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Colorado, State House, District 25

Colorado House of Representatives District 25
Current incumbentLisa Cutter Democratic Party

Colorado’s twenty-fifth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Lisa Cutter.

Colorado state representatives represent an average of 77,372 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 66,173 residents.

About the office

Members of the Colorado House of Representatives serve two-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 representatives are subject to term limits of no more than four two-year terms.

Vacancies

In the event of any vacancy in the house, 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 House of Representatives 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 House of Representatives District 25

Lisa Cutter (D) defeated Steve Szutenbach (R) in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 25 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Lisa Cutter (D)
52.7
25,968

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Steve Szutenbach (R)
47.3
23,267

Total votes: 49,235
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 25

Lisa Cutter advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 25 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Lisa Cutter (D)
100
9,652

Total votes: 9,652
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 25

Incumbent Timothy Leonard advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 25 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Timothy Leonard (R)
100
7,936

Total votes: 7,936


2016

Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 4, 2016.

Incumbent Tim Leonard defeated Tammy Story in the Colorado House of Representatives District 25 general election.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 25 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tim Leonard Incumbent 51.83% 26,232
Democratic Tammy Story 48.17% 24,381
Total Votes 50,613
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Tammy Story ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 25 Democratic primary.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Tammy Story (unopposed)

Incumbent Timothy J. Leonard ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 25 Republican primary.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 25 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Timothy J. Leonard Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives 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. Janet Doyle was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Jon Keyser was unopposed in the Republican primary. Keyser defeated Doyle and Jack J. Woehr (L) in the general election.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 25, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJon Keyser 52.2% 21,300
Democratic Janet Doyle 43.2% 17,653
Libertarian Jack J. Woehr 4.6% 1,875
Total Votes 40,828

2012

Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives 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 February 19, 2012. Incumbent Cheri Gerou defeated Lorna Idol (D) and Jack J. Woehr (L) in the general election. The candidates ran without opposition in the June 26 primary elections.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 25, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngCheri Gerou Incumbent 54.6% 25,835
Democratic Lorna Idol 40.2% 19,006
Libertarian Jack J. Woehr 5.2% 2,448
Total Votes 47,289

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Colorado House of Representatives District 25 raised a total of $791,025. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $46,531 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Colorado House of Representatives District 25

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $153,588 2 $76,794
2014 $182,970 3 $60,990
2012 $23,500 2 $11,750
2010 $10,070 1 $10,070
2008 $164,541 2 $82,271
2006 $76,038 2 $38,019
2004 $69,406 2 $34,703
2002 $42,331 1 $42,331
2000 $68,581 2 $34,291
Total $791,025 17 $46,531