Edward Vigil is an American politician who served in the

Colorado House of Representatives The Colorado House of Representatives is the lower house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Colorado. The House is composed of 65 members from an equal number of constituent districts, with each distr ...

from the 62nd district as a member of the

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from 2009 to 2017. He served on the county commission in

Costilla County, Colorado Costilla County (Spanish for "rib") is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,499. The county seat is San Luis, the oldest continuously occupied town in Colorado. History On July 8, 1694, ...

prior to his tenure in the state house.

Early life and career

Vigil was born in

San Pablo, Colorado San Pablo is an unincorporated community located in Costilla County, Colorado, United States. The San Luis post office serves San Pablo postal addresses. San Pablo is located in the Rio Culebra valley of the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant which w ...

, and married Evelyn. He graduated with a

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degree in business administration and sociology from Adams State University. Vigil served on the county commission in

. During his tenure in the state house he served as the vice-chair of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee and as chair of the Capitol Development Committee. Vigil defeated Rocky White for the Democratic nomination for a seat in the

from the 62nd district in the 2008 election and defeated Republican nominee Randy Jackson and write-in candidate Rafael Gallegos. He defeated Jackson in the 2010 election. He won reelection in the 2012 election against Republican nominee Tim Walters. He defeated Republican nominee Marcy Freeburg in the 2014 election.

Political positions

Vigil voted in favor of repealing the

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in 2009. He opposed legislation which would limit ammunition magazines to fifteen rounds stating mental health treatment should be made more easily available instead. His scores from the

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ranged from 89% in 2013, 100% in 2014, 60% in 2015, and 83.3% in 2016.

Electoral history

References

External links

Campaign website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vigil, Edward 21st-century American politicians Living people Members of the Colorado House of Representatives Year of birth missing (living people)