Mike Coffman

Michael Coffman was born on March 19, 1955, at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, to Harold and Dorothy Coffman, and is one of five children. His father served in the United States Army at Fort Leonard Wood, and after 1964, at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Aurora.

In 1972, Coffman enlisted in the U.S. Army, and was assigned to a mechanized infantry battalion. The following year, he earned a high school diploma through an army program. Leaving active duty for the U.S. Army Reserve in 1974, he entered the University of Colorado, under the G.I. Bill graduating in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in political science. In 1994, he attended the Senior Executive Program at the Harvard Kennedy School.[http://projects.wsj.com/campaign2012/candidates/view/mike-coffman--CO-H Mike Coffman (R), Winner U.S. Representative – CO6], Election 2012, Wall Street Journal{{cite web|title=Mike Coffman Full Biography|url=http://coffman.house.gov/about/full-biography|website=Mike Coffman U.S. Representative|access-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205210836/http://coffman.house.gov/about/full-biography|archive-date=December 5, 2014|df=mdy-all}} and the University of Veracruz in Mexico. Upon graduation from the University of Colorado, Coffman transferred from the Army Reserve to the United States Marine Corps in 1979, becoming an infantry officer. In 1983, he transferred from active duty to the Marine Reserve, serving until 1994. In 1983, he created an Aurora-based property management firm, serving as senior shareholder until 2000.

Coffman began his political career serving as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 1989 to 1994. Shortly after winning re-election in 1990, he took an unpaid leave of absence from the statehouse during his active duty service in the Persian Gulf War, during which time he saw combat as a light armored infantry officer. He was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon after his first deployment. In 1994, he retired from the U.S. Marine Corps after 20 years of combined service in the Army, Army Reserve, Marines, and Marine Reserve. In 2006, Coffman returned to active duty in the Marines where he deployed to Iraq for combat service. Upon return from his deployment, he retired from the Marine Corps once again after a total of 22 years of military service.{{cite news|last1=Ye Hee Lee|first1=Michelle|title=Rep. Coffman really is a 'combat veteran'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/02/23/rep-coffman-really-is-a-combat-veteran-despite-dispute-over-the-term/|access-date=16 February 2018|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=February 23, 2015}} When State Senator Bill Owens resigned his seat to become state treasurer, the party's vacancy committee named Coffman as the replacement in December 1994. In 1996, he was elected unopposed to a full term to the Colorado State Senate.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/ElectionArchives/1996/General/1996StateSenateResults.pdf|title=1996 State Senate Election Results|access-date=November 11, 2011 }} {{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} He became the chairman of the Finance Committee.{{cite web|title=Full Biography|url=http://coffman.house.gov/about/full-biography|website=House of Representatives|access-date=August 25, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822000643/http://coffman.house.gov/about/full-biography|archive-date=August 22, 2014|df=mdy-all}}

In 1998, Coffman was elected as State Treasurer of Colorado with 51% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Jim Polsfut.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=882|title=CO Treasurer Race |date=November 3, 1998|publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=October 12, 2014}} In 2002, he was re-elected with 56%, defeating Democratic State Senator Terry Phillips.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=878|title=CO Treasurer Race |date=November 5, 2002|publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=October 12, 2014}}

He resigned from that post in 2005 in order to resume his career in the U.S. Marines, and serve in the War in Iraq, where he helped support the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq, which oversaw two national elections, and helped establish interim local governments in the western Euphrates Valley. In 2006, he completed his duty in Iraq and was re-appointed as State Treasurer. He served that position for only a few months because in November 2006, he was elected Colorado Secretary of State with 51% of the vote, defeating Democratic State Senator and Minority Leader Ken Gordon.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=179258|title=CO Secretary of State Race |date=November 7, 2006|publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=October 12, 2014}}

