State Senators
Total of 35 Colorado state senators Elected from single member districts
Serve four year terms
Can serve a maximum of eight years Two full terms
Steve King Claudette Konola
51 years oldBorn in MichiganGrand Junction
resident for 33 years
Has 3 high school age sons
Married for 20 years
58 years oldBorn in S. Dakota to
a family of minersDenver resident for
17 yearsWestern Colorado
resident for past 30 years
Biographies and Personal Information
Steve King Claudette Konola
Mesa State College graduate
Earned a bachelor’s degree with a major in psychology
Minor in political science
University of Colorado graduate
Earned a bachelor’s degree in finance
Education
Steve King Claudette Konola
State representative for past 4 years
Previously worked 28 years with GJPD and MCSO Currently active
between sessions
30 years of financing experience
Large scale lending to companies with $100 million+ annual revenues
Worked with nonprofits lending to small businesses
Never held a public office
Previous Service
Education
Primary and secondary education must have funding priority
Budget cutbacks at schools must not cut teachers
Keep Colorado’s universities public
Good education is essential to job creation
Find an alternate way of testing besides CSAP style testing
Jobs
Most new jobs are created by entrepreneurs
Small business is the backbone of our economy
Tweak existing lending programs to make them more accessible to small business
Financial Reform
Wants to reform how Colorado’s unemployment benefits are funded Currently through a large New York bank
Lower principal on small business loans but raise interest rates Easier to start up
Jobs
Cut taxes to encourage growth of small business
Eliminate many regulations on new businesses
Eliminate redundant regulations on companies in the oil and gas industry Bring more of them back to Colorado
Public Safety
Make people convicted of felonies submit to DNA collection In case of repeat offenses, they are easier to identify
Require all businesses to offer some form of personal defense training
2nd Amendment Rights
Will fight against anything that infringes on right to bear arms
Believes guns should be allowed on all college campuses
Eliminate certain criteria for obtaining a concealed carry permit