Lori Saine
Lori Saine | |
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Member of the Weld County Board of Commissioners from the 3rd district | |
Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Barbara Kirkmeyer |
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 63rd district | |
In office January 9, 2013 – January 13, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Jon Becker |
Succeeded by | Dan Woog |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Firestone, Colorado, U.S. |
Education | Indiana University Bloomington (BA) |
Website | lorisaine |
Lori A. Saine is an American politician serving as a member of the Weld County Board of Commissioners.[1] Previously, she served as a Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives for the 63rd district from January 9, 2013 to January 13, 2021.
Education[]
Saine earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, business, and biology from Indiana University Bloomington.[2]
Career[]
Prior to entering politics, Saine worked as a regional sales director. She was also a member of the Dacono City Council.[3] She was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in November 2012 and assumed office in January 2013. During her final term in the House, Saine served as a vice chair of the Legislative Audit Committee.[4]
When Republican Representative Jon Becker left the Legislature and left the District 63 seat open, Saine won the June 26, 2012, Republican primary with 3,444 votes (93%) against a write-in candidate,[5] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 21,162 votes (56%) against Democratic nominee Tim Erickson[6] who had run for a House seat in 2004.
In December 2017, Saine was arrested at Denver International Airport for carrying a loaded handgun through security. Saine said she did not know that her gun was in her purse when she went to the airport. No charges were pressed.[7][8]
In January 2019, Saine was criticized by Democrat Leslie Herod for inaccurately equating the lynchings of African-Americans with that of whites during the Reconstruction era following the Civil War.[9]
In December 2020, in her role as chair of the Legislative Audit Committee, she held a hearing to examine allegations of fraud and irregularities during Colorado's 2020 elections amid Donald Trump's false claims of fraud in the presidential election.[10][11] The hearing ultimately found no evidence of electoral irregularities or fraud.[11]
In 2020, Saine was term-limited as a state representative. In the 2020 general election, she was elected to the Weld County Board of County Commissioners.[12]
In November 2021, Saine announced her candidacy for Colorado's 8th congressional district in the 2022 elections.[13]
References[]
- ^ "Weld County Commissioners". Weld County, Colorado. 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ "Lori Saine's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ^ "2020 Election candidates: Saine touts experience for Weld County Commission seat". Greeley Tribune. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ "Lori Saine". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ "2012 Republican Party state representatives primary results". Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ^ "2012 General election state representatives results". Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ^ Garrison, Robert (2017-12-14). "No gun charges against Colo. lawmaker". The Denver Channel. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "No Charges For Lori Saine After Gun Arrest DIA". CBS Denver. 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Weld Rep. Lori Saine Criticized For Equating Black, White Lynchings After Civil War". Colorado Public Radio. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Paul, Jesse (2020-12-14). "Colorado's GOP chairman trusts the state's voting systems. Legislative Republicans still want to check it out". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Woodruff, Chase (3 November 2021). "Republican Lori Saine files to run for Colorado's new 8th Congressional District seat". Colorado Newsline. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Watson-Fisher, Jadyn (2020-11-03). "2020 Election results: Republicans retain seats on Weld County Commission". The Greeley Tribune. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- ^ Birkeland, Bente (2021-11-05). "GOP Weld County commissioner Lori Saine is running in Colorado's new congressional district". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
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External links[]
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- Colorado Republicans
- Indiana University Bloomington alumni
- Members of the Colorado House of Representatives
- People from Weld County, Colorado
- Women state legislators in Colorado
- 21st-century American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- County commissioners in Colorado