During the general election of 2008, when Coffman was Secretary of State of Colorado, several groups accused the secretary of state's office of improperly marking 6,400 voter registration forms as incomplete, because they failed to check a box on the form, required by legislation sponsored by then Senate Majority Leader Ken Gordon in 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/oct/14/voting-forms-ruled-incomplete-for-lack-of-check/|title=Voting forms ruled incomplete for lack of check mark|last=Kim|first=Myung Oak|date=October 14, 2008|work=Rocky Mountain News|access-date=October 24, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015162624/http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/oct/14/voting-forms-ruled-incomplete-for-lack-of-check/|archive-date=October 15, 2008}} Coffman's office responded that incomplete registrations require voters to either re-register or provide extra identification when they go to vote. Soon after the accusations were made, Common Cause filed suit against Coffman, in his official capacity as secretary of state. The secretary of state's office denied wrongdoing, and Coffman said he believes his office was correctly applying the law.{{cite news|url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/27/lawsuit-alleges-voters-in-colorado-illegally-purged-from-rolls/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219170813/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/27/lawsuit-alleges-voters-in-colorado-illegally-purged-from-rolls/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 19, 2008|title=Lawsuit alleges voters in Colorado illegally purged from rolls|date=October 27, 2008|publisher=CNN}} On October 30, 2008, the court approved a preliminary injunction allowing purged voters to participate in the 2008 election.{{cite web|url=http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/litigation/documents/Coffman-Order-10-30-08.pdf|title=Order Approving Parties' Stipulated Preliminary Injunction|date=October 30, 2008|access-date=November 15, 2009}} Bernie Buescher, Coffman's successor as secretary of state, replaced Coffman as defendant in the case in January 2009.{{cite web|url=http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/litigation/documents/Coffman-Notice-1-21-09.pdf|title=Notice of Substitution of Party by Defendant Michael Coffman|date=January 21, 2009|access-date=November 15, 2009}}

{{Main|2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 6}}

Coffman announced that he would run for the U.S. House seat being vacated by retiring Republican Tom Tancredo in 2008 in Colorado's 6th congressional district. Three other candidates decided to run in the Republican primary for the open seat: Wil Armstrong (son of former U.S. Senator Bill Armstrong), State Senator Ted Harvey, and State Senator Steve Ward. Coffman won the August primary with a plurality of 40% of the vote, beating runner-up Wil Armstrong by seven points.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384928|title=CO District 6 – R Primary Race |date=August 12, 2008|publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=October 12, 2014}}

The Denver Post endorsed Coffman on October 10, 2008.{{cite web |title=Editorial: Coffman's financial skills needed in D.C. |work=The Denver Post |date=October 10, 2008 |url=http://www.coffmanforcongress.com/news22.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029214436/http://www.coffmanforcongress.com/news22.htm |archive-date=October 29, 2008 }} In November, Coffman defeated Democrat Hank Eng, an Appleton, Wisconsin City Common Councilman, 61%–39%.{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384916|title=CO – District 06 Race |date=November 4, 2008|publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=October 12, 2014}} Governor Bill Ritter designated State Representative Bernie Buescher, a Democrat, to succeed Coffman as Secretary of State.{{cite news |url=http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/19/ritter-name-buescher-new-secretary-state/?partner=yahoo_headlines|first=Myung Oak |last=Kim | work=Rocky Mountain News |date=December 19, 2008|title=Buescher first Dem to become secretary of state since 1963 }}

{{Main|2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 6}}

Coffman defeated Democrat John Flerlage 66%–31%.{{cite news|title=Beyond the Results: House|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/2010-race-maps/house/|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=April 7, 2011}}

{{Main|2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 6}}

In redistricting, Colorado's 6th congressional district was made more favorable to Democrats than in previous elections since Aurora was added to the district.{{cite web|url=http://www.denverpost.com/legislature/ci_19320116|title=New map may shake up Colorado congressional races|date=November 12, 2011 |work=The Denver Post |first=Tim |last=Hoover |access-date=November 14, 2011}} Democratic State Representative Joe Miklosi challenged Coffman.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2011/07/29/not-your-average-joe-launches-campaign/35021/|title=Not your average Joe launches congressional campaign|date=July 29, 2011 |work=The Denver Post |first=Kurtis |last=Lee |access-date=August 1, 2011}} Coffman defeated Miklosi 48%–46%, a difference of 6,992 votes.{{cite web |author=David Nir |date=November 19, 2012 |url=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/19/1163009/-Daily-Kos-Elections-presidential-results-by-congressional-district-for-the-2012-2008-elections |title=Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for the 2012 and 2008 elections |publisher=Daily Kos |access-date=October 12, 2014}}

{{Main|2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 6}}

Coffman ran for re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. He won the Republican nomination in the primary election on June 24, 2014, unopposed.{{cite news |title=Live election results: June 24 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dre/elections/2014-primaries-june24?hpid=z3 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=June 25, 2014 |access-date=July 3, 2014 |archive-date=October 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024081841/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dre/elections/2014-primaries-june24?hpid=z3 |url-status=dead }} He faced Democrat Andrew Romanoff in the general election. Coffman won 52%–43%.

