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Kenneth G. DeGraaf is a state representative from Colorado Springs, Colorado. A Republican, DeGraaf represents Colorado House of Representatives District 22, which includes a portion of northeast Colorado Springs in El Paso County.[1]
Ken DeGraaf | |
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Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 22nd district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Colin Larson |
Personal details | |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
Profession | Commercial airline pilot |
Website | kendegraaf4hd22 |
DeGraaf is a 30-year veteran of the United States Air Force. Now he works as a commercial airline pilot and lives in Colorado Springs. He studied engineering mechanics at the United States Air Force Academy and later earned a master's degree in the same field from Columbia University, where he was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship.[2]
In the 2022 Colorado House of Representatives election, DeGraaf defeated his Democratic Party and Libertarian Party opponents, winning 57.66% of the total votes cast.[3]
In 2023, DeGraaf voted against a bill that would ban corporal punishment in Colorado's public schools, arguing that "You learn via pain…punishment is a subset of discipline because pain is a primal motivator."[4]
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