John Morse (politician)
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| President of the Colorado Senate | |
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In office January 9, 2013 – September 10, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Brandon Shaffer |
| Succeeded by | Morgan Carroll |
| Member of the Colorado Senate from the 11th district |
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In office January 10, 2007 – September 10, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Ed Jones |
| Succeeded by | Bernie Herpin |
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| Born | Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Bills Introduced in 2007 by Sen. Morse (for which Sen. Morse is the primary originating sponsor) |
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| Bill | Title | Outcome | |
| SB07-034 | Concerning clarification of residency status for the purpose of granting reciprocity to concealed weapons permits issued by states other than Colorado. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB07-063 | Concerning the exemption of mixed-use communities from provisions governing amendments to the declaration establishing a common interest community under the "Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act." | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
| SB07-072 | Concerning reimbursements to Colorado institutions of higher education for refunds made to students who are called to active duty in certain middle eastern countries, and [...] limiting the reimbursements to those refunds granted to students who are deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
| SB07-136 | Concerning the jurisdiction of courts to enter orders for the protection of persons. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB07-146 | Concerning the creation of a pilot program to provide mental health services to families of recently discharge veterans [...] | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB07-153 | Concerning enforcement of certain orders issued by a local health officer. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB07-154 | Concerning the authority of a law enforcement officer under the express consent law to request a drive to take a test other than the test elected by the driver for the purpose of determining the driver's alcohol content. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| SB07-197 | Concerning the Safe-2-Tell program for persons in schools. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
John P. Morse is a former American politician who was a state senator in the Colorado Senate from 2007 to 2013, serving as president of the senate in 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Morse represented Senate District 11, which encompasses Manitou Springs, Colorado and eastern Colorado Springs. On April 17, 2009, he was selected to become Colorado's next Senate Majority Leader, following the resignation of Senate President Peter Groff and the promotion of previous Majority Leader Brandon Shaffer. On September 10, 2013, Morse was recalled from office as a reaction to his involvement in passing gun control laws. He was the first legislator to be successfully recalled in the state's history.
Morse was born into a military family, the eldest of ten children. He earned the Eagle Scout rank in the Boy Scouts of America as a teenager. He graduated from Mitchell High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado; He attended the University of Colorado at Boulder and then the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, earning a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance, while working as an emergency medical technician.
After working briefly as a Certified Public Accountant, Morse began to pursue a career in public affairs, earning first an MBA from Regis University in 1984, then a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 1996 and a Ph.D. in public affairs from the University of Colorado at Denver in 2001.
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