{{Main|2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 6}}

Coffman ran for re-election in 2016 as the Republican nominee against Democratic State Senator Morgan Carroll. He defeated Carroll in the general election, winning 51% of the vote to Carroll's 42%.{{cite news|last1=Murray|first1=Jon|title=Mike Coffman defeats Morgan Carroll in latest attempt by Democrats to win seat|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2016/11/08/mike-coffman-morgan-carroll-congress-election-results/|access-date=14 November 2016|publisher=The Denver Post|date=November 8, 2016}} In July 2016, the conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity announced plans to launch a major advertising campaign opposing Carroll.{{cite news|last1=Matthews|first1=Mark|title=Koch brothers-backed political group AFP brings new firepower to Coffman-Carroll race|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2016/07/05/afp-coffman-carroll-americans-for-prosperity/|access-date=3 August 2016|publisher=Denver Post|date=July 5, 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Sapin|first1=Rachel|title=Coffman outpaces Carroll again in quarterly CD6 fundraising, holds big cash lead|url=http://www.aurorasentinel.com/news/coffman-outpaces-carroll-quarterly-cd6-fundraising-holds-big-cash-lead/|access-date=3 August 2016|publisher=Aurora Sentinel|date=July 19, 2016}}

Coffman subsequently held a public town hall meeting the following April, where he was challenged and often shouted down by residents of his district and others in attendance.{{cite web|url=http://www.9news.com/news/local/next/a-day-after-town-hall-coffman-responds-to-gops-fake-protesters-claim/431216236 |title=A day after town hall, Coffman responds to GOP's 'fake protesters' claim |publisher=9news.com |date=2017-04-13 |access-date=2018-01-09}} Coffman's performance at the town hall and frank discussion with the audience earned praise from KUSA commentator Kyle Clark, who remarked that "[Coffman's] opponents might not like me saying this, but he is clearly prepared to debate the issues, his positions, and his policies."{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s36iFSE0a4&t=36 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/7s36iFSE0a4 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=No such thing as 'fake protesters' |publisher=YouTube |date=2017-04-15 |access-date=2018-01-09}}{{cbignore}} Coffman also made national news during the town hall, telling the audience that White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer "needs to go" because of his historically inaccurate remarks about the Holocaust.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/gop-rep-mike-coffman-sean-spicer/story?id=46768226 |title=GOP Rep. Mike Coffman says Sean Spicer 'needs to go' - ABC News |publisher=Abcnews.go.com |date=2017-04-13 |access-date=2018-01-09}}

{{Main|2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 6}}

Coffman's 2018 Democratic opponent was Jason Crow, an attorney and Iraq War veteran, who beat Levi Tillemann in the primary by a 66 to 34 margin.{{Cite web |last=Bianchi |first=Chris |title=Following Primary Win, Jason Crow Looks Ahead to Mike Coffman Matchup |url=https://www.westword.com/news/jason-crow-looks-to-general-election-to-unseat-mike-coffman-10483053 |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Westword |language=en}}

On July 2, 2018, the New York Times ran an article about the fact that a district populated by Somalis, Japanese, Koreans, Latinos, and other minorities has continued to be "a scene of frustration and failure for Democrats, who in a series of expensive elections had been unable to unseat Mike Coffman." The Times explained that Coffman had "kept winning in part because he has sought to show he embraced the needs of his newer constituents," and had become "a renegade Republican on immigration issues."{{Cite news |last=Healy |first=Jack |date=2018-07-02 |title=If Demographics Are Destiny, Why Can't Democrats Win This Denver District? |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/us/colorado-sixth-district-coffman.html |access-date=2023-02-06 |issn=0362-4331}}

Coffman was trailing Crow in most of the polls in fall of 2018. The Republican National Congressional Committee confirmed on October 19, 2018, that it had pulled the remaining $1 million in television ad spending in an apparent assessment that Coffman was likely to lose.{{Cite web|url=https://coloradosun.com/2018/10/19/nrcc-pulls-funding-mike-coffman/|title=NRCC pulls money on Mike Coffman's behalf in 6th Congressional District|date=October 19, 2018|website=The Colorado Sun}}

In the November 2018 general election, Crow defeated Coffman with 54.1% to 42.9% of the vote.{{Cite web|url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/91808/Web02-state.222648/#/|title=Election Night Reporting|website=results.enr.clarityelections.com}}

At a press conference the day after the election, President Donald Trump blamed Coffman for the loss of his seat, as Coffman had distanced himself from the President. He said, "On the other hand, you had some who decided to, 'Let's stay away, let's stay away.' They did very poorly. I'm not sure whether I should be happy or sad but I feel just fine about it ... Mike Coffman. Too bad, Mike."{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnYVJhr1umk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/xnYVJhr1umk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=NEWS | City Council Election Forum|date=March 30, 2021 |via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}

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{{main|Mayoral elections in Aurora, Colorado#2019}}

