Dan Woog
Dan Woog | |
|---|---|
| Member-elect of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 19th district | |
| Assuming office January 8, 2025 | |
| Succeeding | Jennifer Parenti |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 63rd district | |
| In office January 13, 2021 – January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Lori Saine |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Parenti |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Frederick, Colorado |
| Occupation | Politician & Small Business Owner |
| Website | Campaign website |
Dan Woog is an American politician from Frederick, Colorado. A Republican, Woog represented Colorado House of Representatives District 63, which included a large part of Weld County in northcentral Colorado.[1]
Background
[edit]Woog works as a real estate broker and lives in Frederick, Colorado. Previously, he served on the Erie Economic Development Council and the Erie Planning and Zoning Commission, and he was elected and re-elected to the Erie Board of Trustees.[2] He ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Erie in 2018.[3] After districts were redrawn in 2022, he ran unsuccessfully for Colorado House District 19. Woog earned a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University.[4]
Elections
[edit]2020
[edit]Woog was first elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in the 2020 general election. In the June 2020 Republican house district 63 primary, he defeated challenger Patricia E. Miller, winning 62.39% of the vote.[5] In the 2020 general election, Woog defeated his Democratic Party and Libertarian Party opponents, winning 59.75% of the total votes cast.[6]
2022
[edit]In the 2022 general election, after redistricting, Woog ran in the 19th district but lost to Democrat Jennifer Parenti.[7]
2024
[edit]In September 2023, after his unsuccessful 2022 campaign for re-election to the State House District 19 seat, Woog announced his candidacy to once again represent his district in the Colorado House of Representatives in the 2024 elections.[8] In the Republican primary election held June 25, 2024, he ran unopposed.[9] In the general election held November 5, 2024, Woog defeated Democratic candidate Jillaire McMillan by a narrow margin.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Legislative District Information After 2011 Reapportionment House District 63" (PDF). Colorado Reapportionment Commission. 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ Watson-Fisher, Jadyn (2020-10-06). "2020 Election candidates: Dan Woog's policy prioritizes law enforcement, oil and gas". Greeley Tribune. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ Fryar, John (2019-08-02). "Erie's Dan Woog announces candidacy for Colorado House District 63 seat". Longmont Times-Call. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ "State House District 63: Dan Woog". Longmont Times-Call. 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ "Colorado election results, June 30, 2020 Primary Election: State Representative - District 63 - Republican Party". Colorado Secretary of State. State of Colorado. 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ "Colorado election results, November 3, 2020 General Election: State Representative - District 63". Colorado Secretary of State. State of Colorado. 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ Fish, Sandra; Paul, Jesse (2022-11-16). "The eight Colorado legislative districts Democrats flipped from the GOP this year, from Colorado Springs to the Western Slope". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ Goodland, Marianne (September 27, 2023). "Colorado Republicans VanderWerf, Woog announce General Assembly runs". Colorado Politics. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ "State Representative District 19 Republican Party Primary". Colorado Secretary of State. October 15, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ "State Representative District 19". Colorado Secretary of State. November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ Eason, Brian; Paul, Jesse (November 7, 2024). "Democrats lose Colorado House supermajority — pending recounts — after GOP wins two more races as final votes are tallied". The Colorado Sun. Archived from the original on November 17, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
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