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Randy Baumgardner
Current candidacy
Running for Colorado State Senate District 8
Date of primaryJune 26, 2012
General electionNovember 6, 2012
Current office
Colorado House of Representatives District 57
In office
January 7, 2009-Present
Term ends
January 12, 2013
Years in position 3
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$30,000/year
Per diem$45/day in Denver area, $99/day outside
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 2, 2010
First elected2008
Next electionNovember 6, 2012
Term limitsFour consecutive terms
Personal
Place of birthBedford, IN
ProfessionRancher
Websites
Office website
Personal website

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Randy Baumgardner is a Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing the 57th District since 2009.

He works as a rancher.[1]

Baumgardner is running for election to the Colorado State Senate in 2012.

Issues

Baumgardner did not provide answers to the Colorado State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[2]

Colorado Senate Bill 57

As a member of the Colorado House Education Committee, Baumgardner voted in support of Colorado Senate Bill 57, also known as the Public School Financial Transparency Act, a bill to create transparency in state education expenditures.

Arizona Senate Bill 1070

Baumgardner was one of seven members of the Republican Study Committee of Colorado to travel to Arizona to study the drafting and implementation of Arizona Senate Bill 1070, a controversial law regarding the enforcement of illegal immigration. [3]

Amendment R

Amendment R, or House Concurrent Resolution 1005, raises the issue that the administrative costs for collecting taxes on sub-$6000/year grazing fees are often more than the taxes that would be collected. Baumgardner sponsored this resolution.

"We went for the smaller end ($6,000 or less)," said Baumgardner noting that the counties will still receive revenue from leases that are above the $6,000 threshold.

Baumgardner said that the issue of the tax was initially brought up by constituents who felt they were being unfairly taxed.

"The folks that were leasing the federal lands were saying they didn’t feel they should be paying tax on land they didn’t own," said Baumgardner.[4]

Tardy vehicle registration fees

Baumgardner wants to reduce a recent increase in late fees for tardy vehicle registration and John Hickenlooper says if the bill passes, the lost revenue would have to be offset elsewhere in the budget.

In 2008, the Democratically controlled legislature passed a bill (Senate Bill 09-108 or FASTER), which Gov. Bill Ritter signed into law. FASTER tacked on a $41 fee on average onto vehicle registrations and imposed an additional $25 late fee per month up to $100 for those people who failed to renew their tags before the expiration date.

Baumgardner says it’s the increased late fee that really has people irritated and he will introduce a bill to roll it back. Baumgardner’s proposed legislation would reset the state’s late fee to a flat, $10 penalty that is applied at the discretion of each county, as was the case statewide prior to FASTER.

“When they go to register their vehicles that have sat idle, they are slapped with a $100 surcharge, per vehicle, in addition to the increased fee that applies to all registrations across the board,” said Baumgardner.

Hickenlooper said it’s up to the legislature to decide whether or not to tinker with the fee, but something still has to be done about failing bridges since FASTER dollars go toward repairs.

“I don’t want to step on their (the legislature’s) toes—that’s their decision,” said Hickenlooper. “FASTER did not solve the problem, it was a Band-aid.”[5]

Sponsored legislation

Baumgardner's sponsored legislation includes:

  • HB 09-1098 - Streamline Clean Coal PUC Envtl Req
  • HB 09-1146 - Proof Of Citizenship To Register To Vote
  • HB 09-1157 - Makes BZP A Schedule I Narcotic

For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Baumgardner has been appointed to these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Baumgardner served on these committees:

Elections

2012

See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2012

Baumgardner is running in the 2012 election for Colorado State Senate District 8. He is running against Jean White in the Republican primary on June 26, 2012. The general election takes place on November 6, 2012. [6]

2010

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2010

Baumgardner ran for re-election to the 57th District seat in 2010. He had no opposition in the August 10 primary. He defeated Steve Ivanice (D) and Mike Kien (L) in the November 2 general election.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 57 General election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Randy Baumgardner (R) 15,951
Steve Ivanice (D) 6,426
Mike Kien (D) 1,006

2008

On November 4, 2008, Baumgardner won election to the 57th District seat in the Colorado House of Representatives, defeating opponent R. Todd Hagenbuch (R).[7]

Baumgardner raised $34,230 for his campaign, while Hagenbuch raised $31,913.[8]

Colorado State House, District 57 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Randy Baumgardner (D) 19,929
R. Todd Hagenbuch (R) 15,346

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Baumgardner raised $23,275 in contributions. [9]

His largest contributor was the Colorado Association of Realtors Small Donor Committee, which donated $1,000 to his campaign.

2008

Below are Baumgardner's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:[10]

Contributor 2008 total
Service Employees Local 105 $3,600
Randy L Baumgardner $2,500
CO Assoc of Public Employees $2,000
Routt County Republican Central Cmte $1,000
Lincoln Club of CO Political Cmte $925

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References

  1. ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Baumgardner
  2. ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Baumgardner Issue Positions
  3. ↑ Colorado News Agency, "GOP Group Meets with Arizona Legislators to Discuss Immigration Law," August 18, 2010
  4. ↑ "Even the legislature wants to end this tax," Colorado News Agency, October 11, 2010
  5. ↑ "Lawmaker aims to roll back controversial hike in vehicle late fees," Colorado News Agency, Dec 17th, 2010
  6. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State - Unofficial candidate list
  7. ↑ 2008 general election results, Colorado
  8. ↑ Colorado House spending, 2008
  9. ↑ 2010 contributions
  10. ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign contributions
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