Cory Gardner

Cory Gardner
Official portrait, 2015
United States Senator
from Colorado
In office
January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2021
Preceded byMark Udall
Succeeded byJohn Hickenlooper
Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
In office
January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019
LeaderMitch McConnell
Preceded byRoger Wicker
Succeeded byTodd Young
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Colorado's 4th district
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015
Preceded byBetsy Markey
Succeeded byKen Buck
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 63rd district
In office
June 23, 2005 – January 2, 2011
Preceded byGreg Brophy
Succeeded byJon Becker
Personal details
Born
Cory Scott Gardner

(1974-08-22) August 22, 1974 (age 50)
Yuma, Colorado, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJaime Gardner
Children3
EducationColorado State University (BA)
University of Colorado, Boulder (JD)
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Cory Scott Gardner[1] (born August 22, 1974) is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Colorado from 2015 to 2021. A Republican, he was the U.S. representative for Colorado's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2015 and a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011.

Gardner narrowly defeated Democratic incumbent Mark Udall in the 2014 Senate race.[2] Gardner was chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee from 2017 to 2019. After the 2018 midterm elections, he and University of Colorado Regent Heidi Ganahl became the only Republicans to hold statewide elected office in Colorado. Gardner ran for re-election in 2020, but lost to former Governor John Hickenlooper.[3]

Since leaving the Senate, Gardner has remained active in politics and policy. He sits on the board of Michael Best Strategies, is the Chief Political Affairs Strategist for the Crypto Council for Innovation, and has remained active in fundraising for Republican candidates.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Representative Cory Scott Gardner (Cory) (R-Colorado, 4th)". LegiStorm. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  2. ^ Saenz, Arlette (November 5, 2014). "Republicans up 5 seats in race to control Senate". ABC30.com. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  3. ^ Alas, Horus (November 3, 2020). "Democrat Hickenlooper Flips Colorado Senate Seat". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "Cory Gardner lands job with top national lobbying firm". Colorado Politics. June 23, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "Cory Gardner's post-Senate mission: Boost fundraising for fellow Republicans". Fox News. February 9, 2021.