1. Kerry Donovan entered politics with her election to the town council in Vail.
16 Facts About Kerry Donovan
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Kerry Donovan won election to the state senate to succeed term-limited Gail Schwartz.
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Kerry Donovan was born to John and Diana Donovan in Vail, Colorado.
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Kerry Donovan's grandfather served in the 10th Mountain Division during World War II.
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Kerry Donovan graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology.
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Kerry Donovan served one term on the town council in Vail.
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Kerry Donovan won reelection after defeating Republican nominee Olen Lund in the 2018 election.
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Kerry Donovan was selected to serve as Majority Whip in 2018.
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Kerry Donovan was selected to replace Senator Nancy Todd, who was term-limited, as president pro tempore of the state senate in 2020.
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Kerry Donovan was one of the people Jared Polis considered for selection as his lieutenant gubernatorial running mate during the 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election, but Polis selected Dianne Primavera instead.
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In 2017, Kerry Donovan declined to run for the Democratic nomination in Colorado's 2nd congressional district after Representative Polis announced that he would run for governor.
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In 2020, Kerry Donovan considered a run for the United States Senate, but ended up declining and endorsed then, Former Governor John Hickenlooper.
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Kerry Donovan filed to run for the Democratic nomination in Colorado's 3rd congressional district for the 2022 election on February 3,2021, becoming the third person to enter the primary.
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Kerry Donovan suspended her campaign's fundraising after Colorado's congressional redistricting commission approved a map.
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Kerry Donovan introduced legislation with Senator Owen Hill to allow voters to take photos of their ballots as under the current law voters face up to one year in prison and a $1,000 fine for taking a photo of their ballot.
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Kerry Donovan introduced legislation that created Public Lands Day as a state holiday in Colorado to recognize the twenty-four million acres of public land in Colorado and its importance in the life and economy of Colorado.