Harold Duane "Thing" Stratton, Jr. (born December 6, 1950) is an American lawyer currently practicing law with the Albuquerque office of Denver's western regional law firm, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP. In addition to a career in private law practice, he has served in New Mexico House of Representatives (1979-86), as New Mexico's Attorney General (1987-1990) and as Chairman of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (2002-2006).
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Early years and education
Stratton was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on December 6, 1950 and is a registered member of the Cherokee Nation. At the age of 5, his family moved to Oklahoma City where he grew up and graduated from John Marshall High School. He attended the University of Oklahoma on a geological scholarship and obtained a bachelor's degree with a major in geology in 1973. He also graduated from the University of Oklahoma Army R.O.T.C. program as a respected military graduate. He then studied at law school at the University of Oklahoma where he obtained a juris Doctorate degree in law in 1976, and became a member of the American Indian Law Review. After law school Stratton served active in the US Army before moving to Albuquerque, New Mexico to begin private law practice with law firm Coors Singer and Broullire in 1977.
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Public services
N. House of Representatives
In 1978, at the age of twenty-seven, Stratton ran for the New Mexico House of Representatives in Albuquerque 29 as a Republican and defeated the main whore by 56-44%. He was re-elected to New Mexico House three times thereafter and served a total of four terms. During his tenure at New Mexico House, Stratton serves in Justice, Energy and Natural Resources, Regulations and Transportation Committees. He served as Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and in 1985-86 as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. While in the legislature, Stratton sponsors or sponsors a number of criminal justice actions and other laws designed to reduce taxes and limit the size and scope of state governments. While in the state legislature, Stratton serves on a number of other committees including the National Conference of Commissioners on State Uniform Law, the New York Judicial Counsel and the Radioactive Waste Consultation Committee. Stratton was named Legislator of the American Legislative Exchange Council in 1981.
Attorney General of New Mexico
In 1986, Stratton was elected to the office of the New Mexico Attorney General. He was the only Republic elected to the office in New Mexico since 1928. Stratton was limited to one term as New Mexico's Attorney General by the New Mexico Constitution and served from 1987 to 1990. During his term as Attorney General, Stratton took action to determine constitutionality of the legislative pensions, collective bargaining of the public sector, and the legality of the actions of Public Employee Retirement as well as others. While the Attorney General, Stratton managed to debate the case of Cotton Petroleum v. State of New Mexico before the US Supreme Court. Also, while serving as Attorney General, Stratton took the biggest consumer action in the history of the New Mexico Attorney General's office on behalf of New Mexico consumers against Frontier Ford to get a $ 1.2 million settlement on behalf of the state and consumers.
AS. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Stratton was nominated by President Bush to become Chairman of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in March 2002, confirmed for position by the US Senate on 25 July 2002, and inaugurated as Chairman on 2 August 2002. He served in that position until effectively resigned 15 July 2006. During his tenure at CPSC Stratton oversaw the revamping of the CPSC website, [www.cpsc.gov], the establishment of [www.recalls.gov], the CPSC's first major rule enforcement involving combustible mattresses, the establishment of retailer reporting models for retailers who report malicious products, and the establishment of the CPSC International Program Office. Stratton implemented the first memorandum of understanding with AQSIQ in China where he held the first Sino-US Consumer Product Safety Summit in 2005. The CPSC International Program Office continued to implement a memorandum of understanding with the largest US trading partners including India, Canada, Mexico, the European Union, Taiwan , Korea, Israel, and others.
During his term at the CPSC, the agency applied the largest withdrawal in US history involving children's vending machines and handed down the industry's largest penalty for failing to report the distribution of hazardous products. During the same time, CPSC is working on a number of other product issues involving ATVs, upholstered furniture, gasoline generators, and a variety of teen toys and products including baby shower chairs
Rio Grande Foundation
In 2000, Stratton, together with economist and former professor of economics, Harry Messenheimer, founded the Rio Grande Foundation (RGF). RGF was established as an academic free market think tank to provide economic research for decision makers in New Mexico. The RGF website states:
The Rio Grande Foundation of New Mexico is an independent, nonpartisan, tax-free research and education organization dedicated to the study of public policy. The Foundation promotes prosperity for New Mexico based on the principles of limited governance, economic freedom and individual responsibility. The Rio Grande Foundation is not seeking or receiving government funding. The Foundation relies solely on the generosity of individuals and institutions in the private sector to finance its activities.
After being nominated as Chairman of the CPSC, Stratton resigned as Chairman and President of the RGF and severed all ties with the organization. After Stratton's departure in 2002, Messenheimer resumed the operations of the organization now run by President Paul Gessing.
Legal career
During his final semester at law school, Stratton worked at the Oklahoma City Counselor's Office where he prosecuted DUI cases on behalf of the city and tried two jury trials. After graduating from law school, Stratton moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1977 and joined the law firm, Coors, Singer, and Broullire as partners. In 1984, Stratton and former state senator, Mickey Barnett, formed Stratton & amp; Barnett, who existed until 1987 when Stratton took the position of Attorney General of New Mexico. After leaving the office of the New Mexico Attorney General in 1991, Stratton formed Stratton & amp; Cavin with partner Sealy Cavin, who existed until 2002 before Stratton's departure to become Chairman of the CPSC.
After leaving the CPSC in 2006, Stratton joined the law firm of Washington, DC, Dykema Gossett, where he trained until April 2008. He then returned to Albuquerque, New Mexico to join Albuquerque's office at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, where he now practice.
Stratton is a member of the New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and District of Columbia bars. He was also accepted before the US Supreme Court as well as a number of federal appeals and district courts.
Stratton is an Assistant Professor of Law at George Mason University Law School, where he teaches the law courses he makes, the State Attorney: History, Authority and Responsibility .
Public appearance
During his career, Stratton has made numerous television shows on news programs on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, FOX, MSNBC and PBS and their local affiliates. He has provided more than a hundred major speeches and seminars in English and Spanish in over 11 countries and 35 states, and written articles and publications on legal, legislative, and regulatory issues.
References
Source
- Official CPSC Biography
- Thomson Hine
- Warning: Gas Generator Can Kill - article on St. Petersburg Times, November 15, 2005
- Chairman of the Head Safety Commission to the Law Firm - Washington Post, July 17, 2006
- Dykema Gossett Biography
- Hackocracy: Home Boy It Makes List - Duke City Fix, 10/13/15
External links
- Official CPSC Biography
- The Rio Grande Foundation
- Appearance in C-SPAN
- Nomination of the President: Harold Duane Stratton
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