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Kathleen Conti is a Colorado politician. Previously, she served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives representing House District 38, which encompasses Greenwood Village, Bow Mar, and Littleton, Colorado as well as parts of Englewood, Centennial, Aurora, and Columbine Valley.[2] She did not seek re-election to the State House of Representatives in 2016. Instead, she successfully ran for a seat on the Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners. She represented District 1 on the board from January 9, 2017 to January 12, 2021.[3]

Early life and education

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In 2010 Kathleen Conti was elected to the 68th General Assembly for House District 38 after having won 52% of the vote thereby defeating incumbent centrist Democrat Joe Rice.[4]

2011 legislative session

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After Republican victories in 2010 brought in a Republican majority, Conti was appointed as a member of the House Local Government Committee and House Finance Committee.

2012 legislative session

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In the 2012 General Election, Representative Conti faced Democratic challenger Donovan O'Dell. Conti was elected by a margin of 58% to 39%.[5][6]

Political positions

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Kathleen Conti has been characterized as a conservative Republican.[7]

Kathleen supports gay conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth in Colorado[8] and does not believe that gay or lesbian couples should be entitled to marriage or civil union.[9]

In 2010, Kathleen Conti wrote, "Colorado with it's [_sic_] vast open spaces and many wooded areas, makes a friendly environment for any type of Camp, even Terrorist Training camps." And explained that, "Of the 18 terrorist training camps in the United States Colorado is believed to have as many as 3."[10] Colorado Bureau of Investigation have not found evidence that "terrorist Training Camps" exist in Colorado.[11]

In July 2020, Kathleen Conti left a voicemail with the Colorado Tri-County Health Department requesting that the department not mandate mask usage during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic.[12] When a journalist produced a recording of Conti's voicemail, she claimed she did not recall leaving the demand with the health department. The health department proceeded with a mask mandate in order to limit disease transmission.

1. ^ a b "Representative Kathleen Conti". Legislative Directory. Colorado General Legislature. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
2. ^ "State House District 38". COMaps. Archived from the original on 2008-03-04. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
3. ^ "Kathleen Conti". Ballotpedia. n.d. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
4. ^ "State House District 38 Election Results". Denver Post, The. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
5. ^ "CO - Election Results - Colorado Secretary of State". Archived from the original on 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
6. ^ "State House 2012 Election Results - Denver Post". Archived from the original on 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
7. ^ "Key primaries foreshadow Colorado legislature's balance of power". The Denver Post. 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
8. ^ Roberts, Michael (2015-04-09). "GOP Sens Doom Gay Conversion Therapy Ban in CO on Same Day Obama Backs One". Westword. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
9. ^ Post, Lynn Bartels | The Denver (2013-03-12). "Colorado House passes civil unions, but fans note marriage is equality". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
10. ^ "Kathleen Conti for Colorado House Phone Survey Distortions". 2010-11-05. Archived from the original on 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
11. ^ "Terrorism politics make their return to Colorado". The Denver Post. 2015-12-05. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
12. ^ Salzman, Jason (2020-09-30). "Kathleen Conti Has No Memory of Leaving Message in Opposition to Mask Mandate". Colorado Times Recorder. Retrieved 2020-10-10.