Coffman was defeated for re-election to Congress to {{ushr|CO|6}} by Democrat Jason Crow in 2018. After leaving Congress, Coffman announced his candidacy for Mayor of Aurora in 2019. He was elected mayor in November.{{Cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2019/11/14/aurora-mayor-race-coffman-montgomery/|title=Former Rep. Mike Coffman wins tight Aurora mayor's race|date=November 14, 2019}}{{cite web | title=Mike Coffman Elected City Mayor in Colorado by Small Margin | website=US News & World Report | date=15 November 2019 | url=http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/colorado/articles/2019-11-15/mike-coffman-elected-city-mayor-in-colorado-by-small-margin | access-date=13 June 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.westword.com/news/mike-coffman-wins-aurora-mayoral-race-11548683|title=It's Final: Mike Coffman Wins Aurora Mayoral Race|first=Conor|last=McCormick-Cavanagh|date=November 15, 2019|website=Westword}} He took office on December 2, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.auroragov.org/city_hall/elections/2019_regular_municipal_election|title = City of Aurora in Colorado}}

For the 114th United States Congress, Coffman was ranked as the 25th most bipartisan member of the U.S. House of Representatives (and the most bipartisan member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado) in the Bipartisan Index created by The Lugar Center and the McCourt School.{{Citation|url=http://www.thelugarcenter.org/assets/htmldocuments/The%20Lugar%20Center%20-%20McCourt%20School%20Bipartisan%20Index%20114th%20Congress%20House%20Scores.pdf|title=The Lugar Center - McCourt School Bipartisan Index|publisher=The Lugar Center|date=March 7, 2016|access-date=April 30, 2017}} As of September 2018, Coffman had voted with his party in 91.8% of votes in the 115th United States Congress.{{Cite news|url=https://projects.propublica.org/represent/members/C001077-mike-coffman|title=Represent|newspaper=ProPublica|access-date=2018-09-26|language=en}}

According to Vote Smart's 2016 analysis, Coffman generally supports anti-abortion legislation, opposes an income tax increase, opposes federal spending and supports lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth, opposes requiring states to adopt federal education standards, supports building the Keystone Pipeline, supports government funding for the development of renewable energy, opposes the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, opposes gun-control legislation, supports repealing the Affordable Care Act, opposes same-sex marriage, and supports requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship.{{cite web|title=Mike Coffman's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/1535/michael-coffman/#.WlaDAUtG3uA|publisher=Vote Smart|access-date=10 January 2018}}

In early 2014, Coffman announced that he no longer supported personhood laws.{{cite news|url=http://denver.cbslocal.com/2012/10/26/shadow-of-abortion-looms-over-colorado-campaigns/|title=Shadow Of Abortion Looms Over Colorado Campaigns|date=October 26, 2012|work=CBS Denver|agency=AP}}{{cite news|url=http://kdvr.com/2014/03/25/coffman-follows-gardners-lead-flips-fast-on-personhood/|title=Coffman follows Gardner's lead, flips fast on personhood|date=March 25, 2014|work=KDVR|last1=Stokols|first1=Eli}}

Coffman supports the Supreme Court's decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, allowing closely held for-profit corporations to be exempt from a regulation its owners religiously object to, but supports maintaining access to birth control for women.{{cite news|url=http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_26336878/mike-coffman-andrew-romanoff-tangle-immigration-trade-barbs|title=Mike Coffman, Andrew Romanoff tangle on immigration, trade barbs|date=August 14, 2014|work=The Denver Post|last1=Murray|first1=Jon}}

Coffman supports nationwide reciprocity of concealed weapons permits and opposes universal background checks for gun purchases.{{cite news|url=http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/04/23/parents-of-aurora-victims-slam-rep-mike-coffman/|title=Parents Of Aurora Victims Slam Rep. Mike Coffman|date=April 23, 2014|work=CBS Denver}} He supported the 2012 renewal of the Violence Against Women Act.{{cite news|url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2014/09/17/gay-republicans-honor-mike-coffman-democrats-challenge-record-issues/112936/|title=Gay Republicans honor Mike Coffman, while Democrats challenge his record on issues|date=September 17, 2014|newspaper=The Denver Post|last1=Murray|first1=Jon|access-date=February 25, 2016}}

In 2014, Coffman co-sponsored the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which prohibits discrimination in hiring and employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.{{cite news|url=http://kdvr.com/2014/04/09/coffman-comes-out-in-support-of-lgbt-anti-discrimination-measure/|title=Coffman comes out in support of LGBT anti-discrimination measure|date=April 9, 2014|publisher=KDVR|last1=Stokols|first1=Eli|access-date=February 25, 2016}} In 2016, Coffman initially supported but ultimately opposed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act which would provide protections and exemptions to "any religious corporation, religious association, religious educational institution, or religious society" that receives a federal defense contract.{{Cite news|url=http://www.sunherald.com/news/politics-government/article77998772.html|title=Standoff brewing over LGBT issue in defense bill|newspaper=sunherald|access-date=2017-02-18|language=en}}

