Mike Foote
{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mike Foote
| image = Mike Foote.JPG
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| caption = Foote in 2020
| state_senate= Colorado
| state=Colorado
| district=17th
| term_start= January 4, 2019
| term_end= January 13, 2021
| preceded=Matt Jones
| succeeded=Sonya Jaquez Lewis
| state_house1 = Colorado
| district1 = 12th{{cite web |url= http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/House/members/Hou12.htm |title= Mike Foote |publisher= Colorado General Assembly |location= Denver, Colorado |accessdate= January 8, 2014}}
| term_start1 = January 9, 2013
| term_end1 = January 4, 2019
| predecessor1 = Matt Jones
| successor1 = Sonya Jaquez Lewis
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| nationality = American
| party = Democratic
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| alma_mater = Indiana University
Josef Korbel School of International Studies
University of Colorado Law School
| profession = Lawyer
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| website = {{URL|mikefoote.org}}
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Mike Foote{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/138747 |title= Mike Foote's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= January 8, 2014}} is an American politician and a former member of the Colorado House of Representatives who represented District 12 from January 9, 2013, to early 2019. In December 2018, Foote, a Democrat, was selected to fill the vacant State Senate District 17 seat after state senator Matt Jones resigned to become Boulder County Commissioner.{{cite news |last=Bear |first=John |date=2018-12-15 |title=Mike Foote to complete Matt Jones' Senate term for eastern Boulder County |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2018/12/15/mike-foote-to-complete-matt-jones-senate-term/ |work=The Denver Post |access-date=2019-01-05}}
Education
Foote earned his bachelor's degree from Indiana University Bloomington, his MS from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies and his JD from the University of Colorado Law School.
Elections
- 2012 When incumbent Democratic Representative Matt Jones ran for Colorado Senate and left the District 12 seat open, Foote won the June 26, 2012 Democratic Primary with 3,381 votes (53.7%);{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2012/primary/democratic/stateReps.html |title= 2012 Democratic Party state representatives primary results |publisher= Secretary of State of Colorado |location= Denver, Colorado |accessdate= January 8, 2014}} and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 27,114 votes (64.5%) against Republican nominee Russ Lyman and Libertarian candidate Matthew Webber.{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2012/general/representatives.html |title= 2012 General election state representatives results |publisher= Secretary of State of Colorado |location= Denver, Colorado |accessdate= January 8, 2014}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/House/members/Hou12.htm Official page] at the Colorado General Assembly
- [http://www.mikefoote.org/ Campaign site]
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Category:21st-century members of the Colorado General Assembly
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