Kenneth G. DeGraaf is a state representative from

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. A Republican, DeGraaf represents

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District 22, which includes a portion of northeast Colorado Springs in El Paso County.

Background

DeGraaf is a 30-year veteran of the United States Air Force. Now he works as a commercial airline pilot and lives in Colorado Springs. He studied engineering mechanics at the United States Air Force Academy and later earned a master's degree in the same field from Columbia University, where he was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship.

Elections

In the

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, DeGraaf defeated his

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and Libertarian Party opponents, winning 57.66% of the total votes cast. In 2023, DeGraaf voted against a bill that would ban corporal punishment in Colorado's public schools, arguing that "You learn via pain…punishment is a subset of discipline because pain is a primal motivator."https://www.fox21news.com/news/local/you-learn-via-pain-colorado-springs-lawmakers-divided-on-banning-corporal-law/

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Campaign website
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