John Andrews | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:John_Andrews.jpg) Andrews in 2013 | |
| President of the Colorado Senate | |
| In office January 8, 2003 – January 12, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Stan Matsunaka |
| Succeeded by | Joan Fitz-Gerald |
| Member of the Colorado Senate from the 27th district | |
| In office January 6, 1999 – January 12, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Coffman |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Spence |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1, 1944 Allegan, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Donna |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Principia College (BA) |
John Andrews (born May 1, 1944) is an American former Republican politician and conservative activist who served as a Colorado state senator from 1998 to 2005, and Senate President from 2003 to 2005.
Andrews previously served at the national level as a presidential speechwriter for Richard Nixon, making the only public protest resignation from the White House staff during Watergate,[1] and as an education appointee by Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush.[2] He was the Republican nominee for Governor of Colorado in 1990,[2] founder and president of the Independence Institute,[3] chairman of the State Policy Network, the director of TCI Cable News, the original host of Backbone Radio, editor of Imprimis at Hillsdale College, and a senior executive with two Christian ministries.[4]
A familiar voice in Colorado TV, radio, and newspaper commentary, he is also the author of Responsibility Reborn: A Citizen's Guide to the Next American Century (2011) and Backbone Colorado USA: Dispatches from the Divide (2015). From 2009 until his retirement in 2015, he was the director of the Centennial Institute, which hosts the Western Conservative Summit.
- ^ Kopel, David (July 7, 2014). "Former Nixon speechwriter: Why the president had to resign, or be impeached". The Washington Post.
- ^ a b Martinez, Julia C. (January 20, 2001). "Andrews is gov for weekend". The Denver Post.
- ^ Bunch, Joey (August 10, 2013). "Colorado's free-market Independence Institute finding its place". The Denver Post.
- ^ Andrews, John (2011). Responsibility Reborn: A Citizen's Guide to the Next American Century (About the author). MT6 Media, Incorporated. ISBN 9780983639008.