Jack Tate
Jack Tate (Republican Party) was a member of the Colorado State Senate, representing District 27. He assumed office on January 5, 2016. He left office on January 13, 2021.
Tate (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Colorado State Senate to represent District 27. He won in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Tate was mentioned during the wave of sexual assault and misconduct allegations during late 2017.
Tate was a Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 37 from 2014 to his appointment to the state Senate in 2016.
Biography
Tate was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He received his B.S. in engineering from Duke University. He also attended Vanderbilt University, the University of Missouri, and the University of Colorado, Denver, earning an M.B.A. in marketing and an M.S. in finance. His professional experience includes working in capital investment.[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Tate was assigned to the following committees:
- Business, Labor, and Technology Committee
- Senate Finance Committee
- Technology Committee
- Statutory Revision Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Business, Labor and Technology, Chair |
| • Finance |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Tate served on the following committees:
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| • Business, Labor, Economic and Workforce Development |
| • State, Veterans and Military Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2020
- See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2020
Jack Tate did not file to run for re-election.
2016
- See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Colorado State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 4, 2016.[2]
Incumbent Jack Tate defeated Tom Sullivan in the Colorado State Senate District 27 general election.[3][4]
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jack Tate Incumbent |
53.44% | 44,169 | |
| Democratic | Tom Sullivan | 46.56% | 38,489 | |
| Total Votes | 82,658 | |||
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Tom Sullivan ran unopposed in the Colorado State Senate District 27 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Colorado State Senate, District 27 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Tom Sullivan (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Jack Tate ran unopposed in the Colorado State Senate District 27 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Colorado State Senate, District 27 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jack Tate Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 31, 2014. Nancy Cronk was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Jack Tate defeated Michael Fields in the Republican primary. Tate defeated Cronk in the general election.[7][8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Jack Tate |
58% | 19,104 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Cronk | 42% | 13,834 | |
| Total Votes | 32,938 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Jack Tate |
65.7% | 4,377 |
| Michael Fields | 34.3% | 2,285 |
| Total Votes | 6,662 | |
Campaign finance summary
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2020
In 2020, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 15.
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2019
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In 2019, the Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 4 through May 3.
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2018
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In 2018, the 72nd Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 10 through May 9.
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2017
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In 2017, the 71st Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 10. There was also a special session from October 2-3.
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2016
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In 2016, the second session of the 70th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 13 through May 11.
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2015
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In 2015, the first session of the 70th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 7 through May 6.
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Noteworthy events
Sexual misconduct investigation closed (2018)
On March 29, 2018, Senate President Kevin Grantham (R) wrote in a letter to Tate that he did not believe Tate violated any sexual harassment policies and decided to close an investigation initiated in November 2017.[11] On November 29, 2017, an anonymous former legislative intern filed a formal sexual harassment complaint against Tate, accusing him of making inappropriate comments about her attire and touching her. In response to the complaint, Tