Shane Sandridge Explained

Shane Sandridge
State House:Colorado
District:14th
Term Start:January 22, 2018
Term End:January 9, 2023
Predecessor:Dan Nordberg
Nationality:American
Party:Republican
Residence:El Paso County, Colorado, U.S.
Profession:Investment consultant

Shane Sandridge is a former state representative from El Paso County, Colorado. A Republican, Sandridge represented Colorado House of Representatives District 14, which encompasses northern El Paso County, including much of the city of Colorado Springs.[1]

Political career

A vacancy committee originally appointed Sandridge to the State House after his predecessor resigned to take a job in the federal government. He was sworn into office in January 2018.[2]

Sandridge stood for election to the office in the November 2018 general elections. He defeated his Democratic opponent, winning 68.47% of the vote.[3]

In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, on December 7, 2020, Sandridge and 7 other Republicans demanded to the Speaker of the House KC Becker that a committee be formed on "election integrity" to conduct an audit of the Dominion Voting Systems used in Colorado's 2020 elections in spite of no evidence of issues. The request was rejected, with Becker criticizing it as a promotion of "debunked conspiracy theories."[4]

Sandridge did not run for re-election in 2022.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Legislative District Information After 2011 Reapportionment House District 14 . Colorado Reapportionment Commission Staff . 2011-12-22 . State of Colorado . 2019-01-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190103060003/https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/Legislative_District_Information-House_Final.pdf . January 3, 2019.
  2. News: Luning . Ernest . 2018-01-16 . State Republicans OK Shane Sandridge election to replace ex-state Rep. Dan Nordberg . The Colorado Springs Gazette . 2019-01-10 .
  3. Web site: Colorado election results, November 6, 2018, 2018 General Election . . 2018-11-06 . Colorado Secretary of State . 2019-01-10 .
  4. Web site: Hindi. Saja. 2020-12-08. GOP demand for probe of Colorado's Dominion voting system part of "debunked conspiracy theories," House speaker says. 2022-01-07. The Denver Post.
  5. News: Paul . Jesse . Prentzel . Olivia . Najmabadi . Shannon . March 22, 2022 . Colorado state rep fails to make GOP primary ballot after losing to candidate with recent felony conviction . The Durango Herald . December 3, 2022.