Ed Perlmutter
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Ed Perlmutter (born 1953) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. State of Colorado. He is currently the Democratic nominee for the U.S House 7th District (map) seat being vacated by Republican Bob Beauprez who is running for Governor of Colorado in 2006. The race is considered, as of early October, to be a toss-up.
Education and family
Perlmutter graduated from Jefferson High School in Edgewater, Colorado and went on to study Political Science, History and Economics at the University of Colorado at Boulder, graduating in 1975. He received his Juris Doctorate from CU in 1978 where he was twice elected President of his class while working part time as a laborer on construction projects.
Perlmutter and his wife Deana have three children — Alexis, Abby, and Zoey.
Career and non-elected positions
Perlmuter is a director of the law firm of Berenbaum, Weinshienk and Eason, and has specialized in business reorganizations and commercial litigation. He served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Colorado Bar Association and served on the Board of Trustees and Judicial Performance Commission for the First Judicial District. He is a Trustee for the Midwest Research Institute (primary operator of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory), and a Board Member for the National Jewish Medical & Research Center.
Elected career
Perlmutter was elected to two four-year terms to represent central Jefferson County as State Senator from 1995 to 2003 - the first Democrat elected in the district in 30 years.
In 2000, he helped lead a team which succeeded in a Democratic takeover of the Colorado State Senate for the first time since John F. Kennedy was President. He has assisted numerous campaigns and most recently was co-chair of the Kerry Campaign in Colorado.
In the Colorado Senate, he served on numerous Colorado State Senate committees including: Water, Finance, Judiciary, Child Welfare, Telecommunication, Transportation, Legal Services, Oil and Gas. he was Chair of the Public Policy and Planning Committee, Chair of the Bi-Partisan Renewable Energy Caucus, and President Pro Tem of the Senate during the 2001 and 2002 session.
Among the awards he received while in the Senate were the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry award “Business Legislator of the Year”, Legal Aid Award for Equal Justice Under the Law, American Institute of Architecture award for “Colorado Legislator of the Year”; DARE Man of the Year; Jeffco Education Association Friend of Education, United Veterans Committee “Legislator of the Year”, Colorado Humane Society Distinguished Service Award, The AARP Outstanding Legislative Service Award, and the University of Colorado School of Law “Distinguished Alumnus Award”.
2006 campaign for U.S. House of Representatives
Perlmutter won the Democratic nomination by defeating former State Representative Peggy Lamm and college professor Herb Rubenstein.
Incumbent Bob Beauprez (R) was reelected to a second term in 2004 with 55% of the vote, after winning his first term by only 121 votes. His retirement to run for Governor of Colorado makes this seat highly competitive.
The 7th District is located in the western Denver suburbs and was narrowly won by John Kerry in 2004. State education chairman Rick O'Donnell was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Dave Chandler, a Green, is also a candidate. In late September, O'Donnell was put on the defensive when ads appeared noting that he had previously supported abolishing Social Security. A Survey USA poll soon after that showed Perlmutter with a 54 to 37 percent lead, although GOP consultants guessed that the support was "soft". [1]. An October 4 poll released by Zogby showed Perlmutter ahead of O'Donnell by 45-34 percent.[1] Cook Political Report rating: Republican Toss Up. CQPolitics rating: No Clear Favorite.
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See also
- ^ "Results in key House races: Reuters poll". Reuters. October 4, 2006.