Abel Tapia

Abel J. Tapia
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 3rd district
In office
2003–2011
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 46th district
In office
1998 – 2002[1]
Personal details
Born (1949-07-23) July 23, 1949
Pueblo, Colorado
Political party Democratic
Profession Engineer

Abel J. Tapia is a Democratic politician from Colorado. He served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003,[2] and the Colorado Senate, representing the 3rd District, from 2003 to 2010. Tapia left the Senate when he was appointed director of the Colorado lottery.[2]

On March 28, 2014 Tapia announced he was launching a campaign for the Colorado's 3rd congressional district of the United States House of Representatives.[3] He was defeated by republican incumbent Scott Tipton.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Ballotpedia. Abel Tapia. Viewed: 2017-01-29.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Lottery August 2010 Community Update". Colorado Lottery. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  3. ↑ Tapia, Abel. "Abel J. Tapia for Congress". Committee to elect Abel J. Tapia. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  4. ↑ http://www.9news.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/04/colorado-district-3-race-results/18441823/
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