After graduating from college McNulty worked for U.S. Senator Wayne Allard. He returned in 1998 in order to attend the University of Denver and graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 2001. A public policy advisor,he joined Governor Bill Owens' administration in 2000,and was assistant director for water for the Colorado Department of Natural Resources.[1][2][3]
Colorado House of Representatives
In 2006,McNulty won the Republican nomination for a seat in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 43rd district without opposition and defeated Democratic nominee Allen A. Dreher in the general election.[4] He was reelected in 2008,[5] 2010,[6] and 2012.[7]
During McNulty's tenure in the state house he served on the Agriculture committee.[8] In 2008,McNulty was a member of a committee that investigated Douglas Bruce to determine if the state house could punish Bruce for actions he did before taking office and what actions should be taken against him.[9] The Republicans gained control of the state house after the 2010 elections and selected McNulty to be speaker;[10] he is the most recent Republican to be speaker.[11] McNulty declined to seek a leadership position after the Republicans lost their majority in the 2012 elections and Mark Waller was selected to serve as minority leader.[12]
McNulty married Kim Hall,with whom he had two children. They first met while working for Allard.[21][3]
Political positions
In 2007,McNulty proposed legislation to place the minimum mandatory sentencing at 15 years for people convicted of sexual offenses against children under 15.[22] He proposed legislation to require proof of citizenship in order to vote.[23]Civil unions for same-sex couples was opposed by McNulty.[24] He opposes the legalization of cannabis.[25] McNulty supports Israel and opposed peace negotiations for the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2016.[26] The AFL-CIO gave McNulty a rating of 47% in 2011.[27]
Electoral history
2006 Colorado House of Representatives 43rd district election[4]
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