Tony Exum
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tony Exum Sr
| image = Tony Exum.JPG
| state_senate = Colorado
| district = 11th
| term_start = January 9, 2023
| term_end =
| predecessor = Pete Lee
| successor =
| state_house2 = Colorado
| district2 = 17th
| term_start2 = 2017
| term_end2 = January 9, 2023
| predecessor2 = Catherine Roupe
| successor2 = Regina English
| term_start3 = 2013
| term_end3 = 2015
| predecessor3 = Mark Barker
| successor3 = Catherine Roupe
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|06|16}}
| birth_place = Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democratic
| spouse =
| children =
| education = University of Southern Colorado (BS)
| signature =
| website = {{URL|tonyexum.com|Website}}
}}
Thomas Exum Sr. (born June 16, 1952) is an American politician who is a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate. He represents District 11, which includes all or parts of Colorado Springs, Cimarron Hills and Stratmoor in El Paso County.{{cite web |url=https://redistricting.colorado.gov/rails/active_storage/blobs/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBc3dEIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--d9d50633a517d28b3439136f9e37c3e5771c1af4/2021_Senate_District_11.pdf |title=Colorado Senate District 11 (2021) |author=Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission |date=March 18, 2022 |website= |publisher=State of Colorado |access-date=January 10, 2023 |quote=}} Previously, Exum served in the Colorado House of Representatives, representing the 17th district from 2013 to 2015 and again from 2017 to 2023.
Early life and education
Thomas Exum Sr. was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on June 16, 1952. He graduated from the University of Southern Colorado with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1994.{{Cite news |title=Thomas Exum Sr. biography |work=Vote Smart |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/138722/thomas-exum-sr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210627225821/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/138722/thomas-exum-sr |archive-date=June 27, 2021}} He worked as a firefighter for thirty-five years and served as a battalion chief.{{Cite news |title=About Tony |work=Tony Exum |url=http://tonyexum.com/about-tony/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210628003848/http://tonyexum.com/about-tony/|archive-date=June 28, 2021}}
Colorado House of Representatives
=Elections=
Exum received the Democratic nomination to run for a seat in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 17th district in the 2012 election.{{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://archive.today/20210525031936/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2012/primary/democratic/stateReps.html |archive-date=May 25, 2021}} He defeated Republican nominee Mark H. Barker, Libertarian nominee Susan Quilleash, and American Constitution nominee Barry Forest Pace in the election.{{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://archive.today/20210627172239/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2012/general/representatives.html |archive-date=June 27, 2021}}
Republican nominee Catherine Roupe defeated Exum 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://archive.today/20210525032655/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2014/primary/democratic/stateReps.html |archive-date=May 25, 2021}}{{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://archive.today/20210525032948/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2014/general/representatives.html |archive-date=May 25, 2021}} During the 2016 election he was endorsed by President Barack Obama and defeated Roupe and Quilleash in the general election.{{Cite news |date=October 27, 2016 |title=President Obama backs 3 Democrats in tight Colorado House races to help rally votes |work=The Denver Post |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2016/10/27/barack-obama-endorses-colorado-house-races/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210627221709/https://www.denverpost.com/2016/10/27/barack-obama-endorses-colorado-house-races/ |archive-date=June 27, 2021}}{{Cite news |title=2016 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://archive.today/20210628000445/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2016/primary/democratic/stateRepresentatives.html |archive-date=June 28, 2021}}{{Cite news |title=2016 General Election Results |work=Secretary of State of Colorado |url=https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2016/primary/democratic/stateRepresentatives.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210627173423/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2016/general/stateRepresentatives.html |archive-date=June 27, 2021}} He won reelection in the 2018 election against Roupe.{{Cite news |title=2018 Primary Election Results - Democratic Party Ballot |work=Secretary of State of Colorado |url=https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2018/primary/democratic/stateRepresentatives.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210628000727/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2018/primary/democratic/stateRepresentatives.html |archive-date=June 28, 2021}}{{Cite news |title=2018 General Election Results |work=Secretary of State of Colorado |url=https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2018/general/stateRepresentatives.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210627165455/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2018/general/stateRepresentatives.html |archive-date=June 27, 2021}} He defeated Republican nominee Rob Blancken and Libertarian nominee Quilleash in the 2020 election.{{Cite news |title=2020 election results |page=93 |work=Secretary of State of Colorado |url=https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2020/2020BiennialAbstractBooklet.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627170034/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2020/2020BiennialAbstractBooklet.pdf |archive-date=June 27, 2021}}
