Owen Hill

Owen Hill
Colorado State Senate District 10
Incumbent
In office
January 9, 2013-Present
Term ends
January 11, 2017
Years in position	0
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$30,000/year
Per diem	$45/day in Denver area, $183/day outside
Elections and appointments
First elected	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	B.S. in Economics and Operations Research, United States Air Force Academy, CO
Ph.D.	Pardee RAND Graduate School, Los Angeles, CA
Military service
Service/branch	Captain, USAF
Years of service	2003 - 2007
Websites
Campaign website

Owen Hill is a Republican member of the Colorado State Senate, representing District 10 since 2013.

Hill ran as the Republican candidate for District 11 of the Colorado State Senate in 2010 and lost by 340 votes.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hill served on the following committees:

Colorado Committee Assignments, 2013
• Education
• Finance
• Legislative Audit

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Hill's campaign website listed the following issues:

• Protecting Life

Excerpt: "If Abraham Lincoln were with us today, I am confident he would say the same thing about abortion. Indeed, abortion is a moral, social, and political evil. Our country was founded as a Republic where all are created equal, endowed by their Creator with the right to life."

• Choice In Education

Excerpt: "As I have watched the progression of Senator Rollie Heath’s tax increase to fund education, I have been thinking a good deal about investing in the character and knowledge of the coming generation. Indeed, I am not sure that there is a more important investment."

• Medicaid Reform

Excerpt: "Medicaid is a joint state and federal health-care program for the poor. In Colorado, we are responsible for crafting our own program, independent from other states. As Medicaid consumes around 20% of our general fund expenses (and is growing rapidly), any approach to limit government spending will require us to reform our Medicaid program."

• Understanding Right To Work

Excerpt: "Every worker in America should have the right to decide if they want to join a union or not, and whether they want to pay union dues or not. Right-to-work laws are neither pro-union nor anti-union, rather they support personal freedom."

• Standing Up For Gun Rights

Excerpt: "Our founding fathers understood the importance of diffuse power vested in the hands of the citizens to preserve and protect against the corruptions of centralized power. Protecting our Liberty is the fundamental idea behind the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution and the greater government grows, the more necessary the 2nd Amendment becomes."

Elections

2012

See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2012

Hill won election to the Colorado State Senate, District 10. He defeated Larry Liston in the Republican primary on June 26. He defeated Christopher Mull (C) and Brandon Hughes (L) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Colorado State Senate, District 10, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Owen Hill	73.5%	44,200
	Libertarian	Brandon Hughes	17%	10,255
	American Constitution Party	Christopher Mull	9.5%	5,721
Total Votes				60,176

Colorado State Senate, District 10 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Owen Hill	60.9%	9,528
Larry Liston	39.1%	6,118
Total Votes		15,646

In mid-May, Hill took issue with a fundraiser where Liston was the guest of honor. According to Hill, the lobbyists who hosted the event included "some of the most ardent supporters of big government, liberal causes, and pay-to-play politics," such as Planned Parenthood, the ACLU, and proponents of Obamacare. Liston brushed off the attack, saying "This just shows how desperate my own opponent is. Two years ago, these very people who he is trying to condemn me for, he was taking money from."

2010

See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2010

Hill was narrowly defeated in the November 2 general election by incumbent John Morse (D).

Colorado State Senate, District 11 General election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
John Morse (D)		13,866
Owen Hill (R)		13,526
Douglas W. Randall (L)		1,320

Campaign donors

2012

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• Colorado State Senator Calls Out Same Day Voter Bill As Horse.. Uh? Manure - RedState
• Debate over driving stoned appears settled by lawmakers - Colorado Springs Gazette
• Recalls of Colorado anti-Second Amendment senators heat up - Washington Times
• Democratic-backed elections reform bill heads to Guv - The Colorado Statesman
• Marijuana regulation far from settled in Colo. - San Antonio Express
• Marijuana regulation timeline growing short for Colorado lawmakers - The Republic
• ProfNet Roundup: 2013 Commencement Speakers - MarketWatch (press release)
• Election Bill Threatens Colorado's High Voter Turnout - RedState
• Colorado House Passes Final 2 Bills In Gun Control Package, Sends To ... - Huffington Post
• Undocumented Immigrant Student In-State Tuition Bill Signed Into Law In Colorado - Huffington Post

External links

Suggest a link

• Owen Hill Official Website
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Unofficial list of primary candidates in 2012
• Owen Hill on Facebook
• Owen Hill on Twitter

References

Political offices
Preceded by Bill Cadman (R)	Colorado State Senate District 10 2013–present	Succeeded by NA