Bob Rankin

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Bob Rankin
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Rankin in 2019
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 8th district
Assumed office
January 22, 2019
Preceded byRandy Baumgardner
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 57th district
In office
January 9, 2013 – January 21, 2019
Preceded byRandy Baumgardner
Succeeded byPerry Will
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceCarbondale, Colorado
Websitevotebobrankin.com

Robert 'Bob' E. Rankin[1] is an American politician and a Republican member of the Colorado State Senate for the 8th district. He was appointed to the State Senate by a vacancy committee in January 2019 after the resignation of Randy Baumgardner.[2]

Previously, Rankin served in the Colorado House of Representatives representing District 57 from January 9, 2013, to January 21, 2019.

Elections[]

  • 2012 When Republican Representative Randy Baumgardner ran for Colorado Senate and left the House District 57 seat open, Rankin was unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 4,915 votes,[3] and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 18,233 votes (53.5%) against Democratic nominee Jo Ann Baxter and Libertarian candidate Dan Enright.[4]
  • 2010 To challenge District 5 incumbent Democratic Senator Gail Schwartz, Rankin was unopposed for the August 10, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 11,094 votes,[5] but narrowly lost the November 2, 2010 General election to Senator Schwartz.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bob Rankin's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  2. ^ Ashby, Charles (2019-01-23). "Rankin becomes a state senator". The Daily Sentinel. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  3. ^ "2012 Republican Party state representatives primary results". Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  4. ^ "2012 General election state representatives results". Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  5. ^ "Colorado Cumulative Report Official Results". Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  6. ^ "Colorado Cumulative Report Official Results General Election". Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. Retrieved January 7, 2014.

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