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Summary

Commissioner John T. Salazar

Full Name: John T. Salazar
Office: Commissioner of Agriculture (CO), No Party Affiliation
First Appointed: 01/05/2011
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Mary Lou; 3 Children: Jesus, Esteban, Miguel
Birth Date: 07/21/1953
Birth Place: Alamosa, CO
Home City: Manassa, CO
Religion: Catholic

Recent Key Votes

HR 3590 - Health Care and Insurance Law Amendments ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act")
Legislation (Yea)

March 21, 2010 - Insurance Regulations Prohibits health insurers from excluding individuals who have preexisting conditions (Sec. 1201). Prohibits health insurers from establishing rules for eligibility ...

HR 627 - Allowing Loaded Guns in National Parks
Legislation (Yea)

May 20, 2009 - -Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from making any law restricting the possession of firearms or enforcing any such restrictions other than a state's pre-existing ...

HR 6842 - Repealing Portions of the D.C. Firearm Ban
Legislation (Yea)

Sept. 17, 2008 - Specifies that the District of Columbia does not have the authority to enact laws or regulations that "discourage or eliminate" private ownership or use ...

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Recent Public Statements

Denver Post - Bennet: Ag Plans Must be Efficient in Tight Budget

Feb. 24, 2011 - By: Catherine Tsai Debate on the 2012 farm bill will likely include a discussion of whether farmers should keep receiving aid every year or more ...

CO Congressional Leaders Urge HHS to Reconsider Decision that Limits Rocky Flats Workers Eligible for Nuclear Compensation Program

Oct. 28, 2010 - Today, U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, and U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette, Jared Polis, John Salazar, Betsy Markey, Mike Coffman and Ed Perlmutter joined ...

Letter To The Honorable Barack Obama, President, The United States of America

Oct. 15, 2010 - The Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama: We write today to ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2009 The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association Positions 40%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $628.18
Total Spent $32,015.37
Cash On Hand $26,002.17
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 05/04/2011
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

John Salazar refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View John T. Salazar's Colorado State Legislative Election 2002 National Political Awareness Test
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Contact Information

Department Website
http://www.colorado.gov/ag

Department
700 Kipling Street, Suite 4000
Lakewood, CO 80215-8000
Phone: 303-239-4100
Fax: 303-239-4125

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