John Salazar

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Early life, education and career

Salazar was born in Alamosa, Colorado, the son of Emma M. (Montoya) and Henry (Enrique) S. Salazar.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His younger brother is former Senator Ken Salazar.

Salazar served in the U.S. Army from 1973 to 1976, and is a farmer and rancher.<ref name=agriculture/> His formal education includes a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Adams State College in 1981. Salazar was the owner of an internet company, Spudseed.com, which marketed potatoes, as well as serving as a director of Monte Vista Production Credit Union and Agro Engineering, Inc.<ref name=tussle>Template:Cite news</ref>

Salazar served on several Colorado public bodies including the Governor's Economic Development Advisory Board, the Rio Grande Water Conservation District and the Colorado Agricultural Leadership Forum.<ref name=tussle/> He also served on the Colorado Agricultural Commission from 1999 to 2002 before being elected to the Colorado House of Representatives from 2003 until 2004.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

U.S. House of Representatives

Committee assignments

Political positions

Salazar was concerned with water rights in particular.<ref name="economist2006">Template:Cite news</ref> He said his top priority on Capitol Hill was to ensure that water derived from the snow melt of Colorado's Western Slope would stay in his district instead of being sent to California or Nevada.

Though a Democrat, he exhibited conservative leanings. He opposed expanding gun control and supported permanent repeal of the inheritance tax and lower taxes.<ref name="economist2006"/> He also supports allowing Americans to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada. He was a member of the conservative Blue Dog Democrats,<ref name=committee>Template:Cite news</ref> leading him to oppose Democratic priority measures such as the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and the American Clean Energy and Security Act in 2009.<ref name=stimulus>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=ruffles>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During consideration of the Affordable Care Act, he voted in favor of the Stupak Amendment restricting federal funding of elective abortions. However, he also voted for the Senate version of the health care bill lacking the Stupak Amendment language.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

As a veteran, a son of a veteran, and father of a child serving in the Colorado National Guard as of 2004, Salazar was also vocal against cuts to veterans' benefits. Salazar introduced the Stolen Valor Act of 2005, designed to protect the integrity of medals, to the House of Representatives, which he has cited as his best achievement in politics.<ref name=agriculture/>

Salazar was considered for the post of Secretary of Agriculture by Barack Obama but Tom Vilsack was chosen instead.<ref name=secretary>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=schapiro>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

Political campaigns

2004

Salazar was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2004.<ref name=tussle/> His election to succeed retiring Republican Scott McInnis was one of the most contested House elections of the year.<ref name=tussle/> Salazar defeated Greg Walcher who had attacked Salazar as being soft on illegal immigration,<ref name=tussle/><ref name=tough>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> while Salazar criticised Walcher for his previous support of a failed 2003 referendum which he said would have diverted water from the district, an important issue in western Colorado.<ref name=tough/><ref name=thirsty>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In a year when Republicans made gains, John Salazar was only one of three Democratic pick-up seats in the House of Representatives.<ref name=majority>Template:Cite news</ref>

2006

John Salazar was re-elected in 2006 after his first term in Congress defeating Republican Scott Tipton.<ref name=make>Template:Cite news</ref> John Salazar raised almost three times as much money as Tipton and won over 60% of the vote, including more Republican areas of the district.<ref name=strongholds>Template:Cite news Template:Dead link</ref> Salazar had campaigned as a moderate, middle of the road candidate, with the opinion polls having shown him ahead in the election.<ref name=strongholds/>

2008

Template:See also Salazar won in 2008 with a similar margin as 2006 defeating rancher and county commissioner Wayne Wolf.<ref name=way>Template:Cite news</ref> Salazar had a massive fundraising advantage over Wolf who only had about $16,000 for the campaign.<ref name=way/>

2010

Template:See also Salazar was defeated for re-election by Republican Scott Tipton. Tipton had unsuccessfully challenged Salazar in 2006. Libertarian Gregory Gilman and Independent Jake Segrest were also on the ballot; Independents John W. Hargis, Sr. and James Fritz qualified as write-in candidates.

Electoral history

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2004 Template:Party shading/Democratic |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Democratic align="right" |153,500 Template:Party shading/Democratic |50.9% Template:Party shading/Republican |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Republican align="right" |141,376 Template:Party shading/Republican |46.9% Template:Party shading/Independent |Jim Krug Template:Party shading/Independent |Independent Template:Party shading/Independent align="right" |6,770 Template:Party shading/Independent align="right" |2.2% *
2006 Template:Party shading/Democratic |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Democratic align="right" |146,488 Template:Party shading/Democratic |61.6% Template:Party shading/Republican |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Republican align="right" |86,930 Template:Party shading/Republican |36.5% Template:Party shading/Libertarian |Bert Sargent Template:Party shading/Libertarian |Libertarian Template:Party shading/Libertarian align="right" |4,417 Template:Party shading/Libertarian align="right" |1.9% Template:Party shading/Green |Bruce Lohmiller Template:Party shading/Green |Green (Write-in) Template:Party shading/Green align="right" |23 Template:Party shading/Green align="right" |0.01%
2008 Template:Party shading/Democratic |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Democratic align="right" |196,214 Template:Party shading/Democratic |61.4% Template:Party shading/Republican |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Republican align="right" |123,346 Template:Party shading/Republican |38.6%
2010 Template:Party shading/Democratic |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Democratic align="right" |118,048 Template:Party shading/Democratic |45.8% Template:Party shading/Republican |Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Republican align="right" |129,257 Template:Party shading/Republican |50.1%

Personal life

Salazar is married to Mary Lou Salazar and has three children: Esteban, Miguel and Jesus.<ref name=agriculture>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They live in Manassa, Colorado.

Salazar's younger brother, Ken Salazar, is a former United States Senator from Colorado and the former Secretary of the Interior appointed by President Barack Obama.

See also

John Salazar is briefly mentioned at the very beginning of the video game Outlast, on the radio of the protagonist's vehicle.

References

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