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'''Scott Gessler''' is the current [[Secretary of State of Colorado]], he is a former [[business owner]] and [[Election law|elections]] [[Attorneys in the United States|attorney]]. Gessler is a member of the [[ |
'''Scott Gessler''' is the current [[Secretary of State of Colorado]], he is a former [[business owner]] and [[Election law|elections]] [[Attorneys in the United States|attorney]]. Gessler is a member of the [[Republican Party]]. |
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==Early life, education, and early career== |
==Early life, education, and early career== |
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Scott Gessler was born in [[Detroit, Michigan]], his parents moved many times during his childhood but settled in a small suburb outside |
Scott Gessler was born in [[Detroit, Michigan]], his parents moved many times during his childhood but settled in a small [[suburb]] outside [[Chicago, Illinois]]. He attended public schools and graduated from |
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[[Riverside-Brookfield High School]] in 1983, where he excelled in [[extracurriculars]]. |
[[Riverside-Brookfield High School]] in 1983, where he excelled in [[extracurriculars]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Levin|first1=Sam|title=Scott Gessler is always right...right?|url=http://www.westword.com/2013-01-10/news/scott-gessler-secretary-of-state-honey-badger/|accessdate=5 June 2014|date=10 January 2013}}</ref> After high school, Gessler attended [[Yale University]], where he obtained his bachelor's degree, he would continue to the [[University of Michigan Law School]] where he received his [[Juris Doctorate]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Scott Gessler's Bio|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/125556/scott-gessler|accessdate=5 June 2014|publisher=[[Project Vote Smart]]}}</ref> Gessler later received an [[MBA]] at [[Northwestern University]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Scott Gessler's Biography|url=http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/info_center/biography.html|publisher=State of Colorado|accessdate=5 June 2014}}</ref> after doing so, he began his career as a federal prosecutor for the [[Department of Justice]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], and served as a [[reservist]] in the [[United States Army]] for sixteen years.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cheek|first1=Tessa|title=Scott Gessler ain’t gonna quit|url=http://www.coloradoindependent.com/147546/scott-gessler-aint-gonna-quit|publisher=Colorado Independent|accessdate=5 June 2014|date=22 May 2014}}</ref> After Gessler returned from serving in the Army, he re-located to [[Denver, Colorado]] where he began working for a small law practice, where he specialized in election law. In 2002, Gessler fought against [[gerrymandering]] in [[Colorado General Assembly|Colorado House and Senate]] districts and led the fight against [[unconstitutional]] [[campaign finance]] laws.<ref>http://democrats.cha.house.gov/sites/democrats.cha.house.gov/files/styles/multimedia_list/public/Bio%201%20Gessler.pdf</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Scott Gessler is married to his wife Kristi, together they have two |
Scott Gessler is married to his wife Kristi, together they have two young children and reside in Denver.<ref>http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2013/07/01/scott-gessler-shouldnt-scott-gesslers-honey-do-list-becalled-his-honey-badger-list/97813/</ref> |
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==Government== |
==Government== |
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===Secretary of State=== |
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====Election==== |
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Gessler announced his candidacy for Colorado Secretary of State in late 2009, he did not face any opposition in the Republican party primary elections. In the general election, Gessler challenged [[Bernie Buescher]], a popular [[Democratic Party (United States)| |
