Bob Gardner

Robert S. Gardner
Gardner in 2019
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 12th district
Assumed office
January 11, 2017
Preceded byBill Cadman
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 20th district
In office
January 12, 2011 – January 7, 2015
Preceded byAmy Stephens
Succeeded byTerri Carver
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 21st district
In office
January 10, 2007 – January 12, 2011
Preceded byKeith King
Succeeded byLois Landgraf
Personal details
Born1953 or 1954 (age 70–71)[1]
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLeAnn Gardner (divorced)
Children2
EducationUnited States Air Force Academy
University of Texas (JD)
George Washington University Law School (LLM)
ProfessionRetired Air Force officer; attorney

Robert S. Gardner (born c. 1954) is a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. A United States Air Force veteran and attorney, Gardner was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2006. From 2006 to 2012, he represented House District 21, which encompasses western El Paso County and northeastern Fremont County.[2]

In the 2016 general election, Gardner was elected to represent Senate District 12.[3]

On January 9, 2024, Gardner announced that he was running for United States House of Representatives Colorado 5th Congressional District in the 2024 elections, replacing retiring Congressman Doug Lamborn.[4]

  1. ^ "Voter Guide: Colorado Senate District 12 Republican primary". denverpost.com. The Denver Post. June 8, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "State House District 21". COMaps. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
  3. ^ Ballotpedia. Bob Gardner; accessed January 16, 2017.
  4. ^ Luning, Ernest (January 9, 2024). "Veteran state lawmaker Bob Gardner joins GOP primary to succeed Doug Lamborn in Colorado's 5th CD". Colorado Politics. Retrieved January 11, 2024.