Kevin Van Winkle
Kevin Van Winkle is a Colorado politician and a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 43rd District, which encompasses Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
Kevin Van Winkle | |
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| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 43rd district | |
| Assumed office January 7, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Frank McNulty |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Kelly |
| Residence(s) | Highlands Ranch, Colorado |
| Alma mater | Metropolitan State University of Denver |
| Profession | Small business owner |
| Website | vanwinkleforcolorado |
A Republican, Van Winkle owns a small business based in Highlands Ranch.
Education
He earned a bachelor's degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver.[1]
State Senate candidacy
In the 2022 elections, Van Winlke is a candidate to represent the newly-reapportioned District 30 in the Colorado Senate. The district includes a part of northern Douglas County.[2]
Political career
Van Winkle was first elected to the State House in 2014, winning 63.3% of the vote against his Democratic challenger in the general election. Running for re-election in 2016, he again beat his Democratic opponent, winning 60.34% of the vote.[3]
On December 2020, Van Winkle promoted allegations of fraud in the 2020 presidential election, pushing conspiracies about Dominion Voting Systems and endorsing a petition that falsely claimed that there was fraud in the election.[4]
In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, on December 7, 2020, Van Winkle 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."[5]
References
- Q&A with Kevin Van Winkle: Republican, candidate for state House District 43. Castle Rock News-Press, October 19, 2016. Viewed: 2017-01-18.
- Wyloge, Evan (November 24, 2021). "With new state House and Senate maps, let the games begin". Colorado Politics. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- Ballotpedia. Kevin M. Van Winkle. Viewed: 2017-01-18.
- Price, Sean (2020-12-22). "CO Republicans Promote Petition Alleging "Deep State" Election Conspiracy". Colorado Times Recorder. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- Hindi, Saja (2020-12-08). "GOP demand for probe of Colorado's Dominion voting system part of "debunked conspiracy theories," House speaker says". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
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