Gessler announced his candidacy for Colorado Secretary of State in late 2009, he did not face any opposition in the Republican party primary elections. In the general election, Gessler challenged [[Bernie Buescher]], a popular [[Democratic Party (United States)|democratic]] [[incumbent]]<ref>http://www.coloradoindependent.com/66229/stapleton-tops-kennedy-gessler-beats-buescher-suthers-downs-garnett</ref> and Amanda Campbell, who was a member of the [[Constitutional Party]]. Gessler won the election with over 49% of the vote.<ref>http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/2010/general/ColoradoReport.html</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 2011, Secretary of State Gessler filed an order requiring Denver County not to mail ballots to those who did not vote in 2010 and failed to respond to numerous mailings from the county clerks. Though counties had never mailed to these inactive voters for statewide November elections, both Pueblo and Denver, which are heavily Democratic counties, decided this would be the first time they would mail to inactive voters causing some to accuse Gessler of making the order for political reasons.<ref>Roper, Peter, [http://www.chieftain.com/news/local/gessler-no-to-mailing-ballots-to-inactive-voters/article_1383c1ea-eb26-11e0-8e51-001cc4c002e0.html "Gessler: No to mailing ballots to inactive voters"], Pueblo ''Chieftain'', September 30, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://washingtonindependent.com/112864/county-clerk-to-comply-with-colo-sec-of-state-order-barring-soldiers-from-voting "County clerk to comply with Colo. Sec. of State order barring soldiers from voting"], Washington ''Independent'', October 03, 2011.</ref><ref>Grenoble, Ryan, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/29/scott-gessler-colorado-secretary-mail-in-ballot_n_987424.html "Scott Gessler, Colorado Secretary Of State, Draws Federal Ire Over Questionable Ballot Practices (VIDEO, UPDATE)"], ''[[The Huffington Post]]'', 09/29/2011 (update 11/29/2011). Video link to [[Rachel Maddow]] commentary.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In the lead-up to the 2012 elections, Gessler sent letters to voters who also showed proof of non-citizenship at their recent driver's license application. The letter asked the registered voters to confirm their citizenship. Many non-citizens voluntarily removed themselves from the rolls. Although Gessler never removed or threatened to remove anyone from the voter rolls, many liberal groups complained of his efforts to purge voters. He countered the criticisms of the campaign by saying his office "had spent $1.1m registering Colorado voters, an initiative which netted more Democrats than Republicans, and that the state's electoral roll was cleaner than ever. He compared his campaign to installing fire alarms. 'Even if a building has no history of fires, it's something you do.'"<ref>Carroll, Rory, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/05/colorado-scott-gessler-election?intcmp=239 "Colorado Republican accused of following 'Florida playbook' in election"], ''guardian.co.uk'', 5 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-06.</ref> |
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===Ethics investigation=== |
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An investigation and hearing conducted by the [[Colorado Independent Ethics Commission]] resulted in a unanimous 5-0 vote finding that Gessler violated the state discretionary fund statute by spending roughly $2000 in government money on a political event, the Republican National Lawyers Association meeting in [[Sarasota, Florida]] in August 2012.<ref>Joey Bunch, Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler wrong to use state funds for trip, ethics panel rules, The Denver Post, June 7, 2013. http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_23453397/colorado-secretary-state-scott-gessler-wrong-use-state</ref><ref> |
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{{cite web|author1=The Denver Post Editorial Board|title=Scott Gessler's Ethics Mess Was Avoidable|url=http://www.denverpost.com/ci_23463914/scott-gesslers-ethics-mess-was-avoidable|website=denverpost.com|publisher=[[The Denver Post]]|accessdate=5 June 2014|date=15 June 2013}} |
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</ref> Gessler appealed the findings in court; however, a Denver District Court judge ruled in favor of the Commission and ultimately found Gessler guilty.<ref> |
