Kenneth G. DeGraaf is a state representative from Colorado Springs, Colorado. A Republican, DeGraaf represents Colorado House of Representatives District 22, which includes a portion of northeast Colorado Springs in El Paso County.[1]
Ken DeGraaf | |
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| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 22nd district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Colin Larson |
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| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence(s) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
| Profession | Commercial airline pilot |
| Website | kendegraaf4hd22 |
Background
editDeGraaf is a 30-year veteran of the United States Air Force. Now he works as a commercial airline pilot and lives in Colorado Springs. He studied engineering mechanics at the United States Air Force Academy and later earned a master's degree in the same field from Columbia University, where he was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship.[2]
Elections
editIn the 2022 Colorado House of Representatives election, DeGraaf defeated his Democratic Party and Libertarian Party opponents, winning 57.66% of the total votes cast.[3]
In 2023, DeGraaf voted against a bill that would ban corporal punishment in Colorado's public schools, arguing that "You learn via pain…punishment is a subset of discipline because pain is a primal motivator."[4]
References
edit- ^ Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission (March 18, 2022). "Colorado House District 22 (2021)" (PDF). State of Colorado. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "Colorado State House District 22 candidate Q&A". The Denver Post. October 14, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ^ "Colorado election results: November 8, 2022, general election state representative district 22". Colorado Secretary of State. State of Colorado. n.d. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ^ https://www.fox21news.com/news/local/you-learn-via-pain-colorado-springs-lawmakers-divided-on-banning-corporal-law/ [bare URL]
External links
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