Donald Valdez

Donald Valdez is an American farmer and politician who served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives. He represented District 62, which covered portions of Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Huerfano, Mineral, Pueblo, Rio Grande, and Saguache counties.

Donald Valdez
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 62nd district
In office
January 11, 2017 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byEd Vigil
Succeeded byRedistricted
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)La Jara, Colorado, U.S.
Alma materAdams State University
Websitedonaldvaldez.com

Career

Valdez has a background in farming and ranching and worked for the Natural Resources Conservation Service before taking office. He has also served as deputy public trustee and deputy sheriff in Conejos County.[1]

Valdez was first elected to his seat in 2016, winning with 55.51% of the vote against Republican opponent Robert Mattive.[2] He took his seat in 2017, succeeding Ed Vigil. He served on the House Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Committee and the House Local Government Committee.[3]

Valdez was briefly a candidate for Colorado's 3rd congressional district, having announced his candidacy in July 2019. He faced at least two challengers for his party's nomination.[4] However, in November 2019, he abandoned his congressional campaign and decided to seek re-election to his seat in the Colorado House of Representatives.[5]

In February 2021, Valdez announced that he would seek the Democratic nomination for Colorado's 3rd congressional district in 2022. He cited Lauren Boebert's response to the storming of the Capitol as a major reason for launching his second congressional campaign.[6] However, at the Colorado District 3 Democratic Assembly held on April 5, 2022, Valdez got only 28.6% of the 297 votes cast by the delegates, falling short of the 30% required to appear on the primary ballot, effectively ending his candidacy.[7]

References
  1. "About Donald Valdez". Committee to Elect Donald Valdez. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  2. "Donald Valdez". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  3. "Representative Donald Valdez". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  4. Goodland, Marianne (2019-07-02). "A Colorado lawmaker jumps into the race for Scott Tipton's seat in Congress". Colorado Politics.
  5. Luning, Ernest (2019-11-01). "Valdez ends congressional campaign, switches to bid for re-election to state House". Colorado Politics. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
  6. Hindi, Saja (February 18, 2021). "Colorado state Rep. Donald Valdez joins other Democrats vying to defeat Rep. Lauren Boebert in 2022". Denver Post.
  7. Hillstrom, Zach (April 6, 2022). "Pueblo's Sandoval makes Democratic primary for November election". The Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
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