Coffman had a "B+" rating from marijuana legalization group National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) regarding his voting record on cannabis-related matters. He supports allowing veterans access to medical marijuana, if legal in their state, per their Veterans Health Administration doctor's recommendation. He also supports allowing cannabis businesses access to banking, medical marijuana research, and industrial hemp farming.{{cite web|title=Colorado Scorecard - NORML.org - Working to Reform Marijuana Laws|url=http://norml.org/congressional-scorecard/colorado|website=norml.org|access-date=22 December 2017|language=en-us}}

In January 2018, Coffman joined other Colorado congressman in criticizing a memo by Attorney General Jeff Sessions announcing his intention to rescind the Obama-era practice of allowing states to make marijuana use legal. Coffman suggested that the memo violated the constitution's commerce clause. “The decision that was made to legalize marijuana in Colorado was made by the voters of Colorado and only applies within the boundaries of our state,” he said. “Colorado had every right to legalize marijuana and I will do everything I can do protect that right against the power of an overreaching federal government.”{{Cite magazine |title=Colorado Lawmakers Are Not Happy With New Marijuana Policy |url=https://time.com/5088589/colorado-lawmakers-reactions-jeff-sessions-marijuana-restrictions/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |magazine=Time |language=en}}

Coffman did not endorse Donald Trump, the Republican Party's nominee for U.S. president in 2016.{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mike-coffman-ad-donald-trump_us_57a34e10e4b04414d1f3b54e|title=Republican Congressman Runs Ad Saying He Doesn't Like Donald Trump|date=August 4, 2016|publisher=Huffington Post|last1=Foley|first1=Elise|access-date=24 September 2016}} In August 2016, he ran an advertisement promising to "stand up" to Trump. The ad represented the first time a House Republican used explicitly anti-Trump messaging in paid advertising.{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/republican-releases-ad-promising-to-stand-up-to-trump-226642|title=Republican releases ad promising to 'stand up' to Trump|date=August 4, 2016|publisher=Politico|last1=Isenstadt|first1=Alex|access-date=24 September 2016}} Coffman also released a version of the commercial which featured him speaking Spanish.{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/04/politics/mike-coffman-donald-trump/|title=GOP congressman on Trump in ad: 'Honestly, I don't care for him much'|date=August 4, 2016|publisher=CNN|last2=Raju|first2=Manu|last1=Watkins|first1=Eli|access-date=24 September 2016}} He criticized Trump for his attacks on the parents of Captain Humayun Khan.

In February 2017, he voted against a resolution that would have directed the House to request ten years of Trump's tax returns, which would then have been reviewed by the House Ways and Means Committee in a closed session.{{Cite news|url=https://indy100.com/article/republican-vote-donald-trump-tax-president-united-states-229-185-congress-7603851|title=These are all the Republicans who don't want you to see Donald Trump's tax returns|date=2017-02-28|work=indy100|access-date=2017-03-01|language=en-GB}}

In April 2017, Coffman told a town hall crowd he would support legislation that requires the president, vice president, members of Congress, and all those seeking federal office to publicly release their tax returns prior to an election.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx3KcATLniI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/lx3KcATLniI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Mike Coffman on Donald Trump's taxes |date=April 13, 2017 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2018-01-09}}{{cbignore}}

Coffman called for the firing of White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn over interactions Flynn had with Russian officials. After Flynn was fired, Coffman said "I want to see that transcript to see if there are other conversations that he had is worthwhile finding out, but I also think it's important to move on."{{cite news|title=Coffman Responds To Firing Of Michael Flynn|url=http://denver.cbslocal.com/2017/02/15/coffman-responds-to-firing-of-michael-flynn/|access-date=9 January 2018|publisher=CBS Denver|date=February 15, 2017}}

As of September 2018, FiveThirtyEight found that Coffman had voted with President Trump's position 96% of the time, and was the fifth-most partisan Trump supporter in the House when compared to his district's voting patterns.[https://archive.today/20170526151220/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/house/ Tracking Congress in the Age of Trump], accessed September 25, 2018

In May 2012, Coffman stated that he did not know where President Barack Obama was born. Coffman went on to say of Obama that "in his heart, he's not an American. He's just not an American." Coffman issued an apology several days later, saying that he had misspoken and that he had confidence in President Obama's citizenship and legitimacy as president.{{Cite news|url=http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20642001/mike-coffman-says-obama-not-an-american-at|title=Coffman Speech in Elbert County|last=Clark|first=Kyle|date=May 16, 2012|work=The Denver Post|access-date=June 2, 2012}} In a Denver Post op-ed later that month, Coffman described his comment as "inappropriate and boneheaded."{{Cite news|url=http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_20694265/mike-coffman-comment-was-inappropriate-boneheaded|title=Mike Coffman: Obama comment was boneheaded|last=Coffman|first=Mike|date=May 24, 2012|work=The Denver Post}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0525/Colo.-Congressman-Mike-Coffman-expands-birther-apology|title=Colo. Congressman Mike Coffman expands 'birther' apology|date=2012-05-25|work=Christian Science Monitor|access-date=2018-07-15|issn=0882-7729}}

