Dan Gibbs
| Dan Gibbs | |
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| Member of the Colorado Senate from the 16th district |
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In office December 11, 2007 – January 12, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Joan Fitz-Gerald |
| Succeeded by | Jeanne Nicholson |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 56th district | |
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In office January 10, 2007 – December 11, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Gary Lindstrom |
| Succeeded by | Christine Scanlan |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Outdoor guide, legislative assistant |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Bills Introduced in 2007 by Rep. Gibbs (for which Rep. Gibbs is the primary originating sponsor) |
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| Bill | Title | Outcome | |
| HB07-1038 | Concerning support for the control of nonnative plants from Colorado's watersheds | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
| HB07-1130 | Concerning the creation of a pilot program to demonstrate community-based approaches to forest restoration | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| HB07-1160 | Concerning abandoned motor vehicles that have been towed | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
| HB07-1229 | Concerning an enhancement of the penalties for the operators of commercial vehicles who fail to comply with inclement weather restrictions | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| HB07-1298 | Concerning the conservation of wildlife habitat in connection with the development of oil and gas [...] | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| Bills Introduced in 2008 by Sen. Gibbs (for which Sen. Gibbs is the primary originating sponsor) |
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| Bill | Title | Outcome | |
| SB08-027 | Concerning the regulation of persons licensed by the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission, and, in connection therewith, extending the license period from one year to two years and prohibiting a licensed operation or retailer from transferring slot machines to anyone other than a licensed manufacturer or distributor. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB08-071 | Concerning extension of the repeal date of the forest restoration pilot program [...] | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB08-072 | Concerning the disclosure of numbers on credit card receipts. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
| SB08-104 | Concerning theft of sound recordings [...] | Defeated in House on second reading | |
| SB08-129 | Concerning nutrition in schools. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB08-159 | Concerning a reduction of the limit at which persons operating vessels are considered under the influence and [...] eliminating the distinction between types of watercraft for purposes of punishing persons who operate vessels while impaired by drug or alcohol use. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB08-221 | Concerning the authority of the Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority to issue bonds for certain projects. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB08-232 | Concerning certain entities within the Colorado State University system and [...] making an appropriation to the Wildfire Emergency Response Fund. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| Bills Introduced in 2009 by Sen. Gibbs (for which Sen. Gibbs is the primary originating sponsor) |
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| Bill | Title | Outcome | |
| SB09-001 | Concerning the establishment of community wildfire protection plans by county governments. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB09-013 | Concerning the extension of civil immunity to persons engaged in emergency response activities. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB09-018 | Concerning the creation of a high-risk communities wildfire mitigation grant program. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
| SB09-020 | Concerning the responsibility for responding to wild land fires. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB09-036 | Concerning theft of sound recordings. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB09-105 | Concerning removal of the statutory limit on the amount that may be raised in a single year by a special property tax levied by a board of county commissioners for the purpose of fighting specified types of fires in a county. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB09-108 | Concerning [...] providing additional sources of funding for transportation and modifying the transportation planning process. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB09-118 | Concerning continuation of pet animal care regulation [...] | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB09-122 | Concerning the release of security assessment reports to the county sheriff of the county in which a critical state infrastructure is located. | Not taken up by Senate | |
| SB09-161 | Concerning the issuance of Colorado Ski Country special license plates [...] | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB09-235 | Concerning certain fees charged by the Division of Wildlife. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
Dan Gibbs (born c. 1976) is a politician in the U.S. state of Colorado.
Gibbs worked as an outdoor guide and as a staffer for U.S. Representative Mark Udall before being elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2006. In the legislature, Gibbs was noted for his focus on transportation and environment issues in the state legislature, particularly in response the fire dangers posted by Colorado's mountain pine beetle epidemic — Gibbs is a volunteer wildland firefighter and has served fighting fires in Colorado and California.
Gibbs was appointed to a vacancy in the Colorado State Senate in late 2007, won election to a Senate term of his own in 2008, and represented a multi-county region stretching from the Colorado Front Range near Boulder into Rocky Mountain ski country west of Denver. Gibbs rose quickly to chair the Colorado Senate's Transportation Committee, but announced that he would seek election to a Summit County Commissioner seat in 2010 rather than run for another term in the legislature. Gibbs was elected a Summit County Commissioner in 2010 and has been serving in that office since then.
Gibbs' parents were both public school teachers and later school principals; they divorced when Gibbs was young and he split his childhood between Gunnison, Colorado and East Lansing, Michigan. He was influenced at an early age toward public service after meeting former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Gibbs earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Western State College, and then attended the University of Colorado at Denver, where he worked towards a graduate degree in political science.
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