Cynthia H. Coffman is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Colorado. A member of the Republican Party, she is the Attorney General of Colorado. In November, 2017, she entered the race for Governor of Colorado. She joined a crowded field of candidates seeking the Republican nomination for Governor in 2018.
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Early life and career
Coffman graduated from the University of Missouri and received her law degree from the Georgia State University College of Law. She began working in the office of the Georgia Attorney General in 1993. In 1996, she became a lawyer for the 1996 Summer Olympics, held in Atlanta. Following the Centennial Olympic Park bombing, Coffman served as a liaison to the families of the victims.
Coffman moved to Colorado in 1997, and worked for the legislative council of the Colorado Legislature. She served as legal counsel for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment from 1999 through 2004. She then served as legal counsel for Bill Owens, the Governor of Colorado, from 2004 to 2005, and as chief deputy attorney general under John Suthers, the Attorney General of Colorado from 2004 through 2014. In 2012, Law Week Colorado named Coffman their Best Public Sector Lawyer.
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Attorney General of Colorado
In 2014, Coffman ran in the election for Attorney General of Colorado. She faced Mark Waller for the Republican Party nomination. She received Suthers' endorsement. After receiving the majority of support of Colorado delegates, Waller withdrew from the race.She received financial backing from the Republican Attorneys General Association Colorado PAC. Coffman defeated Democratic Party nominee Don Quick 54%-40% in the general election.
As attorney general, Coffman piloted Safe2Tell Colorado, an anonymous tip line that allows students, parents, and school administrators to submit anonymous tips and concerns 24 hours a day. Safe2Tell Colorado receives thousands of reports each year on issues facing youth including suicide, bullying, drugs and alcohol use/abuse, planned school attacks, mental health concerns, sexting, fighting, weapons, dating and domestic violence, child abuse, and more. After the February 2018 school shootings in Parkland, Florida, Safe2Tell received national acclaim and is being replicated in Florida.
Personal life
She and her former husband Mike Coffman, who represents Colorado's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives announced that they were filing for divorce in June 2017. The marriage to Mike Coffman was her second.
Electoral history
See also
- List of female state attorneys-general in the United States
References
External links
- Profile at Project Vote Smart
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