Mary Bradfield

Mary Bradfield is a state representative from Colorado Springs, Colorado. A Republican, Bradfield represents Colorado House of Representatives District 21, which includes portions of El Paso County, including the communities of Fort Carson, Fountain, Rock Creek Park, and Security-Widefield.[1]

Mary Bradfield
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 21st district
Assumed office
January 13, 2021
Preceded byLois Landgraf
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDennis
Residence(s)Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
OccupationRetired teacher
WebsiteCampaign website

Background

Originally from Iowa, Bradfield has lived in Colorado Springs since 1984. She is a retired teacher and is active in her local Republican Party organization.[2][3]

Elections

2020

Bradfield was first elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in the 2020 general election. In the June 2020 Republican primary, she ran unopposed.[4]

In the 2020 general election, Bradfield defeated her Democratic Party and Libertarian Party opponents, winning 54.20% of the total votes cast.[5]

2022

At the House District 21 Republican assembly held in March 2022, Bradfield failed to garner enough votes to meet the required 30% benchmark to appear on the primary ballot, initially ending her candidacy for re-election.[6] However, Bradford filed a lawsuit contesting the validity of the assembly. A Denver judge threw out the original assembly results and ordered that a second assembly be convened, with a new vote taken. In the second vote, Bradford earned 35% of the vote, securing a spot in the Republican primary. In the contest, she faced first-time candidate and convicted felon Karl Dent.[7] Bradford won the primary, garnering 4,187 votes (65.35% of the total votes cast) to Dent's 2,220 votes (34.65% of the total).[8]

In the 2022 general election, Bradfield defeated her Democratic Party opponent, winning 58.38% of the total votes cast.[9]

References
  1. "Legislative District Information After 2011 Reapportionment House District 21" (PDF). Colorado Reapportionment Commission. 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  2. "Mary Bradfield Seeks State House District 21 Seat". El Paso County Advertiser and News / Fountain Valley News. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  3. "Bradfield House District 21: About". Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  4. "Colorado election results, June 30, 2020 Primary Election: State Representative - District 21 - Republican Party". Colorado Secretary of State. State of Colorado. 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  5. "Colorado election results, November 3, 2020 General Election: State Representative - District 21". Colorado Secretary of State. State of Colorado. 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  6. Paul, Jesse; Prentzel, Olivia; Najmabadi, Shannon (March 22, 2022). "Colorado state representative fails to make GOP primary ballot after losing to candidate with recent felony conviction". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  7. Paul, Jesse (Apr 25, 2022). "Colorado state representative gets a second chance at reelection after court-ordered assembly vote redo". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  8. "Colorado election results: Official results: State Representative - District 21 - Republican Party". Colorado Secretary of State. State of Colorado. July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  9. "Colorado election results: November 8, 2022, general election state representative district 21". Colorado Secretary of State. State of Colorado. n.d. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
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