NOV. 4th, 2008 
GENERAL
ELECTIONS
see
the 2008 Colorado Voter Guide for more info


KNOW YOUR VOTE 
The CANDIDATES
  





 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 SEN. JOHN McCAIN
BIO
ISSUES

voting record



McCain
Vice-Presidential candidate

Gov. Sarah Palin
BIO
ISSUES
 

                     


SEN. BARRACK OBAMA
BIO
ISSUES
 

voting record



Obama
Vice-Presidential candidate

Sen. Joe Biden
BIO

voting record

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Presidential Candidate Comparison

Vice-Presidential Candidate Comparison


 Both candidates have said that the presidential appointment of the next Supreme Court Justices are 'the most important issue' in this next election.
What kind of justices will they elect? How will this impact our nation? 
Is this really an issue?
find out at...
The Supreme Court is a Crucial Issue
by
Leonard A. Leo---Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies

The Presidential Election and the Supreme Court
by Ed Whalen---Ethics and Public Policy Center
                                                                      

  Analysis: Courts course in the next President's hands
 
       by David Espo---Associated Press

 



            
                                                         

UPDATE
A listing of the upcoming Colorado ballot issues for this November
see here: ballotpedia.org

2008 State Ballot Information Booklet (Blue Book)

 


REP. MARK
UDALL

D
voting record

     


BOB
SCHAFFER

R
voting record

                 
 

The 1st Udall/Schaffer debate held on July20, 2008
video segments here from this 9News sponsored debate

 

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CANDIDATE COMPARISON 

 
  
2006 - 2008 
U.S. SENATE
PARTY COMPOSITION

49 Democratic Members
49 Republican Members
2 Independent Members


*2 Independent Members caucas with the Democratic party

Senate Majority Leader: Sen.Harry Reid-D, NV
Senate Minority Leader: Sen. Mitch McConnell-R, KY




REP.
DIANA
DEGETTE

D
Incumbent
voting record

CONGRESS
DISTRICT
1

(Map)


 CANDIDATE COMPARISON


GEORGE
LILLY

R

 
 



SCOTT
STARIN

R

CONGRESS
DISTRICT

2

(Map
)

 CANDIDATE COMPARISON


JARED
POLIS

D

 


REP. 
JOHN
SALAZAR

D

Incumbent

voting record

CONGRESS
DISTRICT

3

(Map) 

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


WAYNE
WOLF

 R

 

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for campaign website
 

 

 

WHICH IS MY DISTRICT?
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REP. MARILYN MUSGRAVE
R
Incumbent

voting record

CONGRESS
DISTRICT
4

(Map)


CANDIDATE COMPARISON

 


BETSY MARKEY
D

 


REP.
DOUG

LAMBORN

R
Incumbent

voting record

CONGRESS
DISTRICT
5

(Map)
 


CANDIDATE COMPARISON


HAL
BIDLACK

D

2006 - 2008
U.S. HOUSE
PARTY COMPOSITION

233 Democratic members
202 Republican members

Speaker of the House: Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-CA
House Majority Leader: Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-MD
House Minority Leader: Rep. John Boehner, R-OH

 


HANK
ENG

D

CONGRESS
DISTRICT

6

(Map)

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


MIKE
COFFMAN

R

 


JOHN
LEREW

R

CONGRESS DISTRICT
7

(Map)

CANDIDATE COMPARISON

   REP.  ED PERLMUTTER
D
Incumbent

voting record

 

 

 


 
 


WHICH IS MY DISTRICT?
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click on the candidate's name for campaign website 

 

JOSEPH ALSUP
  D

 

 

DISTRICT 4

CANDIDATE COMPARISON

 

MARK SCHEFFEL

 

  
  

KEN BRENNER

 

 

DISTRICT 
8
 

CANDIDATE COMPARISON

 

AL
WHITE

voting record

  
  

DIANE WHITLEY

voting record

 

DISTRICT 10

CANDIDATE COMPARISON

 

BILL
CADMAN

voting record

  
  

PETE
LEE
D

voting record

 

DISTRICT 12 

CANDIDATE COMPARISON

 

KIETH
KING

R
 

voting record

  
  

     BOB      BACON
D 

voting record

 

DISTRICT
14

CANDIDATE COMPARISON

 

MATT
FRIES

R 

voting record

  
  

DAN
GIBBS

D
 

voting record

 

DISTRICT 
16
 

CANDIDATE COMPARISON

 

DON YTTERBERG
R
 

voting record

  
  

BRANDON SHAFFER
D

voting record 

 

DISTRICT 17 

CANDIDATE COMPARISON

 

KATIE
WITT

R
 

 

  
  

 ROLLIE
HEATH
D

 

DISTRICT 18
 

 

NO
CHALLENGER

  
  

