She will run in November’s general election against Diane Mitsch Bush, a former state lawmaker who won the Democratic nomination on Tuesday by defeating businessman James Iacino. Diane has proven herself to be smart, conscientious, and levelheaded in office both as a County Commissioner and as a State Representative. Our website features subscriber-only news stories daily, designed for public policy arena professionals. Boebert held a lead at 51% to 46% over Mitsch Bush in the massive district, which spans the Western Slope and reaches around to Pueblo at 1 a.m. the morning after Election Day, according […] Ten months before voters will go to the polls, Diane Mitsch Bush drew a small crowd to the courthouse lawn Thursday to officially announce her campaign for a second term as a Routt County commissioner. Upated Nov. 4 @ 7:28 a.m. Republican newcomer Lauren Boebert has held off Diane Mitsch Bush and kept Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in GOP hands. Manager, Virginia congressional candidate Claire Russo; finance director, Dan Baer’s 2020 U.S. Senate campaign; deputy finance director, Georgia conressional candidate Jon Ossoff, 2017. AVON — Michael Cacioppo says of the candidates for Colorado House District 26 — and with him throwing his hat in that ring there are now two — he’s the only one who sued a Hollywood … The two major-party candidates running for Colorado’s suddenly open 3rd Congressional District seat attacked swiftly after their primary wins, each scrambling to portray their opponent as a dangerous extremist. The communications director for a freshman Republican congresswoman resigned following the Capitol riot on Jan. 6. The 3rd Congressional District, which sprawls across the Western Slope into Pueblo, has been represented by a Republican since 2011 and as of Jan. 1 had about 30,000 more registered, active Republican voters than Democratic ones. Colorado House District 26 covers Eagle and Routt counties. Background: Professor in the Sociology Department, Colorado State University, 2005; professor in Social Sciences, Colorado Mountain College, Alpine, 1995-2004; Routt County Commission, 2007-2012; Colorado House of Representatives, District 26, 2013 … Member, Community Economic Development Task Force, Steamboat Springs, 2009-2012. [12], In July 2017, Mitsch Bush announced her candidacy for the congressional seat held by Scott Tipton, and won the Democratic nomination in June 2018. We don’t need more polarization; we need Diane Mitsch Bush in Congressional District 3. Republican Lauren Boebert declared victory and Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush conceded just after midnight Wednesday in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District race. She faced Lauren Boebert, a restaurant owner from Rifle, Colorado, who defeated Tipton in the Republican primary. The Colorado U.S. House District 3 race features Republican Lauren Boebert, Libertarian John Ryan Keil, Unity Party's Critter Milton and Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush [5] She then served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives for the 26th district from January 9, 2013, to November 2, 2017, after which she resigned to focus on her campaign for Congress. Twitter followers are as of July 29, 2020. You can be in the know right alongside Colorado’s political insiders. Mitsch Bush won that primary in a three-candidate race with 64 percent of the vote. Diane Mitsch Bush Courtesy Photo. Diane Mitsch Bush is the obvious choice I can understand the appeal of Lauren Boebert, especially among oilfield workers, Ted Nugent fans and militia groups. Representatives serve a two-year term. Polling: Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research. She then served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives for the 26th district from January 9, 2013, to November 2, 2017, after which she resigned to focus on her campaign for Congress. This election is a race between a work horse and a show horse, between pragmatic solutions and ideological extremism. Chair, Northwest Transportation Planning Region … Mitsch Bush grew up in a working-class home in St. Paul, Minnesota, raised by a single mother who took out payday loans to cover rent. [9], In 2016, Mitsch Bush co-sponsored and voted to require state contractors to comply with federal equal pay standards. [11], Mitsch Bush served as a member on the Colorado House Committee for Agriculture, Livestock, and Natural Resources from 2013-2017, serving as the Vice Chair in 2017. Diane E. Mitsch Bush[1] (born February 17, 1950)[2] is an American politician and retired sociology professor who served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives. There was a problem saving your notification. Diane Mitsch Bush, Democratic congressional candidate for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, said Thursday that she will work hard for the working class throughout the state and Pueblo. Managed Phil Weiser’s 2018 campaign for Colorado attorney general; managed then-U.S. Rep. Jared Polis’ re-election campaign in 2016; manager of prospect research, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, 2015-16; finance director, Colorado Coordinated Campaign, 2014; field organizer in Boulder for Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. Paul Fiorino, Uty 2,524 - 1 percent. — Diane Mitsch Bush for Congress (@RepDMB) October 22, 2020 Mitsch Bush’s FEC report is in direct defiance of the rhetoric she pushes to voters, as the Colorado Republican Party noted. [3][13] She was defeated in the general election by Tipton by eight percentage points. Their lot … And she’s willing to debate her opponent. Cacioppo, a Republican, will face incumbent Diane Mitsch Bush, a Routt County Democrat, in the November election. Diane Mitsch Bush. Age: 62 . “Diane Mitsch Bush is a tested and trusted public servant who cares deeply about Colorado. Despite Mitsch Bush’s bizarre attempt to frame herself as an independent when she’s a Democrat former elected official, she’s a supporter of the left’s favorite socialist health care program, Medicare