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Bob Gardner
Robert S. Gardner (born c. 1954) is a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. A United States Air Force veteran and attorney, Gardner was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2006. From 2006 to 2012, he represented House District 21, which encompasses western El Paso County and northeastern Fremont County. In the 2016 general election, Gardner was elected to represent Senate District 12. Biography Gardner graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1976, and served as a missile launch officer in the Air Force. While an Air Force officer, Gardner earned a J.D. from the University of Texas in 1981 with honors and a L.L.M. from the George Washington University School of Law in 1986, specializing in government procurement law. After earning his law degree, Gardner served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps. He also taught procurement and business law as a member of the Air Force Academy law faculty. After leaving active duty in 1989 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado's 12th Senate District
Colorado's 12th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Republican Bob Gardner since 2017, succeeding fellow Republican Bill Cadman. Geography District 12 is based in southern Colorado Springs in El Paso County, also covering the nearby communities of Cimarron Hills, Fort Carson, and parts of Security-Widefield, Falcon, and Stratmoor. The district is located entirely within Colorado's 5th congressional district, and overlaps with the 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st districts of the Colorado House of Representatives The Colorado House of Representatives is the lower house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Colorado. The House is composed of 65 members from an equal number of constituent districts, with each distr .... Recent election results Colorado Senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 12th district holds elections in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judge Advocate General's Corps
The Judge Advocate General's Corps, also known as JAG or JAG Corps, is the military justice branch or specialty of the United States Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Navy. Officers serving in the JAG Corps are typically called judge advocates. Judge advocates are responsible for administrative law, government contracting, civilian and military personnel law, the law of war and international relations, environmental law, etc. They also serve as prosecutors for the military when conducting court-martials. History George Washington established the JAG Corps on July 29, 1775. Judge advocates were involved in writing and implementing Abraham Lincoln's ''General Orders No. 100: Instructions for the Government of the Armies of the United States in the Field'', which was the first systematic code of the law of war in the United States. Duties and chain of command Judge advocates serve primarily as legal advisors to the command to which they are assigned. In this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Crank
Jeffrey George Crank (born January 28, 1967) is an American politician. He is a former candidate for United States Representative for Colorado's 5th congressional district. Early life, education, and career Crank was born in 1967 and graduated from Central High School in 1985. He graduated from Colorado State University in 1990, with a B.A. in Political Science. From 1991 to 1998, he worked as a congressional staffer for Representative Joel Hefley, being a Legislative Assistant until being promoted as Administrative Director in April 1995. After working for Congressman Hefley, he became Vice President of the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce in May 1998 and was later promoted to Senior Vice President in October 2001. He left the Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce in February 2006. Crank was elected as Chairman of the 5th Congressional District Republican Central Committee in 2001 and 2003. In 2003, he was appointed to the Colorado Emergency Planning Commission by G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado's 5th Congressional District
Colorado's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. The district lies in the center of the state and comprises Colorado Springs and its suburbs including Cimarron Hills and Fort Carson. The district is currently represented by Republican Doug Lamborn. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+12, it is one of the most Republican districts in Colorado. Characteristics Politics The Republican Party has held control of the seat since the district's creation. With a Cook PVI of R+12, the 5th congressional district of Colorado is tied for the most conservative district in the state with the 4th district. Colorado Springs, the main population center within the district, is home to many conservative Christian organizations. Among these groups are Focus on the Family, its founder Dr. James Dobson (who is considered by some to be the most influential evangelical leader in the country), New Life Church, Compassion International, HC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron May (Colorado Legislator)
Ronny J. "Ron" May (born September 16, 1934) is a former Colorado legislator. An Air Force veteran, he was elected to the Colorado Springs city council, then to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 1992. After serving eight years in the state house, he was elected to the Colorado Senate in 2000 and again in 2004. During his two decades in elected office, he was noted for his work on technology issues. He retired from government in 2007 to become a fellow with the Center for Digital Government and ''Government Technology'' magazine. Biography Born in Sherman, Texas, May attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University, where he played college baseball. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska. He joined the United States Air Force in 1954 and logged over 3,800 hours of air time as a pilot and navigator. He was then sent for training as a programmer analyst on early computer technology in the 1960s, beginning a lifelong interest in informat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Morse (Colorado Legislator)
