Gordon Klingenschmitt
| Gordon Klingenschmitt | |
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| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 15th district |
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In office January 2015 – January 11, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Waller |
| Succeeded by | Dave Williams |
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Gordon James Klingenschmitt June 5, 1968 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
United States Air Force Academy Regent University |
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| Allegiance | United States |
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United States Air Force United States Navy |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
Gordon James Klingenschmitt (born June 5, 1968) is an American evangelical activist, former American Navy military chaplain and elected official. A Republican, he served one term in the Colorado House of Representatives for the 15th district from 2015-17.
Born in 1968 to a single mother in Buffalo, New York, he was adopted at age 3 by Joanne and Carl Klingenschmitt, Roman Catholics who immediately had him baptized. He was raised in suburban Akron, New York.
Klingenschmitt graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with a bachelor's degree in political science and from Regent University with a master's degree in divinity, a master's of business administration, and a doctor of philosophy in theology.
At the Air Force Academy, he attended a Pentecostal Bible study. Klingenschmitt was "born again" on December 13, 1986, when he "invited Jesus Christ to rule my heart in ways he had never previously done." He served in the United States Navy as a military chaplain, where he served on active duty in both Air Force and Navy for over 16 years and was honorably discharged.
Klingenschmitt ran for the 15th district seat in the Colorado House of Representatives in the 2014 elections. He received 70% of the vote in the general election to win the seat.
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