Lori A. Saine is an American politician serving as a member of the Weld County Board of Commissioners.[1] Previously, she served as a Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives for the 63rd district from January 9, 2013 to January 13, 2021. Saine was a candidate for Colorado's 8th congressional district, but lost the Republican primary, coming in third place.[2][3]
Lori Saine | |
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| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 63rd district | |
| In office January 9, 2013 – January 13, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jon Becker |
| Succeeded by | Dan Woog |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Indiana University, Bloomington (BA) |
| Website | Official website |
Education
editSaine earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, business, and biology from Indiana University Bloomington.[4]
Career
editPrior to entering politics, Saine worked as a regional sales director. She was also a member of the Dacono City Council.[5] She was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in November 2012 and assumed office in January 2013. During her final term in the House, Saine served as a vice chair of the Legislative Audit Committee.[6]
When Republican Representative Jon Becker left the Legislature and left the District 63 seat open, Saine won the June 26, 2012, Republican primary with 3,444 votes (93%) against a write-in candidate,[7] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 21,162 votes (56%) against Democratic nominee Tim Erickson[8] who had run for a House seat in 2004.
In December 2017, Saine was arrested at Denver International Airport for carrying a loaded handgun through security. Saine said she did not know that her gun was in her purse when she went to the airport. No charges were pressed.[9][10]
In January 2019, Saine was criticized by Democrat Leslie Herod for inaccurately equating the lynchings of African-Americans with that of whites during the Reconstruction era following the Civil War.[11]
In December 2020, in her role as chair of the Legislative Audit Committee, she held a hearing to examine allegations of fraud and irregularities during Colorado's 2020 elections amid Donald Trump's false claims of fraud in the presidential election.[12][13] The hearing ultimately found no evidence of electoral irregularities or fraud.[13]
In 2020, Saine was term-limited as a state representative. In the 2020 general election, she was elected to represent District 3 of the Weld County Board of County Commissioners.[14]
In November 2021, Saine announced her candidacy for Colorado's 8th congressional district in the 2022 elections.[2] She lost to Barbara Kirkmeyer in the Republican primary.[15]
In 2024, Saine ran for reelection to the Weld County Board of County Commissioners, but ran against fellow Republican Perry Buck for the at-large seat Buck held, rather than the District 3 seat Saine held.[16] Buck won the primary with over 63% of the vote.[17]
References
edit- ^ "Weld County Commissioners". Weld County, Colorado. 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ a b Birkeland, Bente (November 5, 2021). "GOP Weld County commissioner Lori Saine is running in Colorado's new congressional district". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ "Election Night Reporting". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ "Lori Saine's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ^ "2020 Election candidates: Saine touts experience for Weld County Commission seat". Greeley Tribune. September 30, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ "Lori Saine". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ "2012 Republican Party state representatives primary results". Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ^ "2012 General election state representatives results". Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ^ Garrison, Robert (December 14, 2017). "No gun charges against Colo. lawmaker". The Denver Channel. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ "No Charges For Lori Saine After Gun Arrest DIA". CBS Denver. December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ "Weld Rep. Lori Saine Criticized For Equating Black, White Lynchings After Civil War". Colorado Public Radio. January 22, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ Paul, Jesse (December 14, 2020). "Colorado's GOP chairman trusts the state's voting systems. Legislative Republicans still want to check it out". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ a b Woodruff, Chase (November 3, 2021). "Republican Lori Saine files to run for Colorado's new 8th Congressional District seat". Colorado Newsline. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ Watson-Fisher, Jadyn (November 3, 2020). "2020 Election results: Republicans retain seats on Weld County Commission". The Greeley Tribune. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ "Lori Saine". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ https://www.greeleytribune.com/2024/06/25/june-primary-results-for-candidates-hoping-to-represent-weld-county-voters/
- ^ https://www.weld.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/departments/clerk-and-recorder/documents/elections/2024-june-election-official-results_1.pdf