Cynthia Coffman
Cynthia Coffman was the Republican Attorney General of Colorado from 2015 to 2019. She won election to the office in the 2014 elections.[1][2] Coffman did not file to run for re-election in 2018.
When she was the attorney general, Coffman was married to Congressman MIke Coffman, the Republican representative for Colorado's 6th District in the U.S. House.[3]
Biography
Coffman was born in Missouri and attended the University of Missouri-Columbia for her undergraduate degree. She later earned her law degree from Georgia State University in Atlanta. She previously served as chief deputy attorney general of Colorado. Before starting her legal career, Coffman worked as a researcher in children’s hospitals.[4]
Political career
- 2015-2019: Colorado Attorney General
Elections
2018
- See also: Colorado attorney general election, 2018
Cynthia Coffman did not file to run for re-election.
2014
- See also: Colorado attorney general election, 2014
Coffman ran successfully for election as Attorney General of Colorado in 2014, replacing incumbent John Suthers (R), who was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.
Coffman ran unopposed for the Republican nomination in the primary election on June 24, 2014, and defeated Don Quick (D) and David K. Williams (L) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[3][2][5]
Results
| Attorney General of Colorado, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Cynthia Coffman |
51.4% | 1,002,626 | |
| Democratic | Don Quick | 42.4% | 826,182 | |
| Libertarian | David K. Williams | 6.2% | 120,745 | |
| Total Votes | 1,949,553 | |||
| Election results via Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
Race background
Campaign donors
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| Cynthia Coffman campaign contribution history | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| 2014 | Colorado Attorney General |  |
$512,470 | |
| Grand total raised | $512,470 | |||
| Source: [[15] Follow the Money] | ||||
Ballotpedia collects information on campaign donors for each year in which a candidate or incumbent is running for election. See the table below for more information about the campaign donors who supported Cynthia Coffman.[16] Click [show] for more information.
| Cynthia Coffman Campaign Contributions | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Colorado Attorney General | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total raised | $512,470 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total raised by opponents | $588,693 (Democratic) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Top 5 contributors | Colorado Republican Party | $10,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Association of Realtors | $7,500 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lincoln Club of Colorado | $3,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Perry Rickel | $2,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| William Hybl | $1,300 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Individuals | $460,915 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Institutions | $50,801 ($754 other) | ||||||||||||||||||
| In-state donations | $471,559 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Out-of-state donations | $40,861 ($50 unknown) | ||||||||||||||||||
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Colorado Attorney General office website
- Cynthia Coffman for Attorney General 2014 Official campaign website
Footnotes
- ↑ Coloradoan, "5 Things To Know: Colorado inauguration is Tuesday," January 12, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Denver Post, "John Suthers to nominate Cynthia Coffman for attorney general at state GOP assembly," April 11, 2014 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "coag" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "coag" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Cynthia Coffman for Colorado Attorney General 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Homepage," accessed September 3, 2013
- ↑ Colorady Attorney General, "About the AG," accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Colorado Election Results," accessed September 24, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Governing, "The 2013-2014 Attorneys General Races: Who's Vulnerable?" March 25, 2013
- ↑ Governing, "What's Ahead for the Attorney General Races in 2014?" December 19, 2013
- ↑ Broomfield Democrats, "17th J.D. District Attorney: Don Quick ," accessed February 13, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ The Post Independent, "AG candidates want state unit to fight public theft," September 6, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Cynthia Coffman for Attorney General 2014 Official campaign website, "Issues: The Courtroom," accessed October 5, 2014
- ↑ Cynthia Coffman for Attorney General 2014 Official campaign website, "Issues: The Classroom," accessed October 5, 2014
- ↑ Cynthia Coffman for Attorney General 2014 Official campaign website, "Issues: The Boardroom," accessed October 5, 2014
- ↑ Cynthia Coffman for Attorney General 2014 Official campaign website, "Issues: The Boardroom," accessed October 5, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Showing contributions to Coffman, Cynthia," accessed May 29, 2015
- ↑ Follow the Money.org, "Home," accessed May 7, 2021
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