Don Coram (born 1948) is an American politician who served as a member of the

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and the

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. In the state senate, he represented

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, comprising the counties of

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, Dolores,

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, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray,

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, and

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. In the

he represented District 58 from January 2011 to January 2017. In 2022, Coram ran against

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in the Republican primary for

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. On June 28, 2022, Boebert defeated Coram by 31 points.REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 118TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS - DISTRICT 3 - REPUBLICAN PARTY
''Colorado Secretary of State'', June 28, 2022.

Career

Coram operates a

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farm and coffee shop. Prior to his time in the Legislature, Coram served on board of the Montrose County School District. In the

, Coram succeeded

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, who was elected to the

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. After former State Senator Ellen Roberts resigned at the end of 2016, a vacancy committee elected Coram to serve for the remainder of her term. He resigned as state representative and was sworn in as a state senator on January 11, 2017. A supporter of

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and

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, Coram has been characterized as a moderate Republican. Coram sponsored a bill during the 2021 session of the Colorado General Assembly that would require the

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and

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Elections

*2022: Coram announced his run for the Republican nomination in

. Other candidates include incumbent representative

and crane operator Marina Zimmerman. On June 28, 2022, he lost the election 65.31% to 34.69% to Boebert. *2012: Coram ran unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 6,757 votes, and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 22,071 votes (62.1%) against Democratic nominee Tammy Theis and

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candidate Jeff Downs. *2010: When District 58 Republican Representative

ran for the

and left the District 58 seat open, Coram was unopposed for the August 10, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 8,701 votes, and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 20,275 votes (64.4%) against Democratic nominee James Perrin.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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Campaign site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coram, Don 1940s births 21st-century members of the Colorado General Assembly Candidates in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections Republican Party Colorado state senators Living people Republican Party members of the Colorado House of Representatives People from Montrose, Colorado Year of birth missing (living people)