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Mark Scheffel
Mark Scheffel is a former Republican member of the Colorado State Senate, representing District 4 from 2009 to 2017. He served as Senate majority leader from 2015 to 2017.
Scheffel did not seek re-election to the Colorado State Senate in 2016 because he was term-limited.
Scheffel is a former District Captain/Chairman for the Douglas County Republican Party. He has also been a Precinct Person for the Douglas County Republican Party.
Biography
Scheffel earned his B.S. in Finance from the University of Denver in 1982, his J.D. from John Marshall Law School in 1987 and his L.L.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law in 1998. His professional experience includes working as an attorney for the following: the Colorado Supreme Court in 1988, the United States Tax Court in 1989, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado in 1990, the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in 1990, the United States District Columbia Court of Appeals in 1991 and the United States Supreme Court in 1992. He has worked for Reid and Scheffel, Professional Corporation since 1993.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Scheffel served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Executive |
| • Legal Services, Chair |
| • Legislative Council |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Scheffel served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Education |
| • Legislative Council |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Scheffel served on these committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Finance |
| • Judiciary |
| • Legislative Council |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Scheffel served on these committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Business, Labor and Technology |
| • Education |
| • Finance |
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
2016
- See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Colorado State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 4, 2016.[1] Incumbent Mark Scheffel (R) did not seek re-election.
Jim Smallwood defeated Christina Riegel in the Colorado State Senate District 4 general election.[2][3]
| Colorado State Senate, District 4 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jim Smallwood |
69.39% | 62,981 | |
| Democratic | Christina Riegel | 30.61% | 27,779 | |
| Total Votes | 90,760 | |||
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
Christina Riegel defeated James Clark Huff in the Colorado State Senate District 4 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Colorado State Senate, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Christina Riegel |
65.87% | 2,876 | |
| Democratic | James Clark Huff | 34.13% | 1,490 | |
| Total Votes | 4,366 | |||
Jim Smallwood defeated Jess Loban and Benjamin Lyng in the Colorado State Senate District 4 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Colorado State Senate, District 4 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jim Smallwood |
39.06% | 5,878 | |
| Republican | Jess Loban | 22.38% | 3,368 | |
| Republican | Benjamin Lyng | 38.56% | 5,803 | |
| Total Votes | 15,049 | |||
2012
- See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2012
Scheffel won re-election in the 2012 election for Colorado State Senate District 4. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 26, 2012. He defeated Holly Gorman (D) and Chris Grundemann (L) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Scheffel Incumbent |
63.9% | 50,173 | |
| Democratic | Holly Gorman | 31.8% | 24,968 | |
| Libertarian | Chris Grundemann | 4.4% | 3,437 | |
| Total Votes | 78,578 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Scheffel was elected to the 4th District Seat in the Colorado State Senate, defeating opponent Joseph R. Alsup (D).[7]
Scheffel raised $33,131 for his campaign, while Alsup raised $7,522.[8]
| Colorado State Senate, District 4 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Mark Scheffel (R)
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63,944 | |||
| Joseph R. Alsup (D) | 29,417 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2020
In 2020, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 15.
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- Legislation is scored on its "reduction of taxes, regulation, and spending accountability."
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2019
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In 2019, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 4 through May 3.
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2018
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In 2018, the 72nd Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 10 through May 9.
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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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Recent news
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See also
- Colorado State Senate
- Colorado Senate Committees
- Colorado State Senate District 4
- Colorado State Legislature
External links
- Mark Scheffel's personal website
- Official Colorado State Senate website of Senator Mark Scheffel
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Project Vote Smart biography of Senator Mark Scheffel
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
- Mark Scheffel on Facebook
- March Scheffel on Twitter
- Senator Mark Scheffel's YouTube channel
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Elections & Voting," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, " Official 2008 General election results," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Funds raised by 2008 Senate candidates," accessed April 14, 2014
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| Preceded by Tom Wiens (R) |
Colorado State Senate - District 4 2009–2017 |
Succeeded by Jim Smallwood (R) |
