Ken DeGraaf

Ken DeGraaf
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 22nd district
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byColin Larson
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
ProfessionCommercial airline pilot
Websitekendegraaf4hd22.com

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]

Background

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DeGraaf 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

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In 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

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  1. ^ Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission (March 18, 2022). "Colorado House District 22 (2021)" (PDF). State of Colorado. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Colorado State House District 22 candidate Q&A". The Denver Post. October 14, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ https://www.fox21news.com/news/local/you-learn-via-pain-colorado-springs-lawmakers-divided-on-banning-corporal-law/ [bare URL]
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