| − | '''Cory Gardner''' is a U.S. Senator for Colorado, serving since January 3, 2015. Before his election to the Senate, he served as the [[United States Representative|U.S. Representative]] for the 4th congressional district of [[Colorado]] from 2011 until 2015, and in the Colorado House of Representatives for the 63rd district from 2005 until 2011. He is a member of the [[Republican Party]]. | + | '''Cory Gardner''' is a U.S. Senator for Colorado, serving since January 3, 2015. Before his election to the Senate, he served as the [[United States Representative|U.S. Representative]] for the 4th congressional district of [[Colorado]] from 2011 until 2015, and in the Colorado House of Representatives for the 63rd district from 2005 until 2011. He is a member of the [[Republican Party]]. On January 4, 2018. Gardener gave a speech on the floor of the Senate where he threatened to block all judicial nominations unless [[Attorney General]] [[Jeff Sessions]] reversed his recently announced policy of enforcing federal laws against [[marajuana]] in those states where its use is legal under state law. Colorado is one of eight states to legalize recreational use of marajuana. |