Perry Will

Perry Will
Will in 2023
Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County from the 2nd district
Assuming office January 8, 2025
Succeeding	John F. Martin
Member of the Colorado Senate from the 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 12, 2023
Preceded by	Bob Rankin
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 57th district
In office February 5, 2019 – January 9, 2023
Preceded by	Bob Rankin
Succeeded by	Elizabeth Velasco
Personal details
Political party	Republican
Residence(s)	New Castle, Colorado
Website	Official website

Perry Will is an American politician and retired wildlife officer from the state of Colorado. He is a Republican member of the Colorado Senate. He represents District 5, which includes Pitkin, Gunnison, and Hinsdale counties and portions of Eagle, Garfield, Montrose, and Delta counties.^[1]

Previously, Will represented the 57th district of the Colorado House of Representatives, based in the northwestern corner of the state, from 2019 to early 2023.^[2][3]

Will was appointed to the State House following incumbent Bob Rankin's appointment to the Colorado Senate. A vacancy committee met and chose Will from a field of four candidates, including Rankin's wife Joyce. Prior to his appointment to the legislature, Will had worked for Colorado Parks and Wildlife for 43 years.^[4][5]

In the 2022 Colorado House of Representatives election, Will was defeated by Democrat Elizabeth Velasco.^[6]

Following State Senator Bob Rankin's announced resignation on January 10, 2023, a vacancy committee selected Will to fill Rankin's seat. Will represents the newly-reapportioned Senate District 5.^[1]

In January 2024, Will announced that he was not running for another term in the Colorado Senate. Instead, he ran for a seat on the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County.^[7] In the Republican primary election held June 25, 2024, he ran unopposed.^[8][9] In the general election held November 5, 2024, Will defeated Democratic candidate Caitlin Carey, winning 53.29% of the total votes cast.^[10]

Electoral history

2020 Colorado House of Representatives election, 57th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Perry Will (incumbent)	25,433	63.38%
	Democratic	Colin Wilhelm	14,692	36.62%
Total votes			40,125	100%
	Republican hold

2022 Colorado House of Representatives election, 57th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elizabeth Velasco	19,885	53.86%
	Republican	Perry Will (incumbent)	17,033	46.14%
Total votes			36,918	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

1. Goodland, Marianne (January 7, 2023). "Vacancy committee returns Perry Will to the General Assembly". The Gazette. Colorado Springs, Colorado. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
2. "Representative Perry Will". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
3. "Perry Will". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
4. Thomas Phippen (February 5, 2019). "Panel appoints Parks and Wildlife supervisor Perry Will to HD 57 seat". Post Independent. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
5. Thomas Phippen (February 10, 2019). "Perry Will prepares for shift from wildlife officer to legislator". The Aspen Times. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
6. Fish, Sandra; Paul, Jesse (November 16, 2022). "The eight Colorado legislative districts Democrats flipped from the GOP this year, from Colorado Springs to the Western Slope". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
7. Wenzler, Elliott (January 26, 2024). "State Sen. Perry Will won't run for re-election, instead kicks off county commissioner bid". PostIndependent. Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Archived from the original on January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
8. "Colorado election results: June 25, 2024 primary election: Garfield County Commissioner District 2 Republican Party". Colorado Secretary of State. July 16, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
9. Zander, Halle (October 22, 2024). "Vying to replace a longtime Garfield County commissioner, District 2 candidates share their opinions on local issues". Aspen Public Radio. Archived from the original on November 2, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
10. "November 5, 2024 general election: Garfield County Commissioner District 2". Colorado Secretary of State. November 15, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.

External links

• Legislative website
• Campaign website