| Background |
Age: |
49 |
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| Marital Status: |
Married |
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| Religion: |
Unknown |
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| Education: |
CO Col., 1977; JD Univ. of MI, 1981 |
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| Current Job: |
CO Atty. Gen. |
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| Previous Job: |
Attorney, Farmer, Small Business Owner |
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| Previous Elected Office: |
CO Atty. Gen., 1998-present |
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| Military Experience: |
Unknown |
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| Financials (provided by Center for Responsive Politics) Last Updated on 2004-07-21 |
Money Raised: |
$2,918,355 |
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| Money Spent: |
$1,243,770 |
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| % Money from PACs: |
13% |
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| Position on Issues |
Stance on Iraq: |
President Bush committed a grave mistake in how he pulled the trigger of war. That decision was based on faulty intelligence, a failure to develop the international coalitions needed to succeed, and an underestimation of the difficulty and costs of the war in Iraq...Even though sovereignty has now been officially handed over to Iraq’s new leadership, the United States will likely remain there for the foreseeable future. As we work to bring greater stability to the region, we need to take a hard look at the lessons learned by acting without broad international support, and with intelligence that has proved to be faulty and misleading. |
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| Abortion: |
I believe the decision to have an abortion should be between a woman and her God. I will defend that Constitutional right. |
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| Gun Control: |
I believe that the individual right to use firearms for protection, hunting, and recreation should be protected. |
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| Capital Punishment: |
When asked if he believes in the death penalty he replied : "Yes".
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| Same Sex Marriage: |
I believe that marriage is between one man and one woman. I oppose the Federal Marriage Amendment |
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| Candidate Bio |
| The people of Colorado elected Ken Salazar as their 36th Attorney General in November of 1998. He was re-elected for a second term in 2002 with a 20% victory margin. Attorney General Salazar is the State’s chief law enforcement officer and protects the people of Colorado in thousands of criminal and legal matters. He has led efforts to reduce youth and family violence, combat fraud against the elderly, and protect Colorado’s land and water.
As Attorney General, he is the Chairman of the Peace Officers Standards and Training Board. He served as Chairman of the Conference of Western Attorneys General. He serves on the Environment and Criminal Law Committees of the National Association of Attorneys General.
Attorney General Salazar received his political science degree from Colorado College, and his law degree from the University of Michigan School of Law. He has received honorary doctorate of law degrees from Colorado College and the University of Denver and a distinguished alumni award from the University of Michigan Law School.
Attorney General Salazar is a fifth generation Coloradan from the San Luis Valley. For many years, he has worked as a farmer, small business owner, and natural resources lawyer. He served on the Governor’s cabinet as executive director of the Department of Natural Resources and chief legal counsel to the Governor. He served as chairman of the Rio Grande Compact Commission and as a founder and first chairman of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund. He practiced water, environmental and public lands law for eleven years in the private sector.
Attorney General Salazar is a member of the American Farmland Trust President’s Council and the Board of Trustees of Colorado College. Attorney General Salazar has served on many boards and commissions including the Colorado Water Conservation Board and the Colorado Claims Board.
Some of Salazar’s recent community awards include the Colorado Press Association Friend of the First Award, the American Jewish Committee’s Judge Learned Hand Human Relations Award, and the Profiles in Courage Award from the Conference of Western Attorneys General.
Ken and his wife, Hope, have two teenage daughters: Melinda, age 16, and Andrea, age 15.
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