Coffman voted against the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which was a stimulus package intended to save and create jobs, and provide temporary relief programs as a response to the Great Recession.{{cite web|url=http://www.columbinecourier.com/content/coffman-calls-obamas-stimulus-lsquoagenda-drivenrsquo-says-it-wont-stimulate-economy|title=Coffman calls Obama's stimulus 'agenda-driven,' says it won't stimulate economy|website=Columbine Courier|access-date=2017-02-18}} Coffman cited a nonexistent Congressional Budget Office study to justify his vote against the stimulus package.{{Cite news|url=http://www.coloradoindependent.com/20384/coffman-cites-nonexistent-cbo-study-as-reason-to-vote-against-stimulus|title=Coffman cites nonexistent CBO study as reason to vote against stimulus|date=2009-01-29|newspaper=The Colorado Independent|access-date=2017-02-18|language=en-US}} Coffman later claimed that "the Congressional Budget Office estimates have been changed or suppressed".{{Cite news|url=http://www.coloradoindependent.com/20457/coffman-spokesman-responds-on-rationale-for-voting-against-stimulus|title=Coffman spokesman responds on rationale for voting against stimulus|date=2009-01-29|newspaper=The Colorado Independent|access-date=2017-02-18|language=en-US}}

He voted in support of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.{{cite web|last1=Almukhtar|first1=Sarah|title=How Each House Member Voted on the Tax Bill|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/19/us/politics/tax-bill-house-live-vote.html?_r=0|website=The New York Times|access-date=22 December 2017|date=19 December 2017}} Regarding his vote, Coffman says "I think the economy is going to perform a lot better." He maintained that individuals would benefit greatly from the change in tax brackets and that corporate tax cuts are "essential to making them globally competitive."{{cite web|last1=Ohlemacher|first1=Stephen|last2=Gordon|first2=Marcy|title=Senate moves tax cut legislation to brink of final passage — REP. COFFMAN VOTES 'YES' — Colorado delegation comments - Aurora Sentinel|url=http://www.aurorasentinel.com/news/nation-world/house-passes-massive-tax-package-senate-vote-next-rep-coffman-votes-yes/|website=Aurora Sentinel|access-date=22 December 2017|date=19 December 2017}}

In 2017, he voted for a bill that would require states to accept concealed-carry permits from other, less-regulated states. He also supported a bill that would reverse an Obama administration rule confiscating guns from people unable to manage their Social Security benefits. At a February 2018 town hall, Coffman said he would consider “reasonable restrictions” on gun rights “within the parameters of the Second Amendment.” He said he would not support an assault-weapons ban, but would allow the temporary confiscation of firearms from persons who represented a threat to themselves or others.{{Cite web |title=Boos punctuate town hall on guns held by Colorado congressman Mike Coffman |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boos-punctuate-town-hall-on-guns-held-by-colorado-congressman-mike-coffman/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=www.cbsnews.com |date=February 21, 2018 |language=en-US}}

Coffman is in favor of a "full repeal" of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).{{cite web|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/13/reality-check-fixing-health-care-requires-repeal-of-obamacare/|title=Colorado's GOP Congressmen: Time for a reality check, full repeal of Obamacare|date=January 14, 2017|access-date=2017-02-18}} In January 2017, he voted in support of legislation that began the process of repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA).{{Cite web|url=http://kdvr.com/2017/01/16/rep-coffman-issues-statement-after-contentious-meeting/|title=Rep. Coffman issues statement after contentious meeting|date=2017-01-16|website=FOX31 Denver|access-date=2017-02-18}} In May 2017, Coffman voted against the American Health Care Act of 2017, a Republican bill which would have partially repealed the ACA.{{cite news|title=Coffman Breaks With Party Ranks With Health Care Vote|url=http://denver.cbslocal.com/2017/05/04/mike-coffman-health-vote/|access-date=16 February 2018|publisher=CBS Denver|date=May 4, 2017}}

In 2011, Coffman proposed a half billion dollars in cuts to military programs such as education reimbursements, the Selective Service and the military's health plan, TRICARE, saying that the programs "have been neglected for a long time. Every dollar wasted is a dollar not going to our war fighters. What they do is important to this country, and we should focus on them."Sherry, Allison. [http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_17896394 "Coffman's proposed military cuts face strong opposition."]The Denver Post, April 21, 2011. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424113112/http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_17896394|date=April 24, 2011}}

