Democrat Junie Joseph appeared on her way to trouncing Republican William DeOreo for the Colorado House District 10 race Tuesday night.
Joseph captured 88.67% of the vote to DeOreo’s 11.33%, according to a Tuesday night post from the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder.
Joseph, who was elected to the Boulder City Council in 2019 and is former mayor pro tem, replaced Rep. Edie Hooton on the November ballot, according to Colorado Politics.
A native of Haiti, she moved to the United States at 14. She said she values – and will work for – racial equity, affordable housing, gun safety, reproductive and LGBTQ rights, according to Colorado Politics.
Hooton announced on Aug. 1 she would not seek her fourth and final term in the state House but will finish out her current term, which is slated to end this year. Hooton said she wants to spend more time with her husband, who recently retired.
Bill DeOreo served five-year terms on Boulder’s Open Space Board of Trustees and the Water Resources Advisory Board.
DeOreo described himself at the “anti-woke” candidate. He said, if elected, he would vote to add nuclear power as a renewable energy source and make it part of the country’s clean energy plan, according to the Denver Post..