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{{cite web|last1=Bartels|first1=Lynn|title=Scott Gessler Loses Appeal Over Ethics Ruling|url=http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25331835/scott-gessler-loses-appeal-over-ethics-ruling-plans|publisher=The Denver Post|accessdate=5 June 2014|date=12 March 2014|quote="The IEC decision is affirmed"}}</ref> |
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====Tenure==== |
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During Gessler's tenure as Secretary of State, he created the Colorado Business Intelligence center, a first of its kind program in the country.<ref>http://files.meetup.com/865514/BIC%20Whitepaper%20FINAL.pdf</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 2011, Secretary of State Gessler filed an order requiring Denver County not to mail ballots to those who did not vote in 2010 and failed to respond to numerous mailings from the county clerks. Though counties had never mailed to these inactive voters for statewide November elections, both Pueblo and Denver, which are heavily Democratic counties, decided this would be the first time they would mail to inactive voters causing some to accuse Gessler of making the order for political reasons.<ref>Roper, Peter, [http://www.chieftain.com/news/local/gessler-no-to-mailing-ballots-to-inactive-voters/article_1383c1ea-eb26-11e0-8e51-001cc4c002e0.html "Gessler: No to mailing ballots to inactive voters"], Pueblo ''Chieftain'', September 30, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://washingtonindependent.com/112864/county-clerk-to-comply-with-colo-sec-of-state-order-barring-soldiers-from-voting "County clerk to comply with Colo. Sec. of State order barring soldiers from voting"], Washington ''Independent'', October 03, 2011.</ref><ref>Grenoble, Ryan, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/29/scott-gessler-colorado-secretary-mail-in-ballot_n_987424.html "Scott Gessler, Colorado Secretary Of State, Draws Federal Ire Over Questionable Ballot Practices (VIDEO, UPDATE)"], ''[[The Huffington Post]]'', 09/29/2011 (update 11/29/2011). Video link to [[Rachel Maddow]] commentary.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In the lead-up to the 2012 elections, Gessler sent letters to voters who also showed proof of non-citizenship at their recent driver's license application. The letter asked the registered voters to confirm their citizenship. Many non-citizens voluntarily removed themselves from the rolls. Although Gessler never removed or threatened to remove anyone from the voter rolls, many liberal groups complained of his efforts to purge voters. He countered the criticisms of the campaign by saying his office "had spent $1.1m registering Colorado voters, an initiative which netted more Democrats than Republicans, and that the state's electoral roll was cleaner than ever. He compared his campaign to installing fire alarms. 'Even if a building has no history of fires, it's something you do.'"<ref>Carroll, Rory, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/05/colorado-scott-gessler-election?intcmp=239 "Colorado Republican accused of following 'Florida playbook' in election"], ''guardian.co.uk'', 5 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-06.</ref> |
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===Candidate for Governor=== |
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In September 2013, Gessler announced his intention to run for Governor in the Colorado Republican Parimary.<ref>http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_24113458/scott-gesslers-gubernatorial-intentions-be-announced-tuesday</ref> He is challenging former Congressmen [[Bob Beauprez]] and [[Tom Tancredo]] and former Colorado state senator Mike Kopp.<ref>http://washingtonexaminer.com/scott-gessler-may-be-colorados-next-conservative-republican-star/article/2538465</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 02:30, 9 June 2014
Scott Gessler | |
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| Secretary of State of Colorado | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2011 | |
| Governor | John Hickenlooper |
| Preceded by | Bernie Buescher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Yale University University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Northwestern University |
Scott Gessler is the current Secretary of State of Colorado, he is a former business owner and elections attorney. Gessler is a member of the Republican Party.
