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preparing for the senate and house races Senator Herpin represents eastern Colorado Springs (including CC) and Manitou Springs in is running for State Sen- the Colorado State Senate, acquiring his seat ator of District 11 after having served as a from the recalled Senator John Morse in Sep- State House member of the Pikes Peak re- tember 2013. Herpin has previously served in gion from 2003 to 2011. He served as the the U.S. Navy, as a defense contractor support- Education committee chair during this time. ing the U.S. Air Force, a 27-year volunteer for His experience as a teacher influences his the Colorado Springs Police Department, and as defense of public education and encourage- a member of the Colorado Springs City Council. ment of parental involvement. He is also a Herpin enjoys the endorsements of the NRA, proponent of open elections and oil and gas National Federation of Inde- regulation. He is backed pendent Business, U.S. Rep. strongly by the Colorado Doug Lamborn, and Col- Education Association. orado Springs City Council President . michael BERNIE MERRIFIELD HERPIN [senate] [senate] [house] [house] MICHAEL pete SCHLIERF lee Mr. Schlierf is running for the State House of Representa- 18th district of the Colorado tives incumbent is House of Representatives, running for re-eleciton this covering central Colorado November after serving as Springs and CC. Schlierf pre- Vice Chair of the Judiciary viously worked for Intel and as COO of Solargreen committee and on the committee for Transporta- Technologies, a sustainability-centered business tion and Energy. He was first elected to office in based locally in Colorado. He is a lifelong member 2010. He attended Wharton School of Finance of Sierra Club and NRA, serves on the board of the and received his J.D. from the University of Ak- Pikes Peak Firearms Coalition and was formerly a ron, and has since worked in law, real estate and member of the Downtown Partners Sustainabili- business for many years. His notable recent bills ty Committee. Schlierf emphasizes simplifying the include providing social workers for juvenile de- Colorado tax code, reexamining the existing system fendents in court and cutting down outsourcing of school assessment programs, and decreasing the labor for public works to keep jobs in Colorado. scope of government.

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