EVIE HUDAK

 

DISTRICT
19

CANDIDATE COMPARISON

 

LIBBY SZABO
R
 

  
  

BETTY BOYD
D

voting record

 


DISTRICT
21

CANDIDATE COMPARISON

 

NATALIE 
MENTON

R
 

 

  
 
  



JOSEPH WHITCOMB
D 

 

 

 
 

DISTRICT 23

CANDIDATE COMPARISON

 

 

SHAWN MITCHELL
R

 

voting record

 

MARY HODGE

voting record

 

DISTRICT 25 

CANDIDATE COMPARISON

 

ROBERT HADFIELD
R

 

  
  

LINDA NEWELL

 

 

DISTRICT 26 

CANDIDATE COMPARISON

 

LAURI CLAPP

voting record

  
  

NATHAN WILKES
D  

voting record


DISTRICT 27 

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


NANCY SPENCE
R
 

voting record

  
  

SUZANNE WILLIAMS

voting record

 

DISTRICT 28 

CANDIDATE COMPARISON

 

SUEYUNA DUTHIE
R
 

voting record

  
  

MORGAN CARROLL

voting record


DISTRICT 29 

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


SUZANNE ANDREWS
R
 

 

  
  

JENNIFER VEIGA

voting record


DISTRICT 31 

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


WILLIAM LESLIE
R
 

 

  
  

PETER GROFF

voting record


DISTRICT 33 


NONE LISTED






JOYCE FOSTER
D


DISTRICT 35 

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


ROBERT LANE
R
 

 


 
 
 

JEANNE
LABUDA
D

voting record


DISTRICT
1
 

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


TOM
THOMASON

R




 



MARK
FERRANDINO
D

voting record


DISTRICT
2

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


THOMAS
MILLER
R

voting record




 



ANNE   McGIHON
D

voting record


DISTRICT
3

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


PAUL
LINTON
R






JERRY FRANGAS
D

voting record


DISTRICT
4

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


RICK
NEVIN
R

voting record






JOEL
JUDD
D

voting record


DISTRICT
5

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


J.J.
SWIONTEK

R

voting record






LOIS
COURT

D


DISTRICT
6

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


JOSHUA
SHARF

R

voting record






TERRANCE
CARROLL

D

voting record


DISTRICT
7

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


JOSH
RAINES

R






BETH
McCANN

D

voting record


DISTRICT
8


 NO
CHALLENGER






JOE
MIKLOSI

D


DISTRICT
9

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


JAMES
LANDAUER

R

voting record  






DICKEY LEE
HULLINGHORST

D

voting record


DISTRICT
10

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


DOROTHY
MARSHALL

R






JACK
POMMER

D

voting record


DISTRICT
11

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


 CATHERINE
JARRET

R

voting record






PAUL
WEISSMANN

D

voting record


 DISTRICT
12

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


 DANIEL
LUCAS
R

 voting record






 CLAIRE
LEVY

D

voting record


 DISTRICT
13

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


 ROBERT
HOUDESHELL
R






 CHYRESE
EXLINE

D

voting record


 DISTRICT
14

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


 KENT
LAMBERT

R

voting record






 MICHELLE
MAKSIMOWICZ

D


 DISTRICT
15

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


 MARK
WALLER

R






 RICHARD
FLORES
D

voting record


 DISTRICT
16

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


 LARRY
LISTON

R

voting record






 DENNIS
APUAN

D


DISTRICT
17

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


 CATHERINE
'KIT'
ROUPE
R






MICHAEL
MERRIFIELD

 D

voting record


 DISTRICT
18

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


KATHERINE
SZOT
R






JIMMY
PHILLIPS

D

voting record


 DISTRICT
19

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


MARSHA
LOOPER

R

voting record






JAN
HEJTMANEK

D

voting record


 DISTRICT
20

CANDIDATE COMPARISON

 

 AMY
STEPHENS
R

voting record






ANNA
LORD

D 


DISTRICT
21
 

CANDIDATE COMPARISON

 

BOB
GARDNER

R 

voting record






CAMILLE
RYCKMAN

D 


 DISTRICT
22

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


 KEN
SUMMERS

R

voting record






GWYN
GREEN

D 

voting record


 DISTRICT
23
 

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


 MARY
WAGNER

R

voting record






SUE
SCHAFER

D


 DISTRICT
24
 

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


 CHERYL
PALM
R






ANDREW
SCRIPTER

D 


 DISTRICT
25

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


 CHERI
GEROU
R






ANDY
KERR
D 

voting record


 DISTRICT
26

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


 RAY
WARREN
R

voting record






SARA
GAGLIARDI
D 

voting record


DISTRICT
27

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


JOHN
BODNAR

R 

 