Coffman introduced the Veterans Paralympic Act of 2013,{{cite web|url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th/house-bill/1402|title=H.R. 1402 – Summary|publisher=United States Congress|access-date=December 9, 2013}} which funds disabled veterans who want to compete in the Paralympic Games.{{cite web|url=http://coffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/coffman-statement-on-the-department-of-veterans-affairs-expiring|title=Coffman statement on The Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act|last=Coffman|first=Mike|date=September 27, 2013|publisher=House Office of Mike Coffman|access-date=December 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214001827/http://coffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/coffman-statement-on-the-department-of-veterans-affairs-expiring|archive-date=December 14, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} The bill was signed into law by President Obama in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1402/actions|title=H.R.1402 - VA Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2013|website=Congress.gov|date=December 20, 2013}} In response to a 2013 Gazette report about veterans with mental health conditions, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, being stripped of medical benefits, Coffman sponsored a 2014 amendment that would allow servicemen with mental health issues who were discharged because of misconduct to appeal for medical discharge instead.{{cite news|url=http://gazette.com/path-cleared-for-coffman-measure-to-protect-vets/article/1520852|title=Path cleared for Coffman measure to protect vets|date=June 2, 2014|newspaper=The Gazette|location=Colorado Springs|last1=Philipps|first1=Dave}}

Coffman introduced the Gulf War Health Research Reform Act of 2014, a bill that would alter the relationship between the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Illnesses (RAC) and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).{{cite web|url=http://coffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/bipartisan-bill-on-gulf-war-health-research|title=Bipartisan Bill on Gulf War Health Research|last=Coffman|first=Mike|date=March 14, 2014|publisher=House Office of Mike Coffman|access-date=May 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321054456/http://coffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/bipartisan-bill-on-gulf-war-health-research|archive-date=March 21, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/03/14/house-demands-independence-from-va-for-gulf-war-illness-advisory-board/6428299/|title=Congress seeks independence for Gulf War illness board|last=Kennedy|first=Kelly|date=March 14, 2014|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=May 27, 2014}} Coffman was the first congressman to call for Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki to resign after misconduct at multiple VA facilities was revealed.{{cite news|url=http://kdvr.com/2014/05/27/romney-endorses-coffman-in-competitive-c-d-6-race/|title=Romney endorses Coffman in competitive C.D. 6 race|date=May 27, 2014|publisher=Fox 31 Denver|last1=Stokols|first1=Eli|access-date=August 25, 2014}} On May 30, 2014, Shinseki resigned as secretary.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/05/30/shinseki-va-veteran-scandal-health-care-delays/9758061/|title=Embattled VA chief Shinseki resigns|date=May 30, 2014|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=May 30, 2014}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/30/politics/va-hospitals-shinseki/|title=Veterans Secretary Eric Shinseki resigns|date=May 30, 2014|publisher=CNN|access-date=May 30, 2014}} In 2016, Coffman co-sponsored a bill to abolish the Selective Service System.{{cite news|url=http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_29501483/coffman-polis-lead-effort-end-military-draft|title=Mike Coffman, Jared Polis want to abolish the military draft|date=February 10, 2016|newspaper=The Denver Post|last1=Matthews|first1=Mark|access-date=February 25, 2016}}

In December 2017, Coffman and Elizabeth Esty (D-CT) introduced H.R. 4635 to “direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans.”H.R.4635 introduced in House by Mike Coffman; US Tribune News; December 19, 2017; https://ustribune.news/2017/12/19/h-r-4635-introduced-in-house-by-mike-coffman/

In March 2018, Coffman called on President Trump to fire VA Secretary David Shulkin over his travel expenses and other issues. Coffman wrote the president that Shulkin “lacks the moral authority to achieve your goals of a transparent, accountable VA that is dedicated to meeting our nation's obligations to the men and women who wore the uniform and made tremendous sacrifices in defense of our freedoms.”{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Mike Coffman calls on Donald Trump to fire VA Secretary David Shulkin |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/1/mike-coffman-calls-donald-trump-fire-va-secretary-/ |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=The Washington Times |language=en-US}}

In July 2018, Coffman supported a congressional bill to reinstate net neutrality rules.Brodkin, Jon; Arstechnica.com:"Bill to save net neutrality gets first Republican vote in US House." 17 July 2018.

[https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/07/bill-to-save-net-neutrality-gets-first-republican-vote-in-us-house/] Retrieved 18 July 2018.

