Bob Rankin
Robert 'Bob' E. Rankin is an American politician and a Republican member of the Colorado State Senate for the 8th district. He was appointed to the State Senate by a vacancy committee in January 2019 after the resignation of Randy Baumgardner.
Previously, Rankin served in the Colorado House of Representatives representing District 57 from January 9, 2013 to January 21, 2019.Elections
- 2012 When Republican Representative Randy Baumgardner ran for Colorado Senate and left the House District 57 seat open, Rankin was unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 4,915 votes, and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 18,233 votes against Democratic nominee Jo Ann Baxter and Libertarian candidate Dan Enright.
- 2010 To challenge District 5 incumbent Democratic Senator Gail Schwartz, Rankin was unopposed for the August 10, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 11,094 votes, but lost the November 2, 2010 General election to Senator Schwartz.
