co/35393/|access-date=2022-01-07|website=Colorado Times Recorder|language=en-US}}
Elections
Luck was first elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in the 2020 general election. In the June 2020 primary election, she defeated Republican party challenger Ron Parker, winning 51.90% of the total votes cast.{{cite web |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/103901/web.255599/#/detail/6472 |title=Colorado election results, June 30, 2020 Primary Election: State Representative - District 47 - Republican Party |author= |date=2020-10-27 |website=Colorado Secretary of State |publisher=State of Colorado |access-date=2020-11-23 }}
In the 2020 general election, Luck defeated her only opponent, Democratic incumbent Bri Buentello, winning 54.09% of the total votes cast.{{cite web |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/105975/web.264614/#/detail/547 |title=Colorado election results, November 3, 2020 General Election: State Representative - District 47 |author= |date=2020-11-23 |website=Colorado Secretary of State |publisher=State of Colorado |access-date=2020-11-23 }}
In the 2020 reapportionment process, Luck's residence in Penrose moved from house District 47 to house District 60. The newly reapportioned District 60 is geographically very different than the former District 47 and includes Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, and Teller counties and part of Pueblo County and includes the communities of Cañon City, Pueblo West, Woodland Park, Lincoln Park, and Florence.{{cite news |last=Bartolo |first=James |date=November 8, 2022 |title=Colorado House: Winter, Luck, Mauro and Martinez poised for victory in Pueblo County races |url=https://www.chieftain.com/story/news/2022/11/09/elections-2022-colorado-house-district-47-46-62/69591223007/ |work=The Pueblo Chieftain |location= |access-date=December 4, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://redistricting.colorado.gov/rails/active_storage/blobs/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdmtEIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--3db2c91f06e1ec73cbf048f6bd7a9bd2b3349405/2021_House_District_60.pdf |title=Colorado House District 60 (2021) |author=Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission |date=March 18, 2022 |website= |publisher=State of Colorado |access-date=December 4, 2022 |quote=}}
In the 2022 Colorado House of Representatives election, Luck defeated her Democratic Party opponent, winning 68.78% of the total votes cast.{{cite web |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/115903/web.307039/#/detail/2600 |title=Colorado election results: November 8, 2022, general election state representative district 60 |author= |date= n.d. |website=Colorado Secretary of State |publisher=State of Colorado |access-date=December 4, 2022 |quote=}}
Luck ran for re-election in 2024. In the Republican primary election held June 25, 2024, she ran unopposed.{{Cite web |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/121727/web.345435/#/detail/2605 |title=June 25, 2024 primary election: State Representative District 60 Republican Primary |author= |date=October 15, 2024 |website=Colorado Secretary of State |publisher= |access-date=December 3, 2024 |quote=}} In the general election held November 5, 2024, Luck defeated her Democratic Party opponent, winning 69.77% of the total votes cast.{{Cite web |url= https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/122598/web.345435/#/detail/2600 |title=November 5, 2024 general election State Representative District 60 |author= |date=December 3, 2024 |website=Colorado Secretary of State |publisher= |access-date=December 3, 2024 |quote=}}
References
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External links
- [http://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/stephanie-luck Legislative website]
- [https://www.stephanieluck.org/ Campaign website]
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Category:Republican Party members of the Colorado House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Colorado General Assembly
Category:People from Fremont County, Colorado
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Women state legislators in Colorado