Early life, education, and early career
Scott Gessler was born in Detroit, Michigan, his parents moved many times during his childhood but settled in a small suburb outside Chicago, Illinois. He attended public schools and graduated from Riverside-Brookfield High School in 1983, where he excelled in extracurriculars.[1] After high school, Gessler attended Yale University, where he obtained his bachelor's degree, he would continue to the University of Michigan Law School where he received his Juris Doctorate.[2] Gessler later received an MBA at Northwestern University,[3] after doing so, he began his career as a federal prosecutor for the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., and served as a reservist in the United States Army for sixteen years.[4] After Gessler returned from serving in the Army, he re-located to Denver, Colorado where he began working for a small law practice, where he specialized in election law. In 2002, Gessler fought against gerrymandering in Colorado House and Senate districts and led the fight against unconstitutional campaign finance laws.[5]
Personal life
Scott Gessler is married to his wife Kristi, together they have two young children and reside in Denver.[6]
Government
Secretary of State
Election
Gessler announced his candidacy for Colorado Secretary of State in late 2009, he did not face any opposition in the Republican party primary elections. In the general election, Gessler challenged Bernie Buescher, a popular democratic incumbent[7] and Amanda Campbell, who was a member of the Constitutional Party. Gessler won the election with over 49% of the vote.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Scott Gessler | 852,818 | 49.52 | |
| Democratic | Bernie Buescher | 755,522 | 43.87 | |
| Constitution | Amanda Campbell | 113,756 | 6.61 | |
| Total votes | 1,722,096 | 100 | ||
Tenure
During Gessler's tenure as Secretary of State, he created the Colorado Business Intelligence center, a first of its kind program in the country.[9]
In 2011, Secretary of State Gessler filed an order requiring Denver County not to mail ballots to those who did not vote in 2010 and failed to respond to numerous mailings from the county clerks. Though counties had never mailed to these inactive voters for statewide November elections, both Pueblo and Denver, which are heavily Democratic counties, decided this would be the first time they would mail to inactive voters causing some to accuse Gessler of making the order for political reasons.[10][11][12]
In the lead-up to the 2012 elections, Gessler sent letters to voters who also showed proof of non-citizenship at their recent driver's license application. The letter asked the registered voters to confirm their citizenship. Many non-citizens voluntarily removed themselves from the rolls. Although Gessler never removed or threatened to remove anyone from the voter rolls, many liberal groups complained of his efforts to purge voters. He countered the criticisms of the campaign by saying his office "had spent $1.1m registering Colorado voters, an initiative which netted more Democrats than Republicans, and that the state's electoral roll was cleaner than ever. He compared his campaign to installing fire alarms. 'Even if a building has no history of fires, it's something you do.'"[13]
Candidate for Governor
In September 2013, Gessler announced his intention to run for Governor in the Colorado Republican Parimary.[14] He is challenging former Congressmen Bob Beauprez and Tom Tancredo and former Colorado state senator Mike Kopp.[15]
References
- ^ Levin, Sam (10 January 2013). "Scott Gessler is always right...right?". Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Scott Gessler's Bio". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Scott Gessler's Biography". State of Colorado. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ Cheek, Tessa (22 May 2014). "Scott Gessler ain't gonna quit". Colorado Independent. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ http://democrats.cha.house.gov/sites/democrats.cha.house.gov/files/styles/multimedia_list/public/Bio%201%20Gessler.pdf
- ^ http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2013/07/01/scott-gessler-shouldnt-scott-gesslers-honey-do-list-becalled-his-honey-badger-list/97813/
- ^ http://www.coloradoindependent.com/66229/stapleton-tops-kennedy-gessler-beats-buescher-suthers-downs-garnett
- ^ http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/2010/general/ColoradoReport.html
- ^ http://files.meetup.com/865514/BIC%20Whitepaper%20FINAL.pdf
- ^ Roper, Peter, "Gessler: No to mailing ballots to inactive voters", Pueblo Chieftain, September 30, 2011.
- ^ "County clerk to comply with Colo. Sec. of State order barring soldiers from voting", Washington Independent, October 03, 2011.
- ^ Grenoble, Ryan, "Scott Gessler, Colorado Secretary Of State, Draws Federal Ire Over Questionable Ballot Practices (VIDEO, UPDATE)", The Huffington Post, 09/29/2011 (update 11/29/2011). Video link to Rachel Maddow commentary.
- ^ Carroll, Rory, "Colorado Republican accused of following 'Florida playbook' in election", guardian.co.uk, 5 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
- ^ http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_24113458/scott-gesslers-gubernatorial-intentions-be-announced-tuesday
- ^ http://washingtonexaminer.com/scott-gessler-may-be-colorados-next-conservative-republican-star/article/2538465