for All. in sociology from the University of Minnesota in 1975 and her Ph.D. in sociology and social policy from the University of Minnesota in 1979.Her professional experience includes working as a research assistant for the Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota, working as a small business proprietor in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and working as an assistant professor of sociology and social science at vari… Boebert beat former state Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush, a Democrat, by 6 percentage points in the November election. Gretchen Whitmer's campaign, 2019; compliance assistant and finance fellow for Whitmer's campaign, 2017-19. She lost the November 3, 2020 general election by six percentage points. Diane Mitsch Bush for Congress I’m planning to vote for Diane Mitsch Bush for House of Representatives because we need strong, wel-reasoned leadership in Congress. [6][7][8], In 2013, Mitsch Bush voted for universal background checks and magazine limits in Colorado. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Manager: Ashley Quenneville. To my fellow voters in Colorado’s Third District, please join me in my support of Diane Mitsch Bush for Congress. Diane Mitsch Bush is the best candidate we have. Send me to Congress and I’ll fight for the Western slope–not insurance or big pharmaceutical companies.I’ll protect our public lands, fix our broken healthcare system, defend Social Security and Medicare, protect women’s health and rights, and invest in job training and infrastructure. General consultant: Colin Hornsby, political consultant, Blue Mountain Strategies. [10], Mitsch Bush sponsored the bipartisan Debt-free Schools Act in Colorado in 2016, later signed by the governor, to increase public school funding in Colorado. Family: Husband, Michael Paul . Education: BA in sociology, MA and PhD in sociology and social policy, all from the University of Minnesota. [15], Mitsch Bush has lived in Steamboat Springs, Colorado since 1976. Diane Mitsch Bush, Democratic candidate for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, waits with supporters, as they watch election results come in during her 2018 loss to U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton. Member subscribers also receive the weekly print edition of our award-winning newspaper, containing outstanding features and news stories, in their mailboxes every Saturday. Subscribe to Colorado Politics today! Jan Kok, AVP 1,441 - 0 percent ... Diane Mitsch Bush, Dem 194,122 - 45 percent. [4], Prior to 2012, Mitsch Bush served as a Commissioner of Routt County, Colorado. Congressional candidate Diane Mitsch Bush said she will vote for the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, if she is elected to serve the 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. Dear Diane Mitsch Bush, I know you're probably focusing on Colorado issues tonight and certainly hope you won't waste any time whatsoever in criticizing your opponent. But perhaps the biggest indicator of La Plata County’s move blue was in the 3rd Congressional District, where retired sociology professor Diane Mitsch Bush … Paul G. Dougan Boulder. Member, Executive Committee, Club 20, 2010-2012. You have permission to edit this article. Campaign fundraising totals are for this cycle through June 30, 2020, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Having already been caught lying about her support for Medicare for All, Mitch Bush tried playing cleanup in the Denver Post, saying she, “never supported the elimination of private insurance.”. Diane Mitsch Bush is willing to compromise. Let’s take a look at what the candidates think is best for the country, the district and the Roaring Fork Valley. She was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2018 and 2020 elections in Colorado's 3rd congressional district. [3] She was defeated in both the 2018 and 2020 elections. Mitsch Bush graduated with a BA in sociology in 1975. Lauren Boebert unseated incumbent Scott Tipton in the Republican primary and now faces off with Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush. Diane Mitsch Bush, Democratic candidate for the 3rd Congressional District, Colin Hornsby (photo courtesy Blue Mountain Strategies), Education: BA in sociology, MA and PhD in sociology and social policy, all from the University of Minnesota, Background: Professor in the Sociology Department, Colorado State University, 2005; professor in Social Sciences, Colorado Mountain College, Alpine, 1995-2004; Routt County Commission, 2007-2012; Colorado House of Representatives, District 26, 2013-2017; 3rd Congressional District Democratic nominee, 2018 and 2020, Votes received in June 30 primary: 65,377, Quote: “Now, more than ever, we need a seasoned, tested, trusted leader who listens to us – not big money or Washington insiders.”. She later earned a Master of Arts and PhD in sociology and social policy, both from the University of Minnesota. [14], Mitsch Bush was the nominee in the 2020 election after defeating seafood executive James Iacino. DIANE MITSCH BUSH. Another week, another lie on health care from Diane Mitsch Bush. She later went on to lose to Tipton in the November general election by an 8-point margin, 51 percent to 43 percent. We can’t keep sending the same career politicians to Congress and expect things to improve. Prior political experience: Routt County commissioner (2007-12) Hometown: St. Paul, Minn. Years in Routt/Eagle counties: 36 years in Steamboat. THE RACE FOR CD3 | About the candidate: Diane Mitsch Bush, COVER STORY: THE RACE FOR CD3 | The Colorado race to watch features candidates whose views display a divide as vast as the district, ELECTION 2020 | A look back at the race for 3rd CD, Schumer: Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8, Lauren Boebert introduces bills taking aim at Paris climate accord, mask mandate, China. Bush earned her B.A. What I'm concerned about more than ANYTHING right now is … Colorado Politics is published both in print and online. 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