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Kevin J. Grantham
Kevin J. Grantham (b. June 29, 1970) is a former Republican member of the Colorado State Senate, representing District 2 from 2011 to 2019. Grantham served as Senate president from 2017 to 2019. He previously served as minority whip from 2013 to 2014.
Grantham was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Colorado State Senate because of term limits.
Biography
Grantham earned his B.A. from Liberty University in 1992 and graduated from the Leadership Program of the Rockies in 2009. His professional experience includes working in real estate and appraisal for Grantham Appraisal Service. He served on the Cañon City Council
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Executive, Chair |
| • Legislative Council, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Grantham served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations, Chair |
| • Budget |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Grantham served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Finance |
| • Legislative Council |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Grantham served on these committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy |
| • Appropriations |
| • State, Veterans, and Military Affairs |
Issues
Housing sex offenders
Before the 2011 session began, Grantham said he wanted to help counties that house sex offenders in local facilities. It is a violation of parole for sex offenders who are released from prison to fail to register as a sex offender within the community in which they are living. If discovered, the sex offender is then arrested for failure to register and sent back for further proceedings and temporary incarceration to the county where the sex crime was committed. Grantham learned of the provision while he was on the campaign trail and was told by county officials about the policy. “They’re sent back to the counties that can least afford it, like Crowley County,” said Grantham. “They’re shipped back at the expense of the county and housed there, on their dime, for an offense that didn’t occur in their jurisdiction.” He added, “That’s a huge chunk of money for a little county like Crowley.”[1]
Land easements
Grantham and Rep. Wesley McKinley (D) stated in 2010 that Colorado had backed out of deals it made with landowners on conservation easements. In December 2010, McKinley started taking steps that he said would make the state uphold these agreements. “If they make the deal, they should honor the deal they made,” said Rep. McKinley. The deals are conservation easements granted on property by a landowner to limit or prevent future commercial or residential development on the land. In exchange, the Colorado government grants the landowner—typically a farmer or rancher–a tax credit based on the land’s value.[2]
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2018
- See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2018
Kevin J. Grantham was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2014
- See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Colorado State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 31, 2014. Incumbent Kevin J. Grantham was unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated Martin T. Wirth (G) in the general election.[3][4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Kevin J. Grantham Incumbent |
74.9% | 38,895 | |
| Green | Martin T. Wirth | 25.1% | 13,019 | |
| Total Votes | 51,914 | |||
2010
- See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2010
Grantham defeated Matt Heimerich in the August 10 primary. He then defeated Gloria Stultz in the November 2 general election.
| Colorado State Senate, District 2 General election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Kevin J. Grantham (R)
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25,902 | |||
| Gloria Stultz (D) | 18,581 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
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2018
In 2018, the 72nd Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 10 through May 9.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills the ACLU of Colorado "felt were the best representations of the civil liberties issues facing Colorado today."
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that are supported or opposed by the organization.
- Legislators are scored on their votes related to senior issues.
- Legislation is scored on its "reduction of taxes, regulation, and spending accountability."
- Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental conservation.
- Legislators are scored on their votes related to mental health issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Legislators are scored based on their votes on LGBT issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to "core principles of liberty," which the organization defines as "Free People," "Free Markets," and "Good Government."
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2017
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In 2017, the 71st Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 10. There was also a special session from October 2-3.
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2016
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In 2016, the second session of the 70th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 13 through May 11.
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2015
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In 2015, the first session of the 70th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 7 through May 6.
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2014
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In 2014, the 69th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 8 to May 7.
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2013
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In 2013, the 69th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 9 to May 9.
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Grantham was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Colorado. Grantham was initially bound by state party rules to support Ted Cruz. Colorado's delegates were later released since Cruz withdrew from the race.[7][8]
Delegate rules
At-large and congressional district delegates from Colorado to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected at district conventions and at the state convention. 2016 Colorado GOP bylaws did not require delegates to pledge their support to a specific candidate. If a delegate chose to pledge his or her support, however, Colorado GOP bylaws stipulated that the delegate was bound to the candidate to whom he or she pledged their support on their intent-to-run form through the first round of voting at the national convention unless released by the candidate or if the candidate's name was not placed on the nominating ballot.
Colorado caucus
- See also: Presidential election in Colorado, 2016
In August 2015, the Colorado GOP cancelled its presidential preference poll, which was scheduled to coincide with the Republican caucuses on March 1, 2016. According to The Denver Post, the Republican executive committee "voted to cancel the traditional presidential preference poll after the national party changed its rules to require a state's delegates to support the candidate that wins the caucus vote." Colorado Republicans still sent delegates to the Republican National Convention in July 2016. District-level and at-large delegates (34) were bound according to the preferred candidates indicated on their intent-to-run forms. RNC delegates (3) were unbound, meaning that they did not have to pledge their support to a given candidate.[9] Though Republican precinct caucuses were held on March 1 in Colorado, Colorado Republican National Convention delegates were chosen at district conventions and the Colorado state GOP convention in April.[10] Colorado Republican Party rules required participants in the district conventions and statewide convention to have participated in the precinct caucuses.[11]
Delegate allocation
Colorado had 37 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 21 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's seven congressional districts). Thirteen delegates served at large. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as delegates to the Republican National Convention.[12][13]
In 2015, the Republican Party of Colorado decided not to conduct a presidential preference poll in 2016. As a result, according to the Republican National Committee, all delegates were bound according to the preferred candidates indicated on their intent-to-run forms. RNC delegates were unbound, meaning that they did not have to pledge their support to a given candidate.[12][14]
Personal
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Grantham and his wife, Caroline, have two children.
Recent news
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See also
- Colorado State Senate
- Colorado Senate Committees
- Colorado State Senate District 2
- Colorado State Legislature
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
- Kevin J. Grantham Facebook page
- Kevin Grantham on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado News Agency, "New lawmaker seeks to ease burden of housing sex offenders," December 30th, 2010
- ↑ Colorado News Agency, "State should ‘honor the deal’ on land easements, lawmaker says," December 30th, 2010
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ The Journal, "Colorado delegates back Cruz over Trump," July 20, 2016
- ↑ Colorado GOP, "CO GOP 2016 State Convention Results," accessed April 25, 2016
- ↑ The Denver Post, "Colorado Republicans cancel presidential vote at 2016 caucus," August 25, 2015
- ↑ Colorado GOP, "Caucus/Assembly/Convention 2016," January 19, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedwsj - ↑ 12.0 12.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ The Denver Post, "Colorado Republicans cancel presidential vote at 2016 caucus," August 25, 2015
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| Preceded by Ken Kester (R) |
Colorado State Senate District 2 2011– 2019 |
Succeeded by Dennis Hisey (R) |
