JoAnn Windholz (January 22, 1947 to December 14, 2023) was an American politician from the

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, Windholz served one term in the

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, representing District 30. Windholz was from

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. She ran for the Colorado House in 2014, and defeated

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Jenise May in the general election by 106 votes. Following the

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, Windholz suggested that Planned Parenthood was the "true instigator" of the attack. In the 2016 general election, Windholz lost to Democratic challenger

Dafna Michaelson Jenet Dafna Michaelson Jenet (born November 14, 1972) is a Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives. She represents House District 32 and prior to redistricting, District 30, which covered a portion of Adams County including parts of ...

. Windholz received 45.81% of the vote to Michaelson Jenet's 54.19%.Ballotpedia
JoAnn Windholz
Retrieved: 2017-01-22. Windhol
passed away in 2023
of unknown causes.

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1947 births People from Commerce City, Colorado Republican Party members of the Colorado House of Representatives Women state legislators in Colorado 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Year of birth missing (living people) 2023 deaths {{Colorado-politician-stub