Samuel H. Cassidy is an attorney and has been a professor at the University of Denver

University of Denver

The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....

 since 2000, where he has taught law and ethics. He was the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Colorado

Lieutenant Governor of Colorado

The lieutenant governor of Colorado is the second-highest-ranking member of the executive department of the Colorado state government, below only the Governor of Colorado. The lieutenant governor, who acts as governor in his absence and succeeds to the governorship in case of vacancy, is elected on...

, serving from 1994 to 1995 under Roy Romer. Before taking that office, he served as a Colorado State Senator from 1991 to 1994, and was the Minority Leader of the Senate for two years.

Cassidy was President and CEO of the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry from 1998 until 2000.

Cassidy was a winner of the American Civil Liberties Union

American Civil Liberties Union

The American Civil Liberties Union is a U.S. non-profit organization whose stated mission is "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." It works through litigation, legislation, and...

 Legislator of the Year Award.

External links

• Cassidy for Colorado - Sam Cassidy campaign site