Brian DelGrosso
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Brian DelGrosso
|office = Minority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives
|term_start = January 7, 2013
|term_end = January 11, 2017
|predecessor = Mark Ferrandino
|successor = Patrick Neville
| state_house1=Colorado
| state1=Colorado
| district1=51st
| term_start1= August 24, 2009{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/CLICS2010A/csljournals.nsf/(jouhse)/51F21E0AC031CF0A872576A800508BDE/$FILE/Jn13.pdf |title=House Journal - January 13, 2010 |accessdate=2010-01-14 |work=Colorado General Assembly }}
| term_end1=January 11, 2017
| predecessor1=Don Marostica
| successor1=Hugh McKean
| birth_date={{birth based on age as of date|37|2009|8|21}}
| birth_place=
| death_date=
| death_place=
| profession=Small business owner, legislator
| party=Republican
|}}
Brian DelGrosso (born {{birth based on age as of date|37|2009|8|21|noage=1}}) is a former state representative in the U.S. state of Colorado. Del Grosso, a small business owner, was originally appointed to office by a Republican Party vacancy committee in August 2009 to fill the vacancy created by Don Marostica's resignation. DelGrosso represented House District 51, which encompasses the city of Loveland.{{cite web |url=http://comaps.org/district51h.html |title=State House District 51 |accessdate=2007-12-08 |work=COMaps |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304221455/http://www.comaps.org/district51h.html |archivedate=2008-03-04 }} He was subsequently elected to the office in the 2010 election, and then re-elected in the 2012 and 2014 elections. Term limited, he did not seek re-election in 2016, and he left office in early January, 2017.Ballotpedia. [https://ballotpedia.org/Brian_DelGrosso Brian DelGrosso]. Viewed: 2017-01-15.
During his tenure in the house, he served as a term the minority leader.{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2014A/csl.nsf/DirectoryHou?openframeset |title=leadership |accessdate=2014-02-18 |work=colorado general assembly}}
Biography
=Early life, education, and career=
Raised in Cheyenne, Wyoming,{{cite news |first=Jimmy |last=Valenti |title=Newbies come to Legislature with eyes wide open |url=http://coloradostatesman.com/content/991548-newbies-come-legislature-with-eyes-wide-open |work=Colorado Statesman |date=22 January 2010 |accessdate=2010-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125170958/http://coloradostatesman.com/content/991548-newbies-come-legislature-with-eyes-wide-open |archive-date=25 January 2010 |url-status=dead }} DelGrosso joined the Wyoming Air National Guard after graduating from high school; he attended the University of Wyoming and served as a legislative aide for one year while in college. As a college student, he worked for Domino's Pizza, where he eventually rose to management and became the operations director of 20 stores, and later owned three Domino's franchises, two in Loveland and one in Windsor, Colorado.{{cite news |first=John |last=Tomasic |title=Pizza man DelGrosso eschews GOP talking points and wins in Loveland |url=http://coloradoindependent.com/35652/pizza-man-delgrosso-eschews-gop-talking-points-and-wins-in-loveland |work=The Colorado Independent |date=14 August 2009 |accessdate=2009-12-22 }} DelGrosso moved to Colorado around 2005; he and his wife, Amber, have four children, Andara, Bransen, Breeley and Zackary.{{cite web |url=http://briandelgrosso.com/MeetBrian/Index.html |title=Meet Brian |accessdate=2010-03-15 |work=Brian DelGrosso |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100308164153/http://briandelgrosso.com/MeetBrian/Index.html |archivedate=2010-03-08 }}{{cite news| url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2014/02/06/rep-brian-delgrosso-announces-healthy-boy/105782 |title=Rep. Brian DelGrosso announces: It's a healthy boy! | work=Denver Post}}
Legislative career
=2009 appointment=
Gov. Bill Ritter tapped Rep. Don Marostica to serve as the state's director of economic development in 2009, opening up a vacancy in Marostica's house seat. DelGrosso was one of five who put themselves forward for the vacancy committee appointment, standing against local activist Tom Buchanan and former legislative candidate Kevan McNaught, who had lost the Republican primary to Marostica in 2006.{{cite news |first=Jason |last=Kosena |title=DelGrosso comes from nowhere to win HD 51 vacancy race |url=http://www.coloradostatesman.com/content/991231-delgrosso-comes-nowhere-win-hd-51-vacancy-race |work=Colorado Statesman |date=21 August 2009 |accessdate=2009-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921150720/http://coloradostatesman.com/content/991231-delgrosso-comes-nowhere-win-hd-51-vacancy-race |archive-date=21 September 2010 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |first=Don |last=Knox |title=Larimer Vacancy Committee Looks For Post-Marostica Representative |url=http://www.statebillnews.com/2009/08/larimer-vacancy-committee-looks-for-post-marostica-representative/ |work=State Bill Colorado |date=12 August 2009 |accessdate=2009-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716133519/http://www.statebillnews.com/2009/08/larimer-vacancy-committee-looks-for-post-marostica-representative/ |archive-date=16 July 2011 |url-status=dead }} After giving a speech at the vacancy committee meeting in August emphasizing his small business experience and his frustration with state government, DelGrosso tied with Buchanan on the first ballot, receiving 19 votes from the 54-member committee. On the second ballot, after McNaught and other candidates withdrew, DelGrosso received a majority of 29 votes.{{cite news |first=Don |last=Knox |title=HD-51: Was This The Speech That Won The Seat? |url=http://www.statebillnews.com/2009/08/hd-51-was-this-the-speech-that-won-the-seat/ |work=State Bill Colorado |date=14 August 2009 |accessdate=2009-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716132552/http://www.statebillnews.com/2009/08/hd-51-was-this-the-speech-that-won-the-seat/ |archive-date=16 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}
