Don Wilson (Colorado politician) explained

Don Wilson
State House:Colorado
District:20th
Term Start:January 9, 2023
Predecessor:Redistricted
State House1:Colorado
District1:19th
Term Start1:November 15, 2022
Term End1:January 9, 2023
Predecessor1:Tim Geitner
Successor1:Redistricted
Nationality:American
Party:Republican
Residence:Monument, Colorado, U.S.

Don Wilson is a state representative from Monument, Colorado. A Republican, Wilson currently represents Colorado House of Representatives District 20, which includes a portion of unincorporated El Paso County and the communities of Air Force Academy, Black Forest, Gleneagle, Monument, Palmer Lake, and Woodmoor.[1] Previously, Wilson served as the mayor of Monument, Colorado, and before that he served on the town's board of trustees. He is originally from Littleton, Colorado.[2]

Appointment to the Colorado State House

Following the resignation of former district 19 state representative Tim Geitner on October 7, 2022, a vacancy committee met to select a replacement to fill out his term. However, the committee was unable to achieve a quorum before the 30-day deadline. In such cases, the governor is then required to appoint someone to fill out the term. Governor Jared Polis selected Wilson on November 9, 2022.[3]

Election to the Colorado State House

In 2022, Wilson was a candidate for state house district 20, a new district established after 2020 reapportionment. In the 2022 elections, Wilson ran unopposed in both the primary and general elections.[4] [5] So when the Colorado General Assembly convened on January 9, 2023, Wilson finished his term in the former district 19 and began his term in the new district 20. The new district 20 is geographically smaller than the old district 19, but both include the town of Monument.

In November 2023, Wilson announced he was not seeking reelection to his state house seat in 2024. Instead, in 2024 he is running for a seat on the El Paso County, Colorado County Commission, to represent the third district.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Colorado House District 20 (2021) . Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission . March 18, 2022 . State of Colorado . November 20, 2022 .
  2. News: Njegomir . Dan . November 2, 2020 . Q&A with Don Wilson: Blizzards, growth: A small-town mayor's job can be 'like juggling chainsaws' . Colorado Politics . November 20, 2022.
  3. News: Goodland . Marianne . November 9, 2022 . Polis appoints Rep.-elect Don Wilson for House District 19 . Colorado Politics . November 20, 2022.
  4. Web site: Primary election results, June 28, 2022 . . June 28, 2022 . State of Colorado, Department of State . November 20, 2022.
  5. Web site: Colorado election results: November 8, 2022, general election state representative district 20 . . n.d. . Colorado Secretary of State . State of Colorado . November 20, 2022 .
  6. News: Goodland . Marianne . November 30, 2023 . State Rep. Don Wilson to seek El Paso County commissioner seat . live . Colorado Politics . https://web.archive.org/web/20231215120738/https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/state-rep-don-wilson-to-seek-el-paso-county-commissioner-seat/article_98f03844-8ed0-11ee-a324-ff17f4ed3cdd.html . December 15, 2023 . January 16, 2024.