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. In November 2010,he defeated three-term Democratic incumbent John Salazar,to whom he lost by a wide margin in 2006. A Republican,he was previously a member of the Colorado House of Representatives. In 2020,Tipton 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.
Marsha Looper was a Colorado legislator. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2006,Looper represented House District 19,which encompasses eastern El Paso County,Colorado from 2006 to 2012.
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.
Ellen Stuart Roberts is an attorney and former Republican legislator in the U.S. State of Colorado. From 2006-2010,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.
Victor Mitchell is an American businessman and former legislator in Colorado. Since 2009,he has been CEO of Lead Funding,a real estate lender. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2006,Mitchell represented House District 45,including Teller County and southern Douglas County,Colorado. Mitchell served one term in office and did not stand for re-election in 2008.
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.
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.
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.
Cory Scott Gardner is an American attorney,lobbyist,and politician who served as a United States senator from Colorado from 2015 to 2021. A Republican,he was the U.S. representative for Colorado's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2015 and a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011.
Richard Saccone is an American educator and politician who represented Pennsylvania's 39th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019. A Republican,he was his party's nominee for the March 2018 special election to fill in the vacant U.S. House seat for the 18th congressional district. Saccone lost to Democratic candidate Conor Lamb by a margin of 0.3%.