John P. Morse (born November 4, 1958) is an American former 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. Early life and career Morse was born on November 4, 1958 in Petersburg, Virginia 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 Colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Jones (Colorado Politician)
Edward, Eddie, or Ed Jones may refer to: Architecture * Edward Vason Jones (1909–1980), American neoclassical architect * Edward Jones (English architect) (born 1939), English architect who designed the Saïd Business School * Edward Jones (Welsh architect) (1796–1835), Welsh-born architect and surveyor * Edward C. Jones (1822–1902), American architect Arts and entertainment * Edward Jones (harpist) (1752–1824), Welsh harpist and author * Edward Elwyn Jones (born 1977), Welsh conductor and organist * Guitar Slim (Eddie Jones, 1926–1959), American guitarist * Eddie Jones (jazz musician) (1929–1997), American double bassist * Eddie "California" Jones, singer with the 1950s American band Emersons * Eddie Jones (actor) (1934–2019), American actor * Edward L. Buster Jones (1943–2014), American voice actor * Eddie Jones (artist) (1935–1999), British SF artist and illustrator * Edward P. Jones (born 1950), American novelist * Edward Huws Jones, violinist, composer an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Developmental Disabilities
Developmental disability is a diverse group of chronic conditions, comprising mental or physical impairments that arise before adulthood. Developmental disabilities cause individuals living with them many difficulties in certain areas of life, especially in "language, mobility, learning, self-help, and independent living".Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013)Developmental disabilities.Retrieved October 18, 2013 Developmental disabilities can be detected early on and persist throughout an individual's lifespan. Developmental disability that affects all areas of a child's development is sometimes referred to as global developmental delay. The most common developmental disabilities are: * Motor disorders, and learning difficulties such as dyslexia, Tourette's syndrome, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, Irlen syndrome, and dyscalculia. * Autism and Asperger syndrome are a series of conditions called autistic spectrum disorders that causes difficulties in communications. Autistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Choice
School choice is a term for education options that allow students and families to select alternatives to public schools. The most common in the United States, by both the number of programs and by the number of participating students are scholarship tax credit programs, which allow individuals or corporations to receive tax credits toward their state taxes in exchange for donations made to non-profit organizations that grant private school scholarships. A similar subsidy may be provided by a state through a school voucher program. Other school choice options include open enrollment laws (which allow students to attend public schools other than their neighborhood school), charter schools, magnet schools, virtual schools, homeschooling, education savings accounts (ESAs), and individual education tax credits or deductions. History In the United States In 1955, economist Milton Friedman proposed using free market principles to improve the United States public school system ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Children Matter
All or ALL may refer to: Language * All, an indefinite pronoun in English * All, one of the English determiners * Allar language (ISO 639-3 code) * Allative case (abbreviated ALL) Music * All (band), an American punk rock band * ''All'' (All album), 1999 * ''All'' (Descendents album) or the title song, 1987 * ''All'' (Horace Silver album) or the title song, 1972 * ''All'' (Yann Tiersen album), 2019 * "All" (song), by Patricia Bredin, representing the UK at Eurovision 1957 * "All (I Ever Want)", a song by Alexander Klaws, 2005 * "All", a song by Collective Soul from ''Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid'', 1994 Science and mathematics * ALL (complexity), the class of all decision problems in computability and complexity theory * Acute lymphoblastic leukemia * Anterolateral ligament Sports * American Lacrosse League * Arena Lacrosse League, Canada * Australian Lacrosse League Other uses * All, Missouri, a community in the United States * All, a brand of Sun Products * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Vouchers
A school voucher, also called an education voucher in a voucher system, is a certificate of government funding for students at schools chosen by themselves or their parents. Funding is usually for a particular year, term, or semester. In some countries, states, or local jurisdictions, the voucher can be used to cover or reimburse home schooling expenses. In some countries, vouchers only exist for tuition at private schools. A 2017 review of the economics literature on school vouchers concluded that "the evidence to date is not sufficient to warrant recommending that vouchers be adopted on a widespread basis; however, multiple positive findings support continued exploration". A 2006 survey of members of the American Economic Association found that over two-thirds of economists support giving parents educational vouchers that can be used at both government-operated and private schools, and that support is greater if the vouchers are to be used by parents with low incomes or childre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado Springs School District 11
The Colorado Springs School District 11 (District 11 or D-11) is the central school district of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its headquarters are in that city. History The first school in Colorado Springs was organized by Mary Mellen "Queen" Palmer, wife of city founder William Jackson Palmer, in late 1871. Classes were first held in a home on the northeast corner of Cascade Avenue and Bijou Street, rented by Mrs. Palmer for the school. School District 11 was established in August 1872. The district enrollment passed 1000 by 1883 and stood at 1776 on opening day of the Colorado Springs High School building in 1893. (That building was razed in 1938 to make way for construction of Palmer High School.) In 1919, the school districts of Colorado City (annexed by Colorado Springs in 1917) and Colorado Springs were consolidated. The district saw modest growth between 1920 and 1940, then a large boom following World War II. List of schools Elementary schools *Adams Elementary Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
