Dan Maes
| Dan Maes | |
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| Born |
January 12, 1961 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Karen Maes |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | Campaign website |
Daniel B. Maes (born January 12, 1961) is an American businessman and politician of Dutch descent. He was the Republican nominee in the 2010 Colorado gubernatorial election.
Born in the Chicago area, Maes and his five brothers were reared in rural Rib Lake, Wisconsin, where his father, Earl Maes, had roots. His father died in 1971. As a boy, Maes was active in church, the Boy Scouts, student government, and high school football. Maes continued football in college as a walk-on fullback until a leg injury in his first season. In 1983 Maes earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
From 1983 to 1985 he was a police officer in Liberal, Kansas, but was dismissed after disclosing to his fiancé that there was an investigation by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation of her family. In his appeal of the dismissal to Liberal's city manager, he claimed the KBI offered the option of disclosure during the investigation given the delicate position he was in. The city manager, Alan Morris, denied the appeal because Maes stated in the letter he had disclosed the existence of an investigation to his fiancée.
Maes moved to Colorado in 1985 and started work in sales and sales management, and then joined Voice-Tel of Colorado. He negotiated a managing partner role through sweat equity at the Western New York offices in 1995. The company sold out to a publicly traded company in 1997, and Maes finished his career with the company in Oakbrook, IL through 2000.
He then returned to Colorado where he remained working in the telecommunications until 2002. After the technology industry bust he entered the credit reporting industry in 2003, owning his own credit reporting agency Amaesing Credit solutions by 2005. He sold this company in 2009 and turned his attention to the Colorado governor's race.
Maes entered the 2010 governor's race as a political newcomer in March 2009, working with the Republicans and newly rising Tea Party. He received the most votes at the Republican party assembly on May 20, 2010, and was listed first on the primary ballot for Governor of Colorado against Scott McInnis. Maes campaigned across Colorado until the primary, on August 10, and Maes won with 50.6% to 49.3%.
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