During the 2022 election Exum won the Democratic nomination for a seat in the Colorado Senate against Yolanda Avila.{{Cite web |title=2022 Primary Election Results - State Senate |work=Secretary of State of Colorado |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/113964/web.285569/#/detail/321 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220730025951/https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/113964/web.285569/%23/detail/321 |archive-date=July 30, 2022}} In the general election, Exum defeated Republican Sen. Dennis Hisey.{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Sandra Fish, Jesse |date=2022-11-16 |title=The eight Colorado legislative districts Democrats flipped from the GOP this year, from Colorado Springs to the Western Slope |url=http://coloradosun.com/2022/11/16/colorado-legisalture-democrats-seats-flipped/ |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=The Colorado Sun |language=en-US}}
=Tenure=
During Exum's tenure in the state house he served as chair of the Government committee and served on the Education, and Transportation and Local committees.{{Cite news |title=Tony Exum, Sr. |work=Colorado General Assembly |url=https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/tony-exum-sr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210627223122/https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/tony-exum-sr |archive-date=June 27, 2021}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2012 Colorado House of Representatives 17th district Democratic primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Tony Exum
|votes = 1,567
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 1,567
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2012 Colorado House of Representatives 17th district election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Tony Exum
|votes = 11,212
|percentage = 54.57%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Mark H. Barker
|votes = 7,757
|percentage = 37.76%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Susan Quilleash
|votes = 1,006
|percentage = 4.90%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = American Constitution Party (Colorado)
|candidate = Barry Forest Pace
|votes = 570
|percentage = 2.77%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 20,545
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2014 Colorado House of Representatives 17th district Democratic primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Tony Exum (incumbent)
|votes = 1,548
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 1,548
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title = 2014 Colorado House of Representatives 17th district election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Catherine Roupe
|votes = 6,766
|percentage = 47.27%
|change = +9.51%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Tony Exum (incumbent)
|votes = 6,477
|percentage = 45.25%
|change = -9.32%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Susan Quilleash
|votes = 1,071
|percentage = 7.48%
|change = +2.58%
}}
{{Election box total
|votes = 14,314
|percentage = 100.00%
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2016 Colorado House of Representatives 17th district Democratic primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Tony Exum
|votes = 2,034
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 2,034
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title = 2016 Colorado House of Representatives 17th district election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Tony Exum
|votes = 11,445
|percentage = 49.39%
|change = +4.14%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Catherine Roupe (incumbent)
|votes = 9,613
|percentage = 41.48%
|change = -5.79%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Susan Quilleash
|votes = 2,116
|percentage = 9.13%
|change = +1.65%
}}
{{Election box total
|votes = 23,174
|percentage = 100.00%
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2018 Colorado House of Representatives 17th district Democratic primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Tony Exum
|votes = 3,618
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 3,618
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title = 2018 Colorado House of Representatives 17th district election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Tony Exum (incumbent)
|votes = 11,037
|percentage = 58.76%
|change = +9.37%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Catherine Roupe
|votes = 7,745
|percentage = 41.24%
|change = -0.24%
}}
{{Election box total
|votes = 18,782
|percentage = 100.00%
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2020 Colorado House of Representatives 17th district Democratic primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Tony Exum (incumbent)
|votes = 5,940
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 5,940
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title = 2020 Colorado House of Representatives 17th district election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Tony Exum (incumbent)
|votes = 15,780
|percentage = 56.76%
|change = -2.00%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Rob Blancken
|votes = 10,398
|percentage = 37.40%
|change = -3.84%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Susan Quilleash
|votes = 1,621
|percentage = 5.83%
|change = +5.83%
}}
{{Election box total
|votes = 27,799
|percentage = 100.00%
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2022 Colorado State Senate 11th district Democratic primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Tony Exum
|votes = 4,912
|percentage = 54.03%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Yolanda Avila
|votes = 4,179
|percentage = 45.97%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 9,091
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title = 2022 Colorado State Senate 11th district general election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Tony Exum
|votes = 20,258
|percentage = 49.94%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Dennis Hisey
|votes = 18,042
|percentage = 44.48%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Daryl Kuiper
|votes = 2,264
|percentage = 5.58%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 40,564
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- [https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/tony-exum-sr Official page] at the Colorado General Assembly
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