John Carson (Colorado politician)
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| state_senate = Colorado
| district = 30th
| term_start = January 8, 2025
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| predecessor = Kevin Van Winkle
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| nationality = American
| party = Republican
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John Carson is a state senator from Highlands Ranch, Colorado, U.S. Carson, a Republican, represents Colorado's 30th Senate district, which includes much of northern Douglas County, including the communities of Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Roxborough Park, and Meridian.{{cite web |url= https://redistricting.colorado.gov/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBdDREIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--bb364a08acebda06916564bdf40a405eb95773ae/2021_Senate_District_30.pdf |title=Colorado Senate District 30 (2021) |author=Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission |date=March 18, 2022 |website= |publisher=State of Colorado |access-date=January 11, 2025 |quote=}}
Background
Originally from Colorado, Carson earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado Boulder and a Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado Law School. Later he earned a Master of Laws in Taxation degree from the Georgetown University Law Center. After graduating from Georgetown, over a period of eleven years, he worked for two senators and a congressman in Washington, D.C., including former Colorado senator Wayne Allard. Following his work in Washington, he returned to Colorado to serve as the Rocky Mountain Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Later, he worked as a corporate attorney in Greenwood Village, Colorado.{{cite web |last=Dedrick |first=Jay |date=June 11, 2015 |title= Five questions for John Carson |url= https://connections.cu.edu/spotlights/five-questions-john-carson |website=CU Connections |location= |publisher=University of Colorado |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240727173150/https://connections.cu.edu/spotlights/five-questions-john-carson |archive-date=July 27, 2024 |access-date=January 11, 2025}}{{cite press release |last=Herbic |first=Candace |date=December 17, 2001 |title=John Carson named HUD Rocky Mountain Regional Director |url=https://archives.hud.gov/news/2001/pr01-124.cfm |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher= |agency=U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830031127/https://archives.hud.gov/news/2001/pr01-124.cfm |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |access-date=January 11, 2025}}
From 1979 to 1985, Carson served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.{{cite web |author= |date=April 7, 2016 |title= Featured Alumni – John Carson (ICPES 82), elected to the University of Colorado System's Board of Regents
|url= https://tfas.org/news/featured-alumni-john-carson-icpes-82-elected-university-colorado-systems-board-regents/ |website=The Fund for American Studies |location= |publisher= |access-date=January 11, 2025}}
Electoral history
Carson has held public office three times. Most recently, a vacancy committee appointed him to represent Colorado's 30th Senate District on January 4, 2025, following the resignation of former senator Kevin Van Winkle. His term began on January 8, 2025, and will end in January 2027, unless he is re-elected.{{cite news |last=Arnold |first=Ellis |date=January 8, 2025 |title=John Carson takes vacant Douglas County seat in state Senate left open by Kevin Van Winkle |url=https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2025/01/08/state-senate-district-30-vacancy-john-carson-kevin-van-winkle/ |work=Douglas County News-Press |location=Colorado |publisher= |access-date=January 11, 2025}}
In 2014, Carson was elected to serve on the Board of Regents of the University of Colorado. Sworn in in January 2015, he served a single six-year term, representing the 6th district. He left the board in 2021, his term completed.{{cite web |last=Dedrick |first=Jay |date=August 8, 2019 |title= Regent Carson won't seek second term on board |url= https://connections.cu.edu/stories/regent-carson-won-t-seek-second-term-board |website=CU Connections |location= |publisher=University of Colorado |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528064628/https://connections.cu.edu/stories/regent-carson-won-t-seek-second-term-board |archive-date=May 28, 2024 |access-date=January 11, 2025}}
In 2005, Carson was elected to serve on the Douglas County (Colorado) School Board. He served two four-year terms, and during his second term (2009–2013), he served as the board's president.{{cite news |last=Reuter |first=Jane |date=November 22, 2013 |title=School board president says goodbye |url=https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2013/11/22/school-board-president-says-goodbye-3/ |work=Colorado Community Media |location= |publisher= |access-date=January 11, 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/john-carson Legislative website]
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Category:Republican Party Colorado state senators
Category:People from Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Category:School board members in Colorado
Category:University of Colorado regents
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Category:21st-century members of the Colorado General Assembly