{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Polly Lawrence | image = Polly Lawrence.JPG | image_size = 225px | image_upright = | alt = | caption = Speaking in 2018. |state_house = Colorado |district = 39th<ref name="CGA">{{cite web |url= http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/House/members/Hou39.htm |title= Polly Lawrence |publisher= Colorado General Assembly |location= Denver, Colorado |access-date= January 8, 2014}}</ref> |term_start = January 9, 2013 |term_end = January 4, 2019 |predecessor = David Balmer |successor = Mark Baisley |birth_date = |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |party = Republican |children = |alma_mater = Colorado State University |profession = |website = {{URL|pollylawrence.com}} }}
'''Polly Lawrence'''<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/138748 |title= Polly Lawrence's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |access-date= January 8, 2014}}</ref> is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives representing District 39 from January 9, 2013, to January 4, 2019.
==Education== Lawrence graduated from Colorado State University.
==Elections== *2018 In July, 2017, Lawrence announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination for State Treasurer<ref>{{cite news |last=Marcus |first=Peter |date=2017-07-11 |title=State Rep. Polly Lawrence to announce run for Colorado treasurer |url=https://coloradopolitics.com/state-rep-polly-lawrence-announce-run-state-treasurer/ |work=Colorado Politics |access-date=2017-07-11}}</ref> She lost in the primary election to fellow Republican Brian Watson.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Luning |first1=Ernest |last2=Harden |first2=Mark|date=2018-06-27 |title=PRIMARY 2018: Watson, Young advance in treasurer's race |url=https://coloradopolitics.com/primary-ag-treasurer/ |work=Colorado Politics |access-date=2018-07-01}}</ref> *2012 Redistricted to District 39, and with incumbent Republican Representative David Balmer running for Colorado Senate, Lawrence won the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary with 3,570 votes (53.5%);<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2012/primary/republican/stateReps.html |title= 2012 Republican Party state representatives primary results |publisher= Secretary of State of Colorado |location= Denver, Colorado |access-date= January 8, 2014}}</ref> and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 28,080 votes (64.6%) against Democratic nominee Carla Turner and Libertarian candidate Donna Price.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2012/general/representatives.html |title= 2012 General election state representatives results |publisher= Secretary of State of Colorado |location= Denver, Colorado |access-date= January 8, 2014}}</ref> *2010 When Republican Representative Mike May left the Legislature and left the District 44 seat open, Lawrence ran in the three-way August 10, 2010 Republican Primary, but lost to Chris Holbert,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/2010/primary/ColoradoReport.html |title= Colorado Cumulative Report Official Results |publisher= Secretary of State of Colorado |location= Denver, Colorado |access-date= January 8, 2014}}</ref> who went on to win the three-way November 2, 2010 General election.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/2010/general/ColoradoReport.html |title= Colorado Cumulative Report Official Results General Election |publisher= Secretary of State of Colorado |location= Denver, Colorado |access-date= January 8, 2014}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/polly-lawrence Official page] at the Colorado General Assembly *[http://polly2018.com/ State Treasurer campaign website] *[http://www.pollylawrence.com/ State Representative campaign site] * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=138748 | fec= | congress= }}<!-- Links formerly displayed via the CongLinks template: * [http://ballotpedia.org/Polly_Lawrence Biography] at Ballotpedia * [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=413764 Financial information (state office)] at the National Institute for Money in State Politics * -->
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