Abel Tapia
Abel J. Tapia | |
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Member of the Colorado Senate from the 3rd district | |
In office 2003–2011 | |
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 46th district | |
In office 1998–2002[1] | |
Personal details | |
Born | Pueblo, Colorado | July 23, 1949
Political party | Democratic |
Profession | Engineer |
Abel J. Tapia is an American politician who served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003 and the Colorado Senate from 2003 to 2010.[2] Tapia left the Senate when he was appointed director of the Colorado Lottery.[2]
Career[]
Prior to his time in the General Assembly, Tapia served as elected member of the District-60 school board and as the President of the Pueblo Greater Chamber of Commerce.
On March 28, 2014 Tapia announced his candidacy for Colorado's 3rd congressional district of the United States House of Representatives.[3] He was defeated by republican incumbent Scott Tipton.[4]
In 2020, Tapia was a candidate for the Pueblo County Commission, running on a platform of COVID-19 economy recovery, improving Pueblo's existing jail, supporting small businesses.[5] However, he was defeated in the June 2020 primary election by incumbent Garrison Ortiz.[6]
References[]
- ^ Ballotpedia. Abel Tapia. Viewed: 2017-01-29.
- ^ a b "Colorado Lottery August 2010 Community Update". Colorado Lottery. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
- ^ Tapia, Abel. "Abel J. Tapia for Congress". Committee to elect Abel J. Tapia. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ http://www.9news.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/04/colorado-district-3-race-results/18441823/[permanent dead link]
- ^ Abel Tapia for Pueblo. "Abel on the Issues". Abel Tapia for Pueblo Commissioner. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ^ "Election summary report, closed primary, Pueblo June 30, 2020" (PDF). Pueblo County Clerk. Pueblo County, Colorado. 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
External links[]
- Abel Tapia's Official Website
- Colorado General Assembly - Abel Tapia official government website
- Follow the Money - Abel J Tapia
- Colorado state senators
- Colorado State University–Pueblo alumni
- Hispanic and Latino American politicians
- Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Colorado
- Members of the Colorado House of Representatives
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Colorado Democrats