=2010 legislative session=
For his first legislative session, DelGrosso was named to seats on the House Finance Committee and the House State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Committee.{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2010a/directory.nsf/814de729d556c00207256634004d6750/80461c375a6c2fb187256f430079fa9e?OpenDocument |title=Representative Brian DelGrosso |accessdate=2010-03-15 |work=Colorado General Assembly }} In addition to vocally opposing the elimination of business tax credits,{{cite news |first=Tom |last=Hacker |title=Local GOP lawmakers will fight tax bills |url=http://www.reporterherald.com/news_story.asp?id=26816 |work=Loveland Reporter-Herald |date=6 February 2010 |accessdate=2010-03-15 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
DelGrosso sponsored legislation to reduce the number of situations in which late vehicle registration fees are charged,{{cite news |first=Kevin |last=Flynn |title=FASTER's late fees have auto owners faster at registering their cars |url=http://www.inside-lane.com/2010/03/01/fasters-late-fees-have-auto-owners-faster-at-registering-their-cars/ |work=Inside Lane |date=1 March 2010 |accessdate=2010-03-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202123425/http://www.inside-lane.com/2010/03/01/fasters-late-fees-have-auto-owners-faster-at-registering-their-cars/ |archivedate=2 February 2011 }} to allow local governments to purchase workers compensation insurance for volunteers participating in property tax work-off programs,{{cite news |first=Jessica |last=Fender |title=Bill preserves property tax work-off programs |url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/tag/rep-brian-delgrosso/ |work=Denver Post |date=9 February 2010 |accessdate=2010-03-15}}{{cite news |first=Jackie |last=Hutchins |title=Workers' comp bill aids seniors |url=http://www.reporterherald.com/news_story.asp?id=27523 |work=Loveland Reporter-Herald |date=31 March 2010 |accessdate=2010-04-22 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} to allow alcoholic beverages to be served in luxury boxes of sports stadiums.{{cite news |first=Lynn |last=Bartels |title=Two booze bills up today |url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2010/02/02/two-booze-bills-up-today/ |work=Denver Post |date=2 February 2010 |accessdate=2010-03-15}}{{cite news |first=Ed |last=Sealover |title=Who Knew? Luxury-Box Beer Is A Crime |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/capitol_business/2010/02/who_knew_luxury-box_beer_is_a_crime.html |work=Denver Business Journal |date=2 February 2010 |accessdate=2010-03-15}}
=2010 election=
After his vacancy appointment, DelGrosso announced that he intended to seek election to a full term in 2010.{{cite news |first=Kathryn |last=Dailey |title=Newcomer DelGrosso wins HD51 seat |url=http://www.reporterherald.com/news_story.asp?ID=24431 |work=Loveland Reporter-Herald |date=14 August 2009 |accessdate=2009-12-22 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news |first=Jamie |last=Folsom |title=Surprising DelGrosso Wins District 51 Seat |url=http://www.berthoudrecorder.com/2009/08/surprising-delgrosso-wins-district-51-seat/ |work=Berthoud Recorder |date=14 August 2009 |accessdate=2009-12-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130118120838/http://www.berthoudrecorder.com/2009/08/surprising-delgrosso-wins-district-51-seat/ |archivedate=18 January 2013 }} He is expected to face Democrat and Loveland school board member Bill McCreary in the November 2010 general election.{{cite news |first=Sarah |last=Bultema |title=McCreary makes bid for state House |url=http://www.reporterherald.com/news_story.asp?ID=27220 |work=Loveland Reporter-Herald |date=9 March 2010 |accessdate=2010-03-14 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
=2011 legislative session=
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=2012 legislative session=
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=2012 election=
In the 2012 General Election, Representative DelGrosso faced Democratic challenger Mark R. Shaffer. Delgrosso was reelected by a margin of 55% to 41% with the remainder of the vote going to third-party candidates.{{cite web |url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/43032/111283/en/summary.html# |title=CO - Election Results - Colorado Secretary of State |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314203900/http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/43032/111283/en/summary.html |archivedate=2017-03-14 }}{{cite news |url=http://data.denverpost.com/election/results/state-house/2012/ |title=State House 2012 Election Results - Denver Post |access-date=2012-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708040426/http://data.denverpost.com/election/results/state-senate/2012/ |archive-date=2014-07-08 |url-status=dead }}
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