Don Coram | |
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Member of the Colorado Senate from the 6th district | |
In office January 11, 2017 –January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Ellen Roberts |
Succeeded by | Cleave Simpson (Redistricted) |
Member of the ColoradoHouseofRepresentatives from the 58th district | |
In office January 12,2011 –January 11,2017 | |
Preceded by | Scott Tipton |
Succeeded by | Marc Catlin |
Personal details | |
Born | 1948or1949(age 75–76) Montrose,Colorado,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Website | Official website |
Don Coram (born 1948) [1] [2] is an American politician who served as a member of the Colorado Senate and the Colorado House of Representatives. [3] In the state senate,he represented District 6,comprising the counties of Archuleta,Dolores,La Plata,Montezuma,Montrose,Ouray,San Juan,and San Miguel. In the Colorado House of Representatives he represented District 58 from January 2011 to January 2017. In 2022,Coram ran against Lauren Boebert in the Republican primary for Colorado's 3rd congressional district. On June 28,2022,Boebert defeated Coram by 31 points. [4]
Coram operates a hemp farm and coffee shop. [5] [6]
Prior to his time in the Legislature,Coram served on board of the Montrose County School District. In the Colorado House of Representatives,Coram succeeded Scott Tipton,who was elected to the United States House of Representatives.
After former State Senator Ellen Roberts resigned at the end of 2016,a vacancy committee elected Coram to serve for the remainder of her term. He resigned as state representative and was sworn in as a state senator on January 11,2017. [7]
A supporter of marijuana legalization and LGBT rights,Coram has been characterized as a moderate Republican. [8] [9]
Coram sponsored a bill during the 2021 session of the Colorado General Assembly that would require the Colorado Department of Education to modify existing academic standards to address civics education,including the "history,culture,and social contributions”of ethnic,racial,and religious minority groups,to assure that students acquire an understanding of "how laws are enacted at the federal,state,and local government levels,”and to inform students about “the methods by which citizens shape and influence government and governmental actions.” [10] SB21-067 is a bipartisan measure,co-sponsored in the Colorado State Senate by Chris Hansen of Denver and in the Colorado House of Representatives by Barbara McLachlan and Terri Carver.
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