In August 2014, Coffman broke ranks with the Republican Party and voted against a bill that would have dismantled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/01/house-bill-daca_n_5643287.html|title=House Votes To Strip Deportation Relief From Dreamers|date=January 8, 2014|work=The Huffington Post|last1=Foley|first1=Elise|access-date=September 4, 2014}} In October 2015, Coffman and Democrat Tammy Duckworth co-sponsored the Military Enlistment Opportunity Act, which would provide undocumented immigrant children an opportunity to serve in the U.S. military and gain a path to citizenship.{{cite news|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3698/text|title=H.R.3698 - Military Enlistment Opportunity Act of 2015|publisher=Congress.gov|access-date=24 September 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://kdvr.com/2014/05/20/coffman-to-push-for-military-dreamers-bill-already-dismissed-by-gop-leadership/|title=Coffman to push for military DREAMers bill already dismissed by GOP leadership|date=May 20, 2014|publisher=KDVR|last1=Stokols|first1=Eli|access-date=24 September 2016}}

Coffman opposed President Donald Trump's 2017 executive order to impose a temporary ban on entry to the U.S. to citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries, stating: "While I've supported heightened vetting procedures, I have never, nor will I ever support a blanket travel ban, for people solely based on ethnic or religious grounds."{{cite web|last1=Blake|first1=Aaron|title=Whip Count: Here's where Republicans stand on Trump's controversial travel ban|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/29/heres-where-republicans-stand-on-president-trumps-controversial-travel-ban|newspaper=Washington Post|date=January 31, 2017}}

In 2017, Coffman petitioned the House to pass a law protecting DREAMers. In September of that year, however, Representative Bob Goodlatte chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said he would not act on any such legislation before addressing criminal foreign gangs and border security. Coffman then withdrew his petition, saying, “'With all the other things going on right now, it's kind of put on the back burner.” He said, though, that he would sign a Democratic petition to force a vote on the DREAM Act.{{Cite news |last=Alcindor |first=Yamiche |date=2017-09-12 |title=Action to Protect Young Immigrants Already Stumbles in Congress |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/us/politics/daca-dream-act-congress-trump.html |access-date=2023-07-14 |issn=0362-4331}}

In June 2018, Coffman said the Trump administration was “heading in the wrong direction” on immigration owing to Stephen Miller's role as a presidential advisor. Coffman said that Trump should fire Miller, whom he described as “completely tone deaf when it comes to reforming our immigration system.”Perticone, Joe; A Republican congressman explains why he's going to war with top White House adviser Stephen Miller; Business Insider; June 22, 2018; http://www.businessinsider.com/mike-coffman-trump-administration-going-in-wrong-direction-2018-6?r=US&IR=T&IR=T

Also in June 2018, he talked to NPR about the separation of illegal immigrants from their children, saying that the White House should “appoint one person solely focused on the reunification issue of these families.” He said he had visited a detention center for children, and found the conditions there to be “pretty good.”{{Cite web |title=Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman Discusses His Visit To U.S.-Mexico Border |website=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/06/25/623318874/colorado-rep-mike-coffman-discusses-his-visit-to-u-s-mexico-border |access-date=2023-07-14}}

In September 2016, Coffman co-sponsored the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2015, which would restore some protections in the 1965 Voting Rights Act that had been removed by the United States Supreme Court.{{cite news|url=http://www.coloradoindependent.com/161187/mike-coffman-voting-rights-act|title=Mike Coffman quietly signs onto the Voting Rights Amendment Act|date=September 12, 2016|publisher=Colorado Independent|last1=Hutchins|first1=Corey|access-date=24 September 2016}}

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Coffman was married to former Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman.{{cite news|last1=Whaley|first1=Monte|title=Cynthia Coffman easily wins Colorado AG's race|url=http://www.denverpost.com/election2014/ci_26865418/coffman-winning-ags-race |work=The Denver Post |date=November 4, 2014 |access-date=December 5, 2014}} They filed for divorce in June 2017.{{cite news|last1=Paul|first1=jesse|title=Cynthia and Mike Coffman have filed for divorce after 12 years of marriage|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2017/06/19/cynthia-mike-coffman-divorce|work=The Denver Post |date=June 20, 2017 |access-date=June 20, 2017}}

Coffman is a United Methodist.{{cite web |url=http://www.coffmanforcongress.com/about.htm |title=About Mike Coffman |publisher=Mike Coffman for Congress |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724162603/http://www.coffmanforcongress.com/about.htm |archive-date=July 24, 2008 }}

{{reflist|30em}}

• {{C-SPAN|1031340}}
• {{CongLinks | congbio = C001077 | votesmart = 1535 | fec = H8CO06138 | congress = mike-coffman/1912}}
• [http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Mike_Coffman.htm Mike Coffman at On the Issues]

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