In 2018, Joe Salazar ran for Colorado Attorney General, but lost the primary to eventual victor Phil Weiser by a margin of less than one percent of the vote.
10 Facts About Joe Salazar
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Joe Salazar stated that both of his grandmothers were of Apache origin, and that both of his grandparents were of Spanish descent.
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Joe Salazar received his bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado Boulder and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Denver.
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Joe Salazar previously worked as an attorney with Smith, Shelton, Ragona and Joe Salazar, LLC He focused on employment law, civil rights, and constitutional law.
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Joe Salazar was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in the 2012 election, and served in the chamber until 2019.
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Joe Salazar was noted for being among a small number of lawmakers in Colorado who supported Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign in the 2016 Democratic primary.
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Joe Salazar's campaign received the support of Bernie Sanders and affiliated organization Our Revolution.
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In January 2021, Joe Salazar expressed interest in challenging incumbent Senator Michael Bennet in the Democratic primary in the 2022 US Senate election.
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In November 2021, Joe Salazar filed papers to run for Colorado's 24th Senate district.
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However, Joe Salazar chose to drop out of the contest in February 2022.