Mike Coffman | |
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Mayor of Aurora, Colorado | |
Assumed office December 2, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Bob LeGare |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 6th district | |
In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Tom Tancredo |
Succeeded by | Jason Crow |
35th Secretary of State of Colorado | |
In office January 9, 2007 – January 3, 2009 | |
Governor | Bill Ritter |
Preceded by | Gigi Dennis |
Succeeded by | Bernie Buescher |
Treasurer of Colorado | |
In office March 27, 2006 – January 9, 2007 | |
Governor | Bill Owens |
Preceded by | Mark Hillman (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Cary Kennedy |
In office January 3, 1999 – June 9, 2005 | |
Governor | Bill Owens |
Preceded by | Bill Owens |
Succeeded by | Mark Hillman (Acting) |
Member of the Colorado Senate from the 27th district | |
In office December 12, 1994 – January 3, 1999 | |
Preceded by | Bill Owens |
Succeeded by | John Andrews |
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 40th district | |
In office January 1993 – December 12, 1994 | |
Preceded by | Jeanne W. Adkins[1] |
Succeeded by | Gary McPherson[2] |
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 49th district | |
In office January 1989 – January 1993 | |
Preceded by | Bill Owens[3] |
Succeeded by | William H. Jerke[4] |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael Harold Coffman March 19, 1955 Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | |
Education | University of Colorado, Boulder (BA) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | |
Years of service | 1972–1978 (Army) 1979–1994, 2005–2006 (Marines) |
Rank | Major |
Battles/wars | Persian 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.