Brandon Shaffer

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Brandon Shaffer has been a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate since 2004. He represents the 17th district and is currently serving as the Senate Majority Leader.

Education

Shaffer attended Naval Science at the University of California-Berkeley. He earned his BA in Political Science from Stanford University in 1993. He went on to receive his JD from the University of Colorado in 2001.

Professional experience

Shaffer was an Intern for Governor Roy Romer. He has also worked as an Intern for the Commission on National and Community Service. He has worked as an attorney and also served in the United States Navy from 1993 to 1997. He then worked as an English Teacher for Yokosuka Young Men's Christian Association in Japan in 1997.

Political experience

Shaffer joined the Colorado State Senate in 2004 and has served in that position since. He is former Senate Majority Leader and is currently Senate President. He represents the 17th district.

Committee membership

• State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee, Colorado Senate

Policies

Initiative rights

See also: Changes in 2009 to laws governing the initiative process

Shaffer is co-sponsoring legislation introduced in the Colorado House of Representatives on March 24 that would:

• Require that petition drive management companies who hire paid circulators go through a licensing process.
• Circulators would be required to go through a government-sponsored training procedure before they would be allowed to collect signatures legally.^[1]

Personal life

Shaffer and his wife, Jessica, have two children.

External links

• Official Colorado State Senate website of Senator Brandon Schaffer
• Project Vote Smart biography of Senator Brandon Shaffer
• Campaign Contributions: 2008 2006 2004
• Sen. Shaffer's personal website

References

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