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Treasurer of Colorado | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 11, 2011 | |
Governor | John Hickenlooper |
Preceded by | Cary Kennedy |
Personal details | |
Born | (1974-04-15) April 15, 1974 (age 50) |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Jenna Stapleton |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Craig Roberts Stapleton (Father) Benjamin F. Stapleton (paternal great-grandfather) George Herbert Walker (maternal great-grandfather) |
Education | Williams College (BA) London School of Economics (MA) Harvard University (MBA) |
Walker Stapleton (born April 15, 1974) is an American politician who is serving his second term as Colorado's State Treasurer. He was elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. Stapleton is the Republican nominee for the 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election.
Early life
Walker Stapleton's family has been active in Colorado since the early 1900s. Walker grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, attending the private Brunswick School. He graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts, and holds a graduate degree in business economics from the London School of Economics and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Career
Stapleton began his private sector career in 1997 at Hambrecht & Quist as an investment banker. Two years later he became Director of Business Development for Live365. He subsequently served as CEO and CFO of various private and publicly traded companies, until assuming office in 2011.
Stapleton was a 2014 Aspen Institute Rodel Fellow.
Extended Family
His mother, Dorothy Walker Stapleton, is a first cousin of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, making him a second cousin of former U.S. President George W. Bush and former Florida governor Jeb Bush. He is the son of diplomat Craig Roberts Stapleton. His great-grandfather, Democratic politician Benjamin F. Stapleton, served as mayor of Denver from 1923 to 1931.
Electoral history
Colorado Treasurer Republican Primary Election, 2010 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Walker Stapleton | 181,420 | 50.90 |
Republican | J. J. Ament | 174,992 | 49.10 |
Colorado Treasurer Election, 2010 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Walker Stapleton | 866,934 | 50.70 |
Democratic | Cary Kennedy (inc.) | 842,877 | 49.30 |
Colorado Treasurer Election, 2014 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Walker Stapleton (inc.) | 979,281 | 49.87 |
Democratic | Betsy Markey | 882,437 | 44.94 |
Libertarian | David Jurist | 101,826 | 5.19 |
References
- Ballotpedia. Walker Stapleton. Retrieved: 2017-03-10.
- Frank, John (26 June 2018). "Jared Polis, Walker Stapleton face off in a Colorado governor's race that became testy from the start". Denver Post. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ Bartels, Lynn (25 April 2011). "Stapleton! Everywhere you look". The Denver Post. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ Bunch, Joey (20 April 2014). "Jeb Bush, Walker Stapleton benefit mutually from family ties in Colorado". The Denver Post. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- Bianchi, Chris (14 June 2018). "Walker Stapleton Is From a Loaded Connecticut Suburb — Just Like Me". Westword. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- The Sentinel (14 December 2017). "Walker Stapleton celebrates the fourth too early; and a school by any other name would be better". Aurora Sentinel. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- "EDITORIAL: Attack on Stapleton unfair". The Gazette. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
He is a successful businessman with a Harvard MBA, a graduate degree from the London School of Economics and a proven record of good results.
- "Walker R. Stapleton". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- "Walker Stapleton State Treasurer, State Of Colorado". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- "Walker R. Stapleton: Colorado treasurer". Daily Camera. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- Aspen Institute-Rodel Fellowship Class of 2014
- Marcus, Peter (29 September 2014). "Treasurer candidates divided on fund for retirement". The Durango Herald. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
Stapleton's family is also no stranger to numbers and public policy.
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Preceded byCary Kennedy | Treasurer of Colorado 2011–present |
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Preceded byBob Beauprez | Republican nominee for Governor of Colorado 2018 |
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