Libby Szabo Explained

Libby Szabo
State House:	Colorado
District:	27th^[1]
Term Start:	January 12, 2011
Term End:	January 29, 2015
Predecessor:	Sara Gagliardi
Successor:	Lang Sias
Nationality:	American
Party:	Republican

Libby Szabo^[2] is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives. She represented District 27 from January 12, 2011, until her resignation on January 29, 2015.^[3]

Szabo is a member of the conservative lobbying group American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). She is the organization's co-state chairperson with Bill Cadman.^[4]

Elections

• 2012 Szabo ran unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 4,969 votes,^[5] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 23,365 votes (52.6%) against Democratic nominee Tim Allport and her 2010 Libertarian opponent, Bud Martin.^[6]
• 2008 When Democratic Senator Sue Windels retired and left the Senate District 19 seat open, Szabo ran unopposed for the August 12, 2008 Republican Primary, winning with 5,857 votes,^[7] but lost the November 4, 2008 General election to Democratic Representative Evie Hudak.^[8]
• 2010 To challenge House District 27 incumbent Democratic Representative Sara Gagliardi, Szabo ran unopposed for the August 10, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 5,884 votes,^[9] and won the three-way November 2, 2010 General election with 14,852 votes (49.2%) against Democratic Representative Gagliardi and Libertarian candidate Bud Martin,^[10] who had run for a Senate seat in 2000.

External links

• Official page at the Colorado General Assembly
• Campaign site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Libby Szabo . . . January 9, 2014 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140109184642/http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/House/members/Hou27.htm . January 9, 2014 .
2. Web site: Libby Szabo's Biography . . January 9, 2014.
3. https://ballotpedia.org/Libby_Szabo Libby Szabo
4. Web site: State Chairmen | ALEC – American Legislative Exchange Council . October 4, 2012 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121004102203/http://www.alec.org/about-alec/state-chairmen/ . October 4, 2012 .
5. Web site: 2012 Republican Party state representatives primary results . . Denver, Colorado . January 9, 2014.
6. Web site: 2012 General election state representatives results . Secretary of State of Colorado . Denver, Colorado . January 9, 2014.
7. Web site: Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2008 Primary & 2008 General . Secretary of State of Colorado . Denver, Colorado . 80 . January 9, 2014.
8. Web site: Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2008 Primary & 2008 General . Secretary of State of Colorado . Denver, Colorado . 104 . January 9, 2014.
9. Web site: Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2010 Primary & 2010 General . Secretary of State of Colorado . Denver, Colorado . 94 . January 9, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141030121405/http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/vote/Abstract20110630.pdf . October 30, 2014 . dead .
10. Web site: Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2010 Primary & 2010 General . Secretary of State of Colorado . Denver, Colorado . 129 . January 9, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141030121405/http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/vote/Abstract20110630.pdf . October 30, 2014 . dead .