Ray Scott (Colorado politician)

Ray Scott
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 7th[1] district
Assumed office
January 7, 2015
Preceded by Steve King
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 55th district
In office
January 9, 2013 – January 7, 2015
Preceded by Laura Bradford
Succeeded by Dan Thurlow
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 54th district
In office
January 12, 2011 – January 9, 2013
Preceded by Steve King
Succeeded by Jared Wright
Personal details
Born Youngstown, Ohio
Nationality American
Political party Republican
Residence Grand Junction, Colorado
Profession Businessman
Website rayscottcolorado.com

Ray Scott[2] (born in Youngstown, Ohio) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Colorado State Senate representing District 7 since January 7, 2015. Scott served consecutively from January 12, 2011 until January 9, 2013 in the Colorado House of Representatives District 54 seat, and from January 9, 2013 to January 7, 2015 in the Colorado House of Representatives District 55 seat.

Elections

  • 2014 Ran for the Colorado State Senate District 7 seat, against Democratic opponent Claudette Konola, and won the race 71% (37,874) to 29% (15,721) of votes cast. The Senate District 7 seat was previously vacated by Steve King who sought elected office in the Mesa County Sheriff's Department. Colorado's 7th Senate District encompasses Mesa County and a portion of Garfield County.
  • 2012 Redistricted to District 55, and with incumbent Republican Representative Laura Bradford leaving the Legislature, Scott ran unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 6,330 votes,[3] and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 22,056 votes (58.2%) against Democratic nominee Dan Robinson and Libertarian candidate Virgil Fenn.[4]
  • 2010 When District 54 Republican Representative Steve King ran for Colorado Senate, Scott won the August 10, 2010 Republican Primary with 6,352 votes (55.5%),[5] and was unopposed for the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 26,176 votes.[6]

"Fake News" Incident

After the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel published a column urging him to advance a bill granting journalists greater access to public records, Scott referred to the article and the newspaper as "fake news" on social media.[7] The newspaper's publisher reacted by threatening to sue.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Ray Scott". Denver, Colorado: Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ray Scott's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  3. ↑ "2012 Republican Party state representatives primary results". Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  4. ↑ "2012 General election state representatives results". Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2010 Primary & 2010 General" (PDF). Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. p. 98. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2010 Primary & 2010 General" (PDF). Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. p. 133. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ https://www.npr.org/2017/02/17/515630467/with-fake-news-trump-moves-from-alternative-facts-to-alternative-language
  8. ↑ http://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/17/grand-junction-daily-sentinel-fake-news-libel-ray-scott/


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