Scott Bottoms
Scott T. Bottoms | |
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| File:Scott Bottoms by Gage Skidmore.jpg | |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 15th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Dave Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Colorado |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Education | Southwestern Assemblies of God University (BA) Denver Seminary (MA) Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (DM)[1] |
| Profession | Pastor |
| Website | www |
Scott Bottoms is an American politician who is a Colorado state representative from Colorado Springs. A Republican, Bottoms represents Colorado House of Representatives District 15, which includes much of eastern Colorado Springs and Cimarron Hills in El Paso County.[2] Bottoms has described himself as part of the political far-right and as "anti-establishment".[3]
Background
Bottoms, a United States Navy veteran, is the pastor of the Church At Briargate in Colorado Springs' Briargate neighborhood.[4]
Political career
In the first day of the 2023 legislative session, 8 Republicans in the state House voted Bottoms for Speaker of the House. The vote was ultimately unsuccessful.[5]
Elections
2022
In the 2022 Colorado House of Representatives election, Bottoms defeated his Democratic Party and Libertarian Party opponents, winning 56.76% of the total votes cast.[6]
2024
Bottoms ran for re-election in 2024. In the Republican primary election held June 25, 2024, he ran unopposed.[7] In the general election held November 5, 2024, Bottoms defeated his Democratic Party opponent, winning 57.99% of the vote.[8]
References
- ↑ "Meet our staff". Church at Briargate. n.d. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ↑ Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission (March 18, 2022). "Colorado House District 15 (2021)" (PDF). State of Colorado. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ↑ Nelson, Delaney (November 3, 2022). "Republican candidate for Colorado House falsely claims Planned Parenthood sells body parts, FBI instigated U.S. Capitol riot". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ↑ Jent, Breeanna (November 4, 2022). "Race for El Paso County's House District 15 pits pastor against mechanic". The Gazette. Colorado Springs, Colorado. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ↑ Frank, John (January 9, 2023). "Colorado Democrats say voters "gave us a mandate" at legislative session's start". Axios. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Colorado election results: November 8, 2022, general election state representative district 15". Colorado Secretary of State. State of Colorado. n.d. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ↑ "June 25, 2024 primary election: State Representative District 15 Republican Primary". Colorado Secretary of State. October 15, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ↑ "November 5, 2024 general election State Representative District 15". Colorado Secretary of State. December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
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- Living people
- Republican Party members of the Colorado House of Representatives
- 21st-century members of the Colorado General Assembly
- Politicians from Colorado Springs, Colorado
- American Protestant ministers and clergy
- Nelson University alumni
- Denver Seminary alumni
- Assemblies of God Theological Seminary alumni