the legislature in the November 2010 legislative elections. Kefalas was reelected with 57% of the vote. 2012 election Representative Kefalas announced that he would seek election to the state senate seat vacated by Bob Bacon. Kefalas' bid was endorsed by The Fort Collins Coloradoan and several former elected officials. In the 2012 General Election, Representative Kefalas faced Republican challenger Syndi Anderson for the open Senate seat. Kefalas was elected by a wide margin of 58% to 36% with the remainder of the vote going to third-party candidates. Senator Kefalas now represents the people of State Senate District 14. 2016 election Senator Kefalas successfully ran for re-election in 2016 against Republican challenger Hans Hochheimer. Kefalas was elected with 61.67% of the votes. 2018 election In 2018, Senator Kefalas ran for Larimer County Commissioner, District 1. The seat was originally held by Commissioner Lew Gaiter, who passed away in September 2018. After Lew Gaiter's death, the District 1 seat was filled by vacancy committee by Sean Dougherty. Kefalas was elected with 54.57% of the vote. 2022 election In January 2022, Commissioner Kefalas announced his intention to run for re-election for Larimer County Commissioner District 1. References External links John Kefalas 2022 Campaign John Kefalas profile, Colorado General Assembly Living people 1954 births Greek emigrants to the United States Fairleigh Dickinson University alumni Members of the Colorado House of Representatives Politicians from Fort Collins, Colorado 21st-century American politicians Colorado state senators County commissioners in Colorado