Stephen Scott Emory McInnis is an American politician and lawyer who was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado from 1993 to 2005. In August 2010,McInnis lost his bid to become the Republican nominee for Governor of Colorado after a plagiarism accusation and apology hurt his standing. In November 2014,McInnis was elected a member of the Mesa County Board of County Commissioners—beginning term in office in January 2015.
Scott Randall Tipton is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2021. A Republican,he was previously a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2009 to 2011. Tipton was first elected to the House in November 2010 when he defeated three-term Democratic incumbent John Salazar,and he was re-elected four times. In 2020,he lost renomination to Republican primary challenger Lauren Boebert in what was considered a major upset.
Don Marostica is a real estate developer and former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado,currently serving as director of the state's Office of Economic Development and International Trade.
Greg Brophy is an American politician who served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 63rd district from 2003 to 2005,and in the Colorado Senate from the 1st district from 2005 to 2015,as a member of the Republican Party.
Rob Witwer is a Colorado politician,lawyer,and former Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives. In the State House,Witwer represented House District 25,which encompasses most of western Jefferson County,Colorado including Evergreen,Colorado and Conifer,Colorado.
Dan Gibbs is a politician in the U.S. state of Colorado. He currently serves as the executive director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources.
Claire Levy is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2006,Levy represented House District 13,which encompasses Clear Creek,Gilpin,and western Boulder counties. Levy was named the Executive Director of the Colorado Center on Law and Policy on November 1,2013. The Colorado Center on Law and Policy is a Denver-based nonprofit organization working to advance the health,economic security and well-being of low-income Coloradans through research,education,advocacy and litigation.
Kent Douglas Lambert is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. A United States Air Force veteran,Lambert was elected to the Colorado General Assembly as a Republican in 2006. Most recently,he represented Senate District 9,which encompasses northwest Colorado Springs,the United States Air Force Academy,Monument and Black Forest.
Ellen Stuart Roberts is an attorney and former Republican legislator in the U.S. State of Colorado. From 2006 to 2010,Roberts served as the State Representative for House District 59. In 2010,she was elected to Senate District 6 and served until her resignation at the end of 2016. In 2015,she was elected to serve as the President Pro-Tem for the Colorado State Senate,a position she held until her resignation.
Joe Rice is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado,an Iraq War veteran,and a former mayor of Glendale,Colorado.
Scott Renfroe is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Republican in 2006,Renfroe represented Senate District 13,which encompasses northern and eastern Weld County,including the city of Greeley.
Mike Kopp is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as a member of the Colorado Senate,representing Senate District 22,which encompassed southern Jefferson County. He served from 2007 and as Senate Minority Leader from 2009 until his resignation in October 2011 after his wife died from cancer. He was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Colorado in 2014.
Dianne I. Primavera is an American politician who has been the 50th lieutenant governor of Colorado since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as the Colorado State Representative for the 33rd district from 2007 to 2011,and again from 2013 to 2017. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jared Polis selected Primavera as his running mate,in the 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election.
Robert S. Gardner is a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. A United States Air Force veteran and attorney,Gardner was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2006. From 2006 to 2012,he represented House District 21,which encompasses western El Paso County and northeastern Fremont County.
Steve King is an American politician who served in the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2006 and served until January 2011. King was elected to the Colorado Senate in 2010,and was sworn in January 2011. He represented Senate District 7 which includes Mesa County and part of Garfield County. He did not run for reelection to the State Senate in 2014,so his term ended in January,2015.
Gail Sheridan Schwartz is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Democrat in 2006,Schwartz represented Senate District 5,which covers a large section of south-central Colorado,ranging from Aspen,and Delta,Colorado through the San Luis Valley to the New Mexico border. Schwartz left office in 2015 after serving two terms and unsuccessfully ran for the United States House of Representatives in Colorado's 3rd congressional district.
The 2010 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 2,2010,alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. In December 2008,President-elect Barack Obama nominated incumbent U.S. Senator Ken Salazar as Secretary of the Interior. After Salazar resigned from his seat,Democratic governor Bill Ritter appointed Denver Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bennet to fill the seat.
Laura Bradford was a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2008,Bradford represented House District 55,which encompasses northern portions of Mesa County and northern Grand Junction from 2008 to 2013.
The 2010 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday,November 2,2010 to elect the Governor of Colorado,who would serve a four-year term that began in January 2011. One-term incumbent Democrat Bill Ritter announced that he would not run for re-election in 2010. Dan Maes,backed by the Tea Party movement,won the Republican nomination in the primary with 50.6% of the vote and a 1.3% margin over rival Scott McInnis. In claiming victory,Maes called on former representative Tom Tancredo,running as the Constitution Party's nominee to "stop your campaign tonight." Denver mayor John Hickenlooper was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Hickenlooper won the race with over 50% of the vote.
The U.S. state of Colorado has provided limited recognition of same-sex unions in the form of designated beneficiary agreements since July 1,2009,and as civil unions since May 1,2013. Same-sex marriage was legalized on October 7,2014.
