Bill Cadman
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| Bill Cadman | |
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Member of the Colorado State Senate
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| Assumed office December 11, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Ron May |
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Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 15th district
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| In office January 10, 2001 – December 10, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Ron May |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Bruce |
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| Born | October 4, 1960 Hollywood, Maryland |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Lisa |
Bill Lee Cadman (born October 4, 1960) is a Colorado legislator. First elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 200, Cadman was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Colorado State Senate in 2007. He currently represents Senate District 10, which covers eastern Colorado Springs, Colorado and rural eastern El Paso County.[1]
[edit] Biography
Born in Hollywood, Maryland, Cadman earned a bachelor's degree from California State University in 1989 before settling in Colorado. Cadman worked as the office manager for U.S. Representative Joel Hefley from 1994 to 2000. From 1996 to 1998, Cadman was a board member of the Colorado Republican Party. Cadman is married; he and his wife, Lisa, have two children, Austin and Alex.[2]
In 2000, he was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives, representing House District 15, which covered eastern Colorado Springs, Colorado.[3] Cadman rose to become House Majority Whip during the 2003-2004 session.[4]. Cadman won re-election to four terms in the house, defeating a series of Democratic opponents (Steven Bell in 2000, Charley Johnson in 2002, Bill Martin in 2004, and Allison Hunter in 2006), each time claiming more than 65% of the vote.[5][1] During his time in the majority, Cadman sponsored legislation on the subjects of immigration,[6], eviction practices,[7], and domestic violence laws.[8].
After Democrats took control of the legislature in 2004, Cadman served as Minority Caucus Chair.[2] In 2005, Cadman was a vocal opponent of Colorado's 2006 indoor smoking ban.[9].
In the current 2007 legislative session, Cadman sat on the House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee, and on the legislature's Joint Computer Management Committee.[10]
Term-limited in the state house, Cadman filed to run for the Colorado Senate in the 2008 legislative elections, seeking the seat held by Senator Ron May, who was himself term-limited. Upon May's resignation in October 2007, Cadman sought[11] and unanimously won a vacancy appointment to May's seat in the Colorado Senate.[12] He resigned from the state house on December 10, 2007, and was sworn in to the state senate on December 11.[13] He faces opposition in the 2008 elections from Democrat Diane Whitley.[14]
Cadman has announced plans to introduce legislation in the state senate to restrict the state of Colorado's eminent domain powers, which he claims impedes oil and mineral development, and to streamline the automobile registration process by allowing multiple-year registration.[13]
[edit] References
- ^ a b COMaps: State Senate District 10
- ^ a b Project Vote Smart - Senator Bill L. Cadman - Biography
- ^ COMaps: State Representative District 15
- ^ http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetdir.nsf/675eb075f82b631e0725664800599ae4/ef6748c6451fcc4287256af00077bd4f?OpenDocument
- ^ GOP does well in House/ Cloer takes17th; Dean, King, Schultheis also | Gazette, The (Colorado Springs) | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ^ Local delegation's take on agenda varied | Gazette, The (Colorado Springs) | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ^ Colorado Springs Independent : Local News : Local News : Power Play
- ^ Colorado Springs Independent : Opinions : Newsbriefs : News Briefs
- ^ Mitchell, Carlyn. "House Oks indoor smoking ban", Colorado Springs Gazette, 11 February 2006. Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
- ^ House Committees of Reference (html). Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
- ^ Sealover, Ed. "Bruce will reveal plans 2 weeks early", Colorado Springs Gazette, 20 October 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
- ^ Rappold, R. Scott. "Cadman appointed to senate seat", Colorado Springs Gazette, 4 November 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
- ^ a b Martinez, Julia C.. "Governor's mansion decked out", Denver Post, 2 December 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
- ^ Headlines: Ranchland News writer wants state senate seat | whitley, seat, writer - Gazette.com
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| Current members of the Colorado State Senate |  |
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1st: Greg Brophy (R) |
10th: Bill Cadman (R) |
19th: Sue Windels (D) |
28th: Suzanne Williams (D) |
| Democrat (20 seats) | Republican (15 seats) | |||
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