Denny Coffman is an American politician and former Democratic member of the

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who represented District 5 until his resignation on December 20, 2013. Coffman served as the representative for District 6 from 2008 to 2012, before reapportionment placed him in District 5.

Education

Coffman earned his

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and his

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Elections

*2012 Redistricted to District 5, and with Democratic Representative

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running for

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, Coffman won the August 11, 2012 Democratic Primary with 2,462 votes (55.9%), and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 5,464 votes (63.2%) against Republican nominee Dave Bateman. *2010 Coffman was unopposed for the September 18, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,490 votes, and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 3,538 votes (49.8%) against Republican nominee Rebecca Leau. *2008 When Democratic Representative Josh Green ran for

and left the District 6 seat open, Coffman won the three-way September 20, 2008 Democratic Primary with 1,426 votes (39.2%), and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 4,520 votes (47.6%) against Republican nominee Andy Smith.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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