Scott Tipton
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 3rd district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | John Salazar |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 58th district |
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In office January 9, 2009 – January 2, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Ray Rose |
| Succeeded by | Don Coram |
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November 9, 1956 Española, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Tipton |
| Children | Liesl Elizabeth |
| Alma mater | Fort Lewis College |
| Religion | Anglican |
| Website | Campaign website |
Scott R. Tipton (born November 9, 1956) is the U.S. Representative for Colorado's 3rd congressional district. In November 2010, he defeated three-term Democratic incumbent John Salazar, to whom he lost by a wide margin in 2006. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was previously a member of the Colorado House of Representatives.
He used to be a co-owner of a pottery company in Cortez, Colorado.
A lifelong Republican, he became involved in the unsuccessful Reagan presidential campaign of 1976 and was a delegate to the Republican Convention that year. He also assisted with local campaigns for Reagan in 1980 and 1984 across Montezuma County, Colorado and the 3rd Congressional district and was Republican chairman of the 3rd Congressional district for eight years. He was a board member of Mesa Verde National Park, Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, and the advisory board of Pueblo Community College.
On February 5, 2008, he announced his candidacy for the Colorado House seat representing District 58. The announcement came shortly after the incumbent, Ray Rose, announced he would retire in 2008. He had no opposition in the Republican primary, but faced Democratic candidate Noelle Hagan in the November 2008 general election. Hagan's candidacy was endorsed by the Denver Post and the Montrose Daily Press. Tipton won the election with 59 percent of the vote.
With Representatives Laura Bradford and Frank McNulty, Tipton planned on re-introducing a version of Jessica's Law to establish minimum sentences for child sex offenders, sponsoring bills to create a full-time judge position in Montrose and to simplify water rights filing. The attempt to introduce a version of Jessica's Law was unsuccessful, it dying in committee.
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