Christine Scanlan
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Christine Scanlan | |
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 56th district |
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Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 2, 2008[1] |
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Preceded by | Dan Gibbs |
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Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Tim |
Residence | Dillon, Colorado[2] |
Profession | nonprofit executive |
Christine Scanlan (born c. 1964[2]) is a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. A Democrat appointed to a vacancy in the Colorado House of Representatives in 2007, Scanlan represents House District 56, encompassing Eagle, Lake and Summit Counties, including the skiing communities of Vail and Breckenridge.[3]
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[edit] Early career
Scanlan was born in Littleton, Colorado,[4] and graduated from Columbine High School.[5] Currently a resident of Dillon, Colorado,[2] she holds a bachelor's degree in history and a master's degree in nonprofit organization management from Regis University. While in school, Scanlan worked as a ski lift operater and children's ski instructor in Keystone, Colorado to help pay college expenses.[5]
Since 1994, she has worked for the Keystone Center,[6] a nonprofit focusing on science education and dispute resolution,[7] by 2007 becoming their Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In that capacity, Scanlan oversaw both Keystone's administrative offices and Keystone Science School's campus-based programs.[6]
Scanlan, who had served with the Summit School District Accountability Committee,[2] was appointed from among ten applicants to fill a vacancy on the Summit School District Board of Education in April 2004[8] and was elected to a full term in November 2005, taking the highest vote total among the seven candidates for three school board seats.[9] She was named the board's vice-president in November 2005[10] and then named its president in November 2007.[11] During her tenure on the board of education, Scanlan was critical of standards set by the No Child Left Behind Act,[12] and was a proponent of greater engagement with the local Spanish-speaking community.[2][13] In 2007, Scanlan served on a state commission on education that provided recommendations to Gov. Bill Ritter on improving Colorado public schools.[5]
Scanlan is married; she and her husband, Tim, have three daughters, Catherine, Julia, and Elise,[4] who attend Summit County public schools.[2]
[edit] Colorado House of Representatives
[edit] 2007 legislative appointment
In December 2007, Rep. Dan Gibbs was appointed by a vacancy committee to the Colorado State Senate seat vacated by Joan Fitz-Gerald, leaving his seat vacant. [14] Scanlan was selected over five other applicants to fill the remainder of Gibbs' two-year term; a majority of the thirteen members of the vacancy committee present chose her on the first ballot.[15] Her appointment made her the 21st woman in a 40-member Democratic House caucus that thus became majority-female.[16] After being appointed to the legislature, Scanlan reduced her work load at the Keystone Center to a part-time position, but remained president of the Summit School Board[5] through 2008.[17]
[edit] 2008 legislative session
For the 2008 legislative session, Scanlan has stated that her legislative priorities include "the bark beetle, Interstate 70, economic and education issues." She intends to run for a full term in the 2008 general elections,[15] and to continue serving on the Summit School District board, although stepping down from her role as president.[4] Scanlan was also appointed by House Speaker Andrew Romanoff to replace Dan Gibbs on the Colorado Tourism Office Board of Directors.[18]
For her first legislative session, in 2008, Scanlan was appointed to the House Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources Committee and the House Transportation and Energy Committee.[19] Scanlan has pressed for extension of the Colorado Forest Restoration Act, a program providing funding to local groups to mitigate forest damage and wildfire danger brought about by expanding bark beetle infestations in Colorado,[20] and is sponsoring, with Sen. Gibbs, a measure to expand the program.[21] She has also sponsored legislation to create incentives for businesses that harvest and make products from trees killed by bark beetles,[22] and incentives for small businesses to provide health insurance.[23]
Scanlan sponsored bills to create an income tax donation checkoff for the Colorado Healthy Rivers Fund,[24] to extend the Colorado Passenger Tramway Board,[25] and to bring safety standards for school busses in line with federal requirements.[26] She also plans on sponsoring education reform legislation,[5] and has supported replacing Colorado's CSAP exams with national EXPLORE, PLAN and ACT tests in upper grades.[27]
With Sen. Gibbs, Scanlan was a prominent opponent of several proposals to charge tolls along the I-70 mountain corridor within her district.[28][29]
[edit] 2008 election
Scanlan has announced her intention to run for a full term in the state house in November 2008; she is expected to face Republican Muhammad Ali Hasan.[5] In April 2008, Scanlan was accompanied by House Speaker Andrew Romanoff on a "midterm progress report" tour of her house district.[23]
[edit] References
- ^ House Journal - January 9, 2008 (pdf). Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved on 2008-01-10.
- ^ a b c d e f Staff report. "Seven vie for school board positions", Summit Daily News, 6 October 2005. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.
- ^ State House District 56 (html). COMaps. Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
- ^ a b c DeGette, Cara. "New Lawmaker Tips House Balance to Dem Women", Colorado Confidential, 26 December 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
- ^ a b c d e f Lynn, Steve. "Liftie turned legislator wants to represent Eagle Co.", Vail Daily, 4 February 2008. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
- ^ a b Staff Bios: Christine Scanlan. Keystone Center. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.
- ^ About Us. Keystone Center. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.
- ^ Sutor, Julie. "Scanlan appointed to school board", Summit Daily News, 28 April 2004. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.
- ^ Morris, Mike. "Major, Scanlan retain school board seats; Groneman also joins panel", Summit Daily News, 1 November 2005. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.
- ^ Board of Education Meeting/Retreat Minutes - November 10, 2005 (pdf). Summit School District. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Board of Education Minutes - November 14, 2007 (pdf). Summit School District. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Sutor, Julie. "Summit Schools don't measure up against federal yardstick", Summit Daily News, 14 November 2004. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.
- ^ Morris, Mike. "School board candidates show passion, little disagreement", Summit Daily News, 21 October 2005. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.
- ^ Associated Press. "Gibbs selected to fill Fitz-Gerald's Senate seat", KJCT8.com, November 19, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
- ^ a b Pounder, Lory. "Scanlan appointed to fill state House seat", Summit Daily News, 19 December 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
- ^ Christine Scanlan is Colorado's Newest Legislator. Colorado House Democrats. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
- ^ http://www.skyhidailynews.com/article/SD/20080515/NEWS/754594495/-1/REGIONAL_NEWS
- ^ Colorado House Democrats (6 March 2008). "Christine Scanlan Selected to Tout Tourism for Colorado". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ Colorado House Democrats (6 January 2008). "House Speaker Announces New Committee Assignments for 2008 Legislative Session". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
- ^ Renoux, Matt. "Bark beetles making their way to the Front Range", 9News.com, 20 January 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
- ^ Boyd, Anna. "Increased Efforts to Combat Pine Beetle Infestation in Colorado", eFluxMedia, 21 January 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
- ^ Dickson, Ashley. "New bill offers incentives for beetle-kill removal", Summit Daily News, 12 March 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
- ^ a b Brown, Keely. "'The pace is crazy'", Summit Daily News, 6 April 2008. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
- ^ Colorado House Democrats (12 February 2008). "Bill Protecting Colorado's Rivers and Streams Advances in the House". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ Colorado House Democrats (26 February 2008). ""Now Kids, Play Safe"". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ Dickson, Ashley. "Scanlan passes two bills out of committee", Summit Daily News, 27 February 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ Saccone, Mike. "CSAP out, ACT in?", Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, 8 March 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
- ^ Ingold, John. "$5 tolls for I-70 given a little gas", Denver Post, 28 March 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
- ^ Dickson, Ashley. "Summit reps frown on Interstate 70 tolls", Summit Daily News, 13 March 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
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