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Colorado, State Senate, District 22

Colorado State Senate District 22
Current incumbentBrittany Pettersen Democratic Party

Colorado’s twenty-second state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Brittany Pettersen.

Colorado state senators represent an average of 143,691 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 122,893 residents.

About the office

Members of the Colorado State Senate serve four-year terms with term limits. Colorado legislators assume office on first day of the first legislative session following the election.

Qualifications

Article 5, Section 4 of the Colorado Constitution states: "No person shall be a representative or senator who shall not have attained the age of twenty-five years, who shall not be a citizen of the United States, who shall not for at least twelve months next preceding his election, have resided within the territory included in the limits of the county or district in which he shall be chosen; provided, that any person who at the time of the adoption of this constitution, was a qualified elector under the territorial laws, shall be eligible to the first general assembly."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$40,242/year85 percent of federal per diem for members living outside Denver; $45/day for members who live 50 or fewer miles from the capitol. Set by the legislature.

Term limits

Voters enacted the Colorado Term Limits Act in 1990. That initiative said that Colorado senators are subject to term limits of no more than two four-year terms.

Vacancies

In the event of any vacancy in the senate, the political party that holds the vacant seat is responsible for deciding a replacement. A vacancy committee consisting of members of the political party holding the vacant seat must conduct an election when deciding an appointee. A simple majority vote of members in the vacancy committee is needed to approve any appointment. The person selected to fill the vacancy serves until the next scheduled general election.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Colorado State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for June 30, 2020. The filing deadline is March 17, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Colorado State Senate District 22

Brittany Pettersen (D) defeated Tony Sanchez (R) in the general election for Colorado State Senate District 22 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Brittany Pettersen (D)
58.2
42,747

Tony Sanchez (R)
41.8
30,754

Total votes: 73,501
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 22

Brittany Pettersen advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 22 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Brittany Pettersen (D)
100
16,066

Total votes: 16,066
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 22

Tony Sanchez advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 22 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Tony Sanchez (R)
100
11,440

Total votes: 11,440

2014

Elections for the Colorado State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 31, 2014. Incumbent Andy Kerr was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Tony Sanchez defeated Mario Nicolais in the Republican primary. Kerr defeated Sanchez in the general election.

Colorado State Senate, District 22, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Kerr Incumbent 51.1% 30,510
Republican Tony Sanchez 48.9% 29,174
Total Votes 59,684

Colorado State Senate District 22 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTony Sanchez 66.6% 6,848
Mario Nicolais 33.4% 3,441
Total Votes 10,289

2012

Elections for the Colorado State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 26, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 2, 2012. Redistricting drew Andrew Kerr into the same senate and house legislative district as two other incumbents of the state house, Max Tyler and Kenneth Summers. As a result, both Kerr and Summers chose to run in the 2012 election for Colorado State Senate District 22. Kerr faced no primary challenge before defeating Summers in the general election.

Colorado State Senate, District 22, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAndy Kerr 52.6% 38,845
Republican Ken Summers 47.4% 35,008
Total Votes 73,853

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Colorado State Senate District 22 raised a total of $1,358,645. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $90,576 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Colorado State Senate District 22

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $337,334 3 $112,445
2012 $333,750 2 $166,875
2010 $57,893 2 $28,947
2008 $29,047 1 $29,047
2006 $516,008 4 $129,002
2004 $5,175 1 $5,175
2002 $79,438 2 $39,719
Total $1,358,645 15 $90,576