Mike Foote is an American politician and a former member of the

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who represented District 12 from January 9, 2013, to early 2019. In December 2018, Foote, a Democrat, was selected to fill the vacant State Senate District 17 seat after state senator Matt Jones resigned to become

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Commissioner.

Education

Foote earned his

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to si ...

from

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, his MS from the

Josef Korbel School of International Studies The Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver is a professional school of international affairs offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees. It is named in honor of the founding dean, Josef Korbel, father ...

and his JD from the

University of Colorado Law School The University of Colorado Law School is one of the professional graduate schools within the University of Colorado System. It is a public law school, with more than 500 students attending and working toward a Juris Doctor or Master of Studies in ...

Elections

*2012 When incumbent Democratic Representative Matt Jones ran for

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and left the District 12 seat open, Foote won the June 26, 2012 Democratic Primary with 3,381 votes (53.7%); and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 27,114 votes (64.5%) against Republican nominee Russ Lyman and

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candidate Matthew Webber.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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Campaign site
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