Mike Coffman

Mike Coffman
Mayor of Aurora, Colorado
Assumed office
December 2, 2019
Preceded byBob LeGare
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Colorado's 6th district
In office
January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019
Preceded byTom Tancredo
Succeeded byJason Crow
35th Secretary of State of Colorado
In office
January 9, 2007 – January 3, 2009
GovernorBill Ritter
Preceded byGigi Dennis
Succeeded byBernie Buescher
Treasurer of Colorado
In office
March 27, 2006 – January 9, 2007
GovernorBill Owens
Preceded byMark Hillman (Acting)
Succeeded byCary Kennedy
In office
January 3, 1999 – June 9, 2005
GovernorBill Owens
Preceded byBill Owens
Succeeded byMark Hillman (Acting)
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 27th district
In office
December 12, 1994 – January 3, 1999
Preceded byBill Owens
Succeeded byJohn Andrews
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 40th district
In office
January 1993 – December 12, 1994
Preceded byJeanne W. Adkins[1]
Succeeded byGary McPherson[2]
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 49th district
In office
January 1989 – January 1993
Preceded byBill Owens[3]
Succeeded byWilliam H. Jerke[4]
Personal details
Born
Michael Harold Coffman

(1955-03-19) March 19, 1955 (age 69)
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 2005; div. 2017)
EducationUniversity of Colorado, Boulder (BA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service
Years of service1972–1978 (Army)
1979–1994, 2005–2006 (Marines)
Rank Major
Battles/warsPersian Gulf War
Iraq War

Michael Harold Coffman (born March 19, 1955) is an American politician, businessman, and veteran of the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps serving as Mayor of Aurora, Colorado since 2019. A Republican, Coffman served as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 6th congressional district for five terms, as well as Secretary of State of Colorado and Colorado State Treasurer.

The son of a soldier, Coffman was born in Missouri and moved to Aurora when he was nine years old. He enlisted in the army himself at age 17, serving two years before leaving for the reserves to attend college. Coffman received his B.A. from the University of Colorado Boulder, while also attending special programs at Harvard University and the University of Veracruz. After transferring to the Marine Corps Reserve, Coffman founded a property management company in Aurora in 1983. As a soldier, Coffman served in both the Gulf War and the Iraq War.

Coffman was first elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 1988, being reelected in 1990 prior to his appointment to the State Senate in December 1994. He was then elected as Colorado State Treasurer in 1998 and as Colorado Secretary of State in 2006. He resigned as Secretary of State when he was elected to the United States Congress, where he served until his defeat for reelection by Jason Crow in 2018. In 2019, he was elected to his current post as Mayor of Aurora, and was re-elected to a second term in the 2023 election.

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - CO State House 40 Race - Nov 03, 1992". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - CO State House 40 Race - Nov 08, 1994". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - CO State House 49 Race - Nov 08, 1988". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - CO State House 49 Race - Nov 06, 1990". www.ourcampaigns.com.