Ted Harvey
Encyclopedia
Ted Harvey is a Republican
member of the Colorado Senate, representing the 30th District since 2007. His district is located in Douglas County
. Previously he was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2001 through 2006. He was a noted conservative
in the House, receiving honors from the conservative watchdog group Colorado Union of Taxpayers and the pro-life
group Colorado Right to Life
.
and a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Colorado at Denver’s Graduate School of Public Affairs.
At the age of 22, he received a political appointment to serve as a staffer in the Reagan
White House
. After this assignment, he secured a staff position in the Colorado House of Representatives as the House Reading Clerk. He later became the Program Director at the Independence Institute
, a conservative Colorado think tank
, and served as the District Office Manager for Congressman Joel Hefley
.
. Harvey won the Republican nomination with 55 percent of the Assembly votes.
Harvey's campaign struggled to gain momentum after the District Assembly, and he ultimately finished third in the Republican primary
vote in August 2008, with 14 percent of the total vote, finishing behind Mike Coffman and Wil Armstrong, the two contenders who avoided a showdown at the assembly.
, most notable the Highlands Ranch Metropolitan area, in 2006. He will be up for re-election in 2010, where it will be his last term as State Senator as he is term limited to two four year terms. He has not indicated his intention to run for re-election to the State Senate after his defeat in the CD-6 race.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the Colorado Senate, representing the 30th District since 2007. His district is located in Douglas County
Douglas County, Colorado
Douglas County is the eighth most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado, in the United States. The county is located midway between Colorado's two largest cities: Denver and Colorado Springs...
. Previously he was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2001 through 2006. He was a noted conservative
American conservatism
Conservatism in the United States has played an important role in American politics since the 1950s. Historian Gregory Schneider identifies several constants in American conservatism: respect for tradition, support of republicanism, preservation of "the rule of law and the Christian religion", and...
in the House, receiving honors from the conservative watchdog group Colorado Union of Taxpayers and the pro-life
Pro-life
Opposition to the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-life, or anti-abortion, movement, a social and political movement opposing elective abortion on moral grounds and supporting its legal prohibition or restriction...
group Colorado Right to Life
Colorado Right to Life
Colorado Right to Life is an American pro-life advocacy group based in the state of Colorado. CRTL believes all human beings not convicted of a capital crime have a right to life from the moment of fertilization until natural death...
.
Early life
Harvey was raised in Colorado Springs where he attended Air Academy Junior High and High School. He completed his undergraduate degree from Colorado State UniversityColorado State University
Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...
and a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Colorado at Denver’s Graduate School of Public Affairs.
At the age of 22, he received a political appointment to serve as a staffer in the Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
White House
White House
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. After this assignment, he secured a staff position in the Colorado House of Representatives as the House Reading Clerk. He later became the Program Director at the Independence Institute
Independence Institute
The Independence Institute is a conservative think tank based in Golden, Colorado. Founded in 1985, the Institute " expertise education, the environment, transportation, personal freedom, government reform, local government, and criminal justice."- Current Staff :As of June 2010, the Independence...
, a conservative Colorado think tank
Think tank
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, and served as the District Office Manager for Congressman Joel Hefley
Joel Hefley
Joel M. Hefley is a U.S Republican politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing the 5th Congressional District of Colorado from 1987 to 2007. His wife, Dr. Lynn Hefley, is, like he, a former member of the Colorado State House of Representatives...
.
Colorado's US Congressional District 6 Race
In early 2008, Harvey announced his candidacy for the CD-6 Congressional race in Colorado. After an aggressive grassroots campaign showed swelling support ahead of the CD6 Republican Assembly, two main contenders for the party nomination selected to not participate in the Assembly. This left a run-off between Harvey and State Senator Steve WardSteve Ward
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. Harvey won the Republican nomination with 55 percent of the Assembly votes.
Harvey's campaign struggled to gain momentum after the District Assembly, and he ultimately finished third in the Republican primary
Primary election
A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election....
vote in August 2008, with 14 percent of the total vote, finishing behind Mike Coffman and Wil Armstrong, the two contenders who avoided a showdown at the assembly.
State Senate
Harvey was elected to the Colorado State Senate for district 30, serving Northern Douglas CountyDouglas County, Colorado
Douglas County is the eighth most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado, in the United States. The county is located midway between Colorado's two largest cities: Denver and Colorado Springs...
, most notable the Highlands Ranch Metropolitan area, in 2006. He will be up for re-election in 2010, where it will be his last term as State Senator as he is term limited to two four year terms. He has not indicated his intention to run for re-election to the State Senate after his defeat in the CD-6 race.