Richard Holtorf
Richard Holtorf is an American politician and rancher serving as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 63rd district, which includes all or part of Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld, and Yuma counties, including the communities of Sterling, Fort Morgan, Brush, Yuma, and Wray. Prior to 2023 and reapportionment, Holtorf represented the 64th house district. He assumed office on December 28, 2019. Background A lifelong resident of Washington County, Holtorf graduated from Akron High School and attended Colorado State University. He was in Army ROTC and was commissioned as an Army aviation officer in 1987. He served in aviation-related jobs in the Army on active duty and in the Army reserve for 29 years. His service included two tours in Afghanistan. He earned a degree from the U.S. Army War College. In 2016, he retired at the rank of colonel. In 2022, he described himself as "a third-generation cattle rancher, feedlot manager, dryland farmer, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kimmi Lewis
Kimmi Clark Lewis (March 19, 1957 – December 6, 2019) was an American politician who served as a state representative from Kim, Colorado. A Republican, Lewis represented Colorado House of Representatives District 64, a massive district which encompasses nine counties on Colorado's Eastern Plains, including Baca, Bent, Crowley, Elbert, Kiowa, Las Animas, Lincoln, Prowers, and Washington. She was first elected in 2016. She defeated Republican incumbent Timothy Dore in the primary and went on to win the general election. Cattle producer Lewis was a rancher. She owned and ran the Muddy Valley Ranch near Kim, Colorado, in eastern Las Animas County. Her husband died in 2000, leaving her to operate the ranch and finish raising their six children, all of whom have since earned college degrees. She attended Trinidad State Junior College Trinidad State College is a public community college in Trinidad, Colorado. It was founded in 1925, making it the first community college in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fort Morgan, Colorado
Fort Morgan is the home rule municipality city that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 11,597 at the 2020 United States Census. Fort Morgan is the principal city of the Fort Morgan, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Fort Morgan Camp Wardwell was established in 1865 along the Overland Trail to protect emigrants and supplies going to and from Denver and the mining districts. The fort was renamed in 1866 by General John Pope for one of his staff, Colonel Christopher A. Morgan, who had died earlier that year. The fort closed in 1868 after being used by 19 different companies from 11 cavalry and infantry regiments (about 1,300 soldiers). Town The town of Fort Morgan was platted just south of the old military fort's ruins on May 1, 1884, by Abner S. Baker, a member of Greeley's Union Colony. The town became the county seat of the newly formed Morgan County on February 19, 1889. In Wor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Republican Party Members Of The Colorado House Of Representatives
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Ranchers From Colorado
A ranch (from es, rancho/Mexican Spanish) is an area of land, including various structures, given primarily to ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle and sheep. It is a subtype of a farm. These terms are most often applied to livestock-raising operations in Mexico, the Western United States and Western Canada, though there are ranches in other areas.For terminologies in Australia and New Zealand, see Station (Australian agriculture) and Station (New Zealand agriculture). People who own or operate a ranch are called ranchers, cattlemen, or stockgrowers. Ranching is also a method used to raise less common livestock such as horses, elk, American bison, ostrich, emu, and alpaca.Holechek, J.L., Geli, H.M., Cibils, A.F. and Sawalhah, M.N., 2020. Climate Change, Rangelands, and Sustainability of Ranching in the Western United States. ''Sustainability'', ''12''(12), p.4942. Ranches generally consist of large areas, but may be of nearly any size. In the west ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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People From Washington County, Colorado
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Living People
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21st-century American Legislators
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HuffPost
''HuffPost'' (formerly ''The Huffington Post'' until 2017 and sometimes abbreviated ''HuffPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy, healthy living, women's interests, and local news featuring columnists. It was created to provide a progressive alternative to the conservative news websites such as the Drudge Report. The site offers content posted directly on the site as well as user-generated content via video blogging, audio, and photo. In 2012, the website became the first commercially run United States digital media enterprise to win a Pulitzer Prize. Founded by Andrew Breitbart, Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, the site was launched on May 9, 2005 as a counterpart to the Drudge Report. In March 2011, it was acquired by AOL for ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2024 United States House Of Representatives Elections In Colorado
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the U.S. state, State of Colorado, one from each of the state's Colorado's congressional districts, congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2024 United States presidential election, 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as 2024 United States House of Representatives elections, other elections to the House of Representatives, 2024 United States Senate elections, elections to the United States Senate, and various 2024 United States elections, state and local elections. The primary election took place on June 25, 2024. District 1 The 1st district includes almost all of Denver, as well as the enclaves of Glendale, Colorado, Glendale and Holly Hills, Colorado, Holly Hills. The incumbent is Democrat Diana DeGette, who was re-elected with 80.3% of the vote in 2022. Democratic primary Nominee *Diana DeGette, inc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Colorado's 4th Congressional District
Colorado's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. Located in the eastern part of the state, the district encompasses most of the rural Colorado Eastern Plains, Eastern Plains as well as the larger Colorado Front Range Urban Corridor, Front Range cities of Greeley, Colorado, Greeley, Longmont, Colorado, Longmont, Castle Rock, Colorado, Castle Rock, and Parker, Colorado, Parker. The district is currently represented by Republican Party (United States), Republican Ken Buck. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+12, it is one of the most Republican districts in Colorado, especially since the 2012 redistricting removed Fort Collins, Colorado, Fort Collins from the district. No Democrat has seriously contested the district since 2010. History 1990s Following the 1990 U.S. Census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 4th Congressional district consisted of Baca County, Colorado, Baca, Bent County, C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2022 Colorado House Of Representatives Election
The 2022 Colorado House of Representatives elections will take place on November 8, 2022, with the primary elections being held on June 28, 2022. Voters in all 65 districts of the state House will elect their representative for a two-year term. It will coincide with other Colorado elections of the same year and the biennial United States elections. Background In the previous state House election (2020), the Democrats held on to their majority of 17 seats, with no net seat change. Therefore, for Democrats to lose their absolute majority in the House in this election, Republicans and other parties would need to gain at least 9 more seats. This will be the first election with the districts drawn based on the 2020 census. Incumbents not seeking re-election Representatives who have served four consecutive terms are not eligible for re-election. For terms to be considered non-consecutive, there needs to be a gap of at least four years between them. * District 1: Susan Lontine (D) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |