# Perry Will > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Perry_Will > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Perry_Will.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Will > Source revision: 1350114589 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Perry Will | image = Senator Perry Will (cropped).jpg | caption = Will in 2023 | office = Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County from the 2nd district | term_start = January 14, 2025 | term_end = | predecessor = John F. Martin | successor = | state_senate1 = Colorado | district1 = [5th](/source/Colorado's_5th_Senate_district) | term_start1 = January 12, 2023 | term_end1 = January 8, 2025 | predecessor1 = [Bob Rankin](/source/Bob_Rankin) | successor1 = [Marc Catlin](/source/Marc_Catlin) | state_house2 = Colorado | district2 = 57th | term_start2 = February 5, 2019 | term_end2 = January 9, 2023 | predecessor2 = [Bob Rankin](/source/Bob_Rankin) | successor2 = [Elizabeth Velasco](/source/Elizabeth_Velasco) | party = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = | profession = | spouse = | children = | education = | website = {{URL|https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/perry-will|Official website}} }} '''Perry Will''' is an American politician and retired wildlife officer from the state of [Colorado](/source/Colorado) who currently serves on the Board of County Commissioners in [Garfield County, Colorado](/source/Garfield_County%2C_Colorado), representing the Second District. Prior to this position, Will served as a member of the [Colorado House of Representatives](/source/Colorado_House_of_Representatives) from 2019 to 2023. He later served in the [Colorado State Senate](/source/Colorado_State_Senate), a position he was appointed to following the resignation of [Bob Rankin](/source/Bob_Rankin).{{Cite web|url= https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/perry-will|title=Representative Perry Will|publisher=Colorado General Assembly|access-date=June 28, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Perry_Will|title=Perry Will|publisher=Ballotpedia|access-date=June 28, 2020}} Will was appointed to the State House following incumbent Bob Rankin's appointment to the State 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 as a [game warden](/source/game_warden) with [Colorado Parks and Wildlife](/source/Colorado_Parks_and_Wildlife) for 43 years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.postindependent.com/news/panel-appoints-parks-and-wildlife-supervisor-perry-will-to-hd-57-seat/|title= Panel appoints Parks and Wildlife supervisor Perry Will to HD 57 seat |website=Post Independent|author=Thomas Phippen|date=February 5, 2019|access-date=June 28, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aspentimes.com/news/local/perry-will-prepares-for-shift-from-wildlife-officer-to-legislator/|title= Perry Will prepares for shift from wildlife officer to legislator |website=The Aspen Times|author=Thomas Phippen|date=February 10, 2019|access-date=June 28, 2020}} In the [2022 Colorado House of Representatives election](/source/2022_Colorado_House_of_Representatives_election), Will was defeated by Democrat [Elizabeth Velasco](/source/Elizabeth_Velasco).{{Cite web |last1=Fish |first1=Sandra |last2=Paul |first2=Jesse |date=2022-11-16 |title=The eight Colorado legislative districts Democrats flipped from the GOP this year, from Colorado Springs to the Western Slope |url=http://coloradosun.com/2022/11/16/colorado-legisalture-democrats-seats-flipped/ |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=[The Colorado Sun](/source/The_Colorado_Sun) |language=en-US}} Following Bob Rankin's announced resignation from the State Senate on January 10, 2023, a vacancy committee selected Will to fill Rankin's seat. Will represented the newly-reapportioned [Senate District 5](/source/Colorado's_5th_Senate_district).{{cite news |last=Goodland |first=Marianne |date=January 7, 2023 |title=Vacancy committee returns Perry Will to the General Assembly |url=https://gazette.com/politics/elections/vacancy-committee-returns-perry-will-to-the-general-assembly/article_555a079f-6dbf-5a7c-ac86-1ead55fe2852.html |work=The Gazette |location=Colorado Springs, Colorado |access-date=January 8, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108013908/https://gazette.com/politics/elections/vacancy-committee-returns-perry-will-to-the-general-assembly/article_555a079f-6dbf-5a7c-ac86-1ead55fe2852.html |archive-date=January 8, 2023}} In January 2024, Will announced that he would not seek another term in the Colorado Senate. Instead, he ran for a seat on the Board of County Commissioners of [Garfield County](/source/Garfield_County%2C_Colorado).{{cite news |last=Wenzler |first=Elliott |date=January 26, 2024 |title=State Sen. Perry Will won't run for re-election, instead kicks off county commissioner bid |url=https://www.postindependent.com/news/state-sen-perry-will-wont-run-for-re-election-instead-kicks-off-county-commissioner-bid/ |url-status=live |work=PostIndependent |location=Glenwood Springs, Colorado |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126172952/https://www.postindependent.com/news/state-sen-perry-will-wont-run-for-re-election-instead-kicks-off-county-commissioner-bid/ |archive-date=January 26, 2024 |access-date=January 26, 2024}} In the Republican primary election held June 25, 2024, he ran unopposed.{{Cite web |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/Garfield/121752/web.317647/#/detail/46?v=344921%2F |title=Colorado election results: June 25, 2024 primary election: Garfield County Commissioner District 2 Republican Party |author= |date=July 16, 2024 |website=Colorado Secretary of State |publisher= |access-date=November 20, 2024 |quote=}}{{cite news |last=Zander |first=Halle |date=October 22, 2024 |title=Vying to replace a longtime Garfield County commissioner, District 2 candidates share their opinions on local issues |url=https://www.aspenpublicradio.org/government/2024-10-22/vying-to-replace-a-longtime-garfield-county-commissioner-district-2-candidates-share-their-opinions-on-local-issues |url-status=live |work=Aspen Public Radio |location= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241102124233/https://www.aspenpublicradio.org/government/2024-10-22/vying-to-replace-a-longtime-garfield-county-commissioner-district-2-candidates-share-their-opinions-on-local-issues |archive-date=November 2, 2024 |access-date=November 20, 2024}} In the general election held November 5, 2024, Will defeated [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) candidate Caitlin Carey, winning 53.29% of the total votes cast.{{Cite web |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/Garfield/122623/web.345435/#/detail/9?v=355112%2F |title=November 5, 2024 general election: Garfield County Commissioner District 2 |author= |date=November 15, 2024 |website=Colorado Secretary of State |publisher= |access-date=November 20, 2024 |quote=}} ==Electoral history== {{Election box begin no change |title = [2020 Colorado House of Representatives election](/source/2020_Colorado_House_of_Representatives_election), 57th District }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Perry Will (incumbent) | votes = 25,433 | percentage = 63.38% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Colin Wilhelm | votes = 14,692 | percentage = 36.62% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 40,125 | percentage = 100% }} {{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Colorado Republican Party }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change |title = [2022 Colorado House of Representatives election](/source/2022_Colorado_House_of_Representatives_election), 57th District}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = [Elizabeth Velasco](/source/Elizabeth_Velasco) | votes = 19885 | percentage = 53.86%}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Perry Will (incumbent) | votes = 17033 | percentage = 46.14%}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 36918 | percentage = 100%}} {{Election box gain with party link no change |winner = Colorado Democratic Party |loser = Colorado Republican Party }} {{Election box end}} ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== *[https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/perry-will Legislative website] *[https://voteperrywill.com/ Campaign website] {{DEFAULTSORT:Will, Perry}} Category:Living people Category:Republican Party Colorado state senators Category:People from Garfield County, Colorado Category:Republican Party members of the Colorado House of Representatives Category:21st-century members of the Colorado General Assembly Category:Year of birth missing (living people) {{Colorado-politician-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Perry Will](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Will) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Will?action=history)). 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