Lori Saine
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 63rd district
In office
January 9, 2013 – January 13, 2021
Preceded byJon Becker
Succeeded byDan Woog
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
EducationIndiana University, Bloomington (BA)
WebsiteOfficial website

Lori A. Saine is an American politician serving as a member of the Weld County Board of Commissioners.[1] Previously, she served as a Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives for the 63rd district from January 9, 2013 to January 13, 2021. Saine was a candidate for Colorado's 8th congressional district, but lost the Republican primary, coming in third place.[2][3]

Education

Saine earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, business, and biology from Indiana University Bloomington.[4]

Career

Prior to entering politics, Saine worked as a regional sales director. She was also a member of the Dacono City Council.[5] She was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in November 2012 and assumed office in January 2013. During her final term in the House, Saine served as a vice chair of the Legislative Audit Committee.[6]

When Republican Representative Jon Becker left the Legislature and left the District 63 seat open, Saine won the June 26, 2012, Republican primary with 3,444 votes (93%) against a write-in candidate,[7] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 21,162 votes (56%) against Democratic nominee Tim Erickson[8] who had run for a House seat in 2004.

In December 2017, Saine was arrested at Denver International Airport for carrying a loaded handgun through security. Saine said she did not know that her gun was in her purse when she went to the airport. No charges were pressed.[9][10]

In January 2019, Saine was criticized by Democrat Leslie Herod for inaccurately equating the lynchings of African-Americans with that of whites during the Reconstruction era following the Civil War.[11]

In December 2020, in her role as chair of the Legislative Audit Committee, she held a hearing to examine allegations of fraud and irregularities during Colorado's 2020 elections amid Donald Trump's false claims of fraud in the presidential election.[12][13] The hearing ultimately found no evidence of electoral irregularities or fraud.[13]

In 2020, Saine was term-limited as a state representative. In the 2020 general election, she was elected to the Weld County Board of County Commissioners.[14]

In November 2021, Saine announced her candidacy for Colorado's 8th congressional district in the 2022 elections.[2] She lost to Barbara Kirkmeyer in the Republican primary.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Weld County Commissioners". Weld County, Colorado. 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Birkeland, Bente (November 5, 2021). "GOP Weld County commissioner Lori Saine is running in Colorado's new congressional district". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Election Night Reporting". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Lori Saine's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  5. ↑ "2020 Election candidates: Saine touts experience for Weld County Commission seat". Greeley Tribune. September 30, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Lori Saine". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  7. ↑ "2012 Republican Party state representatives primary results". Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  8. ↑ "2012 General election state representatives results". Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  9. ↑ Garrison, Robert (December 14, 2017). "No gun charges against Colo. lawmaker". The Denver Channel. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  10. ↑ "No Charges For Lori Saine After Gun Arrest DIA". CBS Denver. December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Weld Rep. Lori Saine Criticized For Equating Black, White Lynchings After Civil War". Colorado Public Radio. January 22, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  12. ↑ Paul, Jesse (December 14, 2020). "Colorado's GOP chairman trusts the state's voting systems. Legislative Republicans still want to check it out". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  13. 1 2 Woodruff, Chase (November 3, 2021). "Republican Lori Saine files to run for Colorado's new 8th Congressional District seat". Colorado Newsline. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  14. ↑ Watson-Fisher, Jadyn (November 3, 2020). "2020 Election results: Republicans retain seats on Weld County Commission". The Greeley Tribune. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Lori Saine". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
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