Mark Scheffel

Mark Scheffel
Member of the Colorado Senate from the 4th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 7, 2009[1]
Preceded by	Tom Wiens
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Political party	Republican

Mark Scheffel is a state legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Republican in 2008, Scheffel represents Senate District 4, which encompasses Southern Douglas County, Northern El Paso County, Teller County, Park County, and Lake County.^[2]

Biography

Scheffel, a resident of Parker, Colorado since 1973,^[3] earned a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Denver in 1982, then later a J.D. from John Marshall Law School in 1987 and an LL.M. in tax law from the New York University School of Law in 1998.^[4][5] A practicing business and tax attorney since 1989, he has worked as an attorney for his own firm, Reid and Scheffel, since 1993. Among his firm's clients have been the Elbert County Board of Commissioners, and he was named Elbert County Attorney in 2003,^[3] a post he held through 2008.^[6][7][8]

Active in the Douglas County Republican Party, he has served as a precinct committeeperson, district captain, chaired the Douglas County Republican GOTV effort and the bylaws committee of the Colorado Republican Party,^[4][5] and was chairman of the Douglas County Republican Party for two terms,^[9] from 2004 to 2007.^[3]

Scheffel has also served on the board of the Skycliff Stroke Center and on the citizen advisory board for The Wildlife Experience. He was also a founding incorporator and charter director of Champion Bank.^[4][5] Scheffel is married and has four children.^[3]

Legislative career

2008 election

After incumbent Senator Tom Wiens announced in April 2008 that he would not run for a second term, Scheffel announced his candidacy for the seat; he had briefly sought the seat in 2004 before Wiens declared his candidacy.^[10] Scheffel defeated three other contenders — Ed Brewer, Mark Vanderbilt, and Randy Reed^[11] — to take 65 percent of the vote at the Republican district assembly in May, the only candidate to qualify for the ballot by the assembly process. Financial advisor and Air Force veteran Bob Denny petitioned onto the Republican primary ballot. During the primary campaign, Scheffel touted his experience as a tax attorney and familiarity as an asset in the legislature,^[9] but was outraised by Denny, who took in about $24,000 to Scheffel's $18,000. Scheffel was also endorsed by retiring U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo.^[12] Mark Scheffel ultimately defeated Bob Denney in the contested Republican primary in August, taking 65 percent of votes cast.^[13]

Scheffel faced Democrat Joe Alsup in the November 2008 general election. Alsup's candidacy was endorsed by the Denver Post,^[14] but Scheffel won with 68 percent of the popular vote.^[15]

2009 legislative session

In November 2008, Scheffel was named to a special legislative Committee on Job Creation and Economic Growth, tasked with developing recommendations on bolstering Colorado's economy before the 2009 legislative session.^[16] Scheffel plans to sponsor legislation to roll back Colorado's business personal property tax.^[17][18]

References

1. ^ "Senate Journal - January 7, 2009" (pdf). Colorado General Assembly. http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/CLICS2009A/csljournals.nsf/(jousen)/906887938E8C0C3E87257537007D93CF/$FILE/jour_001.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-09. 
2. ^ "State Senate District 4". COMaps. http://comaps.org/district04s.html. Retrieved 2008-11-09. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Moore, Rhonda (7 October 2008). "Alsup, Scheffel vie for state Senate seat". The News Press. http://coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2008/10/10/news_press/news/cr_09_rm_sen_d-4.txt. Retrieved 2008-11-24. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} "Mark Harold Scheffel". Project Vote Smart. http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=106249. Retrieved 2008-11-24. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} "About Mark". Scheffel4Senate.com. http://www.scheffel4senate.com/aboutmarkpage.html. Retrieved 2008-11-24. 
6. ^ Staff Reports (5 December 2003). "Pit Bull Owner Not 'Monster Being Portrayed'". TheDenverChannel.com. http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/2684833/detail.html. Retrieved 2008-11-24. 
7. ^ Moreno, Ivan (14 January 2006). "Elbert sheriff worried about mold at jail, too". Rocky Mountain News. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4388076,00.html. Retrieved 2008-11-24. ^{[dead link]}
8. ^ McGhee, Tom (31 January 2008). "Elbert judge stops Spring Valley development". Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/ci_8131428?source=rss. Retrieved 2008-11-24. 
9. ^ ^{a b} Gathright, Alan (7 August 2008). "GOP hopefuls say voters seeking economic relief". Rocky Mountain News. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/aug/07/gop-hopefuls-say-voters-seeking-economic-relief/. Retrieved 2008-11-24. 
10. ^ Pelzer, Jeremy (17 April 2008). "EFive GOP candidates are in SD-4 race so far". Denver Post. http://www.politickerco.com/jeremypelzer/923/five-gop-candidates-so-far-sd-4-race. Retrieved 2008-11-24. 
11. ^ Bartels, Lynn (30 May 2008). "State GOP rallies today". Rocky Mountain News. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/may/30/gop-faithful-convene-today/?printer=1/. Retrieved 2008-11-24. 
12. ^ Sanchez, Christopher (13 August 2008). "Clapp, Scheffel lead their primaries". Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_10181564. Retrieved 2008-11-24. 
13. ^ "Colorado Statewide Cumulative Report - 2008 Primary Election". Colorado Secretary of State. http://rs.ezvotetally.com/Reserved.ReportViewerWebControl.axd?ReportSession=syj1hm55hso5ty55pcuhyprg&ControlID=a61fb386-685c-4a0c-a691-71334ad539d8&Culture=1033&UICulture=1033&ReportStack=1&OpType=ReportArea&Controller=ClientControllerdnn_ctr370_ViewRS2005_ReportViewer1&PageNumber=1&ZoomMode=Percent&ZoomPct=100&ReloadDocMap=true&EnableFindNext=False&LinkTarget=_top. Retrieved 2008-11-08. 
14. ^ Editorial Board (23 October 2008). "The Post's picks for state Senate". Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_10681469. Retrieved 2008-11-09. 
15. ^ "Colorado Statewide Cumulative Report - 2008 General Election". Colorado Secretary of State. http://coreports.ezvotetally.com/Reserved.ReportViewerWebControl.axd?ReportSession=jexpso55dlbays450fyzrmb4&ControlID=3a1b317069f040849b2b689d78addfc9&Culture=1033&UICulture=1033&ReportStack=1&OpType=ReportArea&Controller=dnn_ctr376_ViewRS2005_ReportViewer1&PageNumber=1&ZoomMode=Percent&ZoomPct=100&ReloadDocMap=true&SearchStartPage=0&LinkTarget=_top. Retrieved 2008-12-04. 
16. ^ "Legislative Leaders Convene Committee On Job Creation & Economic Growth" (Press release). Colorado House Democrats. 20 November 2008. http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/11/legislative-leaders-convene-committee-on-job-creation-economic-growth.html. 
17. ^ "GOP unveils plan to roll back tax, invest in 'real job growth'" (Press release). Colorado Senate News.com. 8 December 2008. http://www.coloradosenatenews.com/content/view/868/26/. 
18. ^ Ingold, John (30 January 2009). "New committee backs bills to boost economy". Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_11586176. Retrieved 2009-06-13. 

External links

• Campaign website

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