David Balmer is a former legislator in the U.S. of State of

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. Elected to the

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as a

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in 2005, he won election to the

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in 2012. In late 2015, he resigned his seat representing Senate District 27 which encompasses parts of

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Biography and early career

From 1994–2008, he served in various positions with Cherokee Investment Partners, the nation’s largest private equity firm specializing in brownfield redevelopment. Cherokee has purchased over 300 contaminated sites across North America and Europe. Cherokee closed its Denver office in 2008. As a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, David served in deployments to

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and

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2010 election

In 2010, Balmer ran for re-election to House District 39. He faced Carol Levine as his Democratic opponent, and defeated her with 61.1% of the votes.

2011 legislative session

Balmer sponsored several measures during the 2011 legislative session, one of which looked to reinstate sales tax exemptions on soft drinks. HB 11-1162 would have given soft drink retailers exemption from the state sales and use tax. The bill passed through the House Finance Committee before the House Appropriations Committee, where the final action to vote failed. Balmer also headed legislation that would have prohibited current elected officials from being featured in public ads paid for with state funds. The bill passed through the

before being sent to the Senate, where it was assigned to the Senate State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee. The bill was put to a vote, but failed to pass on a 3–2 party-line vote.

Colorado State Senate

2012 election

After being term-limited in the

, Balmer ran for the Senate seat left open by Senator

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who was also term-limited. Balmer ran for election to the

for district 27. He faced no opposition during the primaries, but faced Democratic opponent David Paladino during the general election. Balmer won election to the State Senate with 55.3% of the vote and over 7,000 votes more than his opponent.

2013 legislative session

For the 2013 legislative session, Senator Balmer was appointed to the Business, Labor, and Technology Committee, and the Local Government Committee.

References

External links

Colorado General Assembly Website

Colorado Senate News
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