Changes

Jump to navigation Jump to search
199 bytes added ,  00:01, October 28, 2021
no edit summary
Line 23: Line 23:  
}}
 
}}
   −
'''Cory Scott Gardner''' (born August 22, 1974, age {{age|1974|8|22}}) {{before on after|2021|01|03|is|is|was}} a U.S. Senator for [[Colorado]], {{before on after|2021|01|03|serving since January 3, 2015|serving since January 3, 2015|having served from 2015 to 2021}}. Before his election to the Senate, he served as the [[United States Representative|U.S. Representative]] for the 4th congressional district of state 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 Scott Gardner''' (born August 22, 1974, age {{age|1974|8|22}}) {{before on after|2021|01|03|is|is}} a former [[United States Senator]] for [[Colorado]], {{before on after|2021|01|03|serving since January 3, 2015|serving since January 3, 2015|having served from 2015 to 2021}}. Before his election to the Senate, he served as the [[United States Representative|U.S. Representative]] for the 4th congressional district of state from 2011 until 2015, and in the Colorado House of Representatives for the 63rd district from 2005 until 2011. He is a [[Moderate Republican]].
    
Gardner was defeated for re-election in [[2020 U.S. Senate elections|2020]] by corrupt [[Democrat]] [[John Hickenlooper]].<ref>Two references:
 
Gardner was defeated for re-election in [[2020 U.S. Senate elections|2020]] by corrupt [[Democrat]] [[John Hickenlooper]].<ref>Two references:
Line 32: Line 32:  
===Tenure===
 
===Tenure===
 
On January 4, 2018, Gardner gave a speech on the floor of the Senate where he threatened to block all judicial nominations unless then-[[Attorney General]] [[Jeff Sessions]] reversed his announced policy of enforcing federal laws against [[marijuana]] in the states where its use is legal under state law.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDJpYwZZFVI Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) on Attorney General Jeff Sessions' marijuana policy change (C-SPAN)]</ref> Colorado is one of eight states to legalize recreational use of marijuana.
 
On January 4, 2018, Gardner gave a speech on the floor of the Senate where he threatened to block all judicial nominations unless then-[[Attorney General]] [[Jeff Sessions]] reversed his announced policy of enforcing federal laws against [[marijuana]] in the states where its use is legal under state law.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDJpYwZZFVI Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) on Attorney General Jeff Sessions' marijuana policy change (C-SPAN)]</ref> Colorado is one of eight states to legalize recreational use of marijuana.
 +
 +
Gardner also attacked [[Alabama]] senatorial nominee [[Roy Moore]] in the 2017 campaign against [[Doug Jones]], for the seat now held by [[Tommy Tuberville]].
    
==References==
 
==References==
Line 50: Line 52:  
[[Category:114th United States Congress]]
 
[[Category:114th United States Congress]]
 
[[Category:115th United States Congress]]
 
[[Category:115th United States Congress]]
 +
[[Category:Moderate Republicans]]
 
[[Category:116th United States Congress]]
 
[[Category:116th United States Congress]]
Block, Upload, Automoderated users, edit, move, protect, rollback
57,799

edits

Navigation menu