gotten close in the polls near October 1, the GOP money machine targeted the seat. Without Democrats matching, Pace ultimately lost. In the 2012 General Election, Pace faced Republican Congressman Scott Tipton. Tipton won by a margin of 53% to 41%, with the remainder of the vote going to third-party candidates. Pueblo County Commission From 2013 until 2019, Pace served as a County Commissioner of Pueblo County, Colorado. As one of three commissioners, each elected county-wide, he represented the 165,000 residents of Pueblo County. Pace has been an advocate for passenger rail in Colorado; and chaired the Southwest Chief Passenger Rail Commission while serving as a County Commissioner. In 2016 Pace received the highest national recognition from Amtrak, the President's Safety and Service Award. Personal life Pace is divorced and has three children. References External links Legislative profile at the Colorado General Assembly Sal Pace for U.S. Congress campaign website Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org Democratic Party members of the Colorado House of Representatives Living people 1975 births County commissioners in Colorado People from New London, Connecticut People from Pueblo County, Colorado Fort Lewis College alumni Louisiana State University alumni