TOM
DITTEMORE

D

voting record


 DISTRICT
28

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


 JIM
KERR

R

voting record






DEBBIE
BENEFIELD

D 

voting record


DISTRICT
29
 

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


 MARY
ARNOLD
R







DAVE
ROSE
D

voting record


DISTRICT
30

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


KEVIN
PRIOLA

R 






JUDY
SOLANO

D

voting record


DISTRICT
31

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


HOLLY
HANSEN

R






EDWARD
CASSO

D 

voting record


DISTRICT
32


NO
CHALLENGER

 

 
 


WHICH IS MY DISTRICT?
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(click on the candidate's name for campaign website) 

 DIANE
PRIMAVERA

D

voting record


DISTRICT
33

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


NICK
KLEIBENSTEIN

R 




 


 

JOHN
SOPER

D 

voting record


DISTRICT
34

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


TOM
BOPP
R

voting record




 



 CHERYLIN
PENISTON
D

voting record


 DISTRICT
35

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


TRACY
GIMER
R
 

 

  
  

SU
RYDEN

D

voting record


DISTRICT
36

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


KATHY
GREEN

R 

 






DIANA
HOLLAND

D

voting record


DISTRICT
37

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


SPENCER
SWALM

R 

voting record






JOE
RICE

D 

voting record


DISTRICT
38

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


DAVE
KERBER






MOLLIE
CULLOM
D


DISTRICT
39

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


DAVID
BALMER

R

voting record






KAREN
WILDE
D

voting record


DISTRICT
40

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


CINDY
ACREE

R

 






NANCY
TODD

D

voting record


DISTRICT
41

 

 

 NO
CHALLENGER

 






KAREN
MIDDLETON
D

voting record


DISTRICT
42

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


GEORGE
CAROUTHERS
R






JOHN
STEVENS

D


DISTRICT
43

CANDIDATE COMPARISON

 

FRANK
McNULTY

R

voting record






SHELLY
TOKERUD

D

voting record


DISTRICT
44

CANDIDATE COMPARISON

 

MICHAEL
MAY

R

voting record






HOLLY
GORMAN
D


DISTRICT
45

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


CAROLE
MURRAY

R






SAL
PACE

D


DISTRICT
46

 


NO
CHALLENGER

 






LIANE
'BUFFIE'
McFADYEN

D

voting record


DISTRICT
47

CANDIDATE COMPARISON

 

TROY
SAMMO
NS
R

voting record

 





BILL
WILLIAMS

D


DISTRICT
48

CANDIDATE COMPARISON

 

GLEN
VAAD

R

voting record






JAMES
ROSS

D

voting record


DISTRICT
49

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


KEVIN
LUNDBERG

R

voting record






JIM
RIESBERG

D

voting record


DISTRICT
50

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


SCOTT
HELMAN

R

voting record






KEN
BENNETT

D

 voting record


DISTRICT
51

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


DON
MAROSTICA

R

voting record






JOHN
KEFALAS

D

voting record


DISTRICT
52

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


BOB
McCLUSKEY

R

 voting record






RANDY
FISHER

D

voting record


DISTRICT
53

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


DONNA
GALLUP
R

 voting record






NO
CHALLENGER

 


DISTRICT
54


STEVE
KING
R

voting record






BERNIE
BUESCHER

D

voting record


DISTRICT
55

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


LAURA
BRADFORD

R

 






CHRISTINE
SCANLAN

D

voting record


DISTRICT
56

CANDIDATE COMPARISON

 

ALI
HASAN

R

 






R. TODD
HAGENBUCH

D

 


DISTRICT
57

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


RANDY
BAUMGARDNER

R

 






NOELLE
HAGAN
D

voting record


DISTRICT
58

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


SCOTT
TIPTON
R

 






NO
CHALLENGER

 


DISTRICT
59


ELLEN
ROBERTS

R

voting record






CAL
M.
CALI
D

 


DISTRICT
60

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


TOM
MASSEY

R

voting record






KATHLEEN
CURRY

D

voting record


DISTRICT
61



NO
CHALLENGER

 






EDWARD
VIGIL

D

 


DISTRICT
62

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


RANDY
JACKSON

R

voting record






NO
CHALLENGER

 


DISTRICT
63



CORY
GARDNER

R

voting record






WES
McKINLEY

D

voting record


DISTRICT
64

CANDIDATE COMPARISON


KEN
TORRES

R

 






NO
CHALLENGER

 


DISTRICT
65



JERRY
SONNENBERG
R

voting record

 

 

 

  

Some of the candidates biographical and
voting data was compiled from the following:


    

Open Secrets:
Center for Responsive Politics

 

THOMAS
Legislative information from the
Library of Congress search engine
 

 

Project Vote Smart
Voter's Self-Defense System