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The members of the general assembly shall, in all cases except treason or felony, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the sessions of their respective houses, or any committees thereof, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any speech or debate in either house, or any committees thereof, they shall not be questioned in any other place.

The representative, however, claims she never invoked legislative immunity; a claim which was substantiated by a House ethics committee. [26] Bradford was issued a traffic ticket and her vehicle was impounded by Denver Police. Bradford later told a journalist that she drank three and a half glasses of wine during the night in question. [27] She later delivered an apology on the House floor. [28] [29] [30]

2012 election

Bradford did not stand for reelection in 2012 and was succeeded by Republican politician Ray Scott who won election with 58% of the vote. [31] [32]

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  3. ↑ "State House District 55". COMaps. Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
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  7. ↑ Saccone, Mike (15 August 2007). "GOP pair weigh race against Buescher". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  8. ↑ Saccone, Mike (18 August 2007). "Teck says he won't run against Buescher". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
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  11. ↑ Editorial Board (17 October 2008). "Post's picks in Colorado's House of Representatives". Denver Post. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
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  13. 1 2 Anderson, Emily (14 November 2008). "Mesa County's Bradford hopes to make name for herself in House". Grand Junction Free Press. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
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  20. ↑ Bartels, Lynn (6 November 2008). "House Republicans give Bradford warm reception". Rocky Mountain News. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
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  24. ↑ Saccone, Mike (15 November 2008). "State's economic decline creates roadblock for lawmakers pushing to pass Jessica's Law". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. Retrieved 2008-11-25.[ dead link ]
  25. ↑ Anderson, Emily (25 November 2008). "Jessica's Law bill gets state sponsors". Grand Junction Free Press. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  26. 1 2 "Denver Post - Colorado Rep. Laura Bradford says she never considered leaving GOP Read more: Colorado Rep. Laura Bradford says she never considered leaving GOP". 11 February 2012.
  27. ↑ "ABC 7 "Rep. Bradford Says She Drank 3 Glasses Of Wine In 3.5 Hours," February 1, 2012". Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  28. ↑ Denver Post "Rep. Bradford apologizes to Colorado House for immunity controversy" January 31, 2012
  29. ↑ "Ballotpedia - Bradford".
  30. ↑ "Rep. Bradford apologizes to Colorado House for immunity controversy".{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  31. ↑ "CO - Election Results - Colorado Secretary of State". Archived from the original on 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  32. ↑ "State House 2012 Election Results - Denver Post". Archived from the original on 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
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Laura Bradford
Member of the ColoradoHouseofRepresentatives
from the 55th district
In office
January 7, 2009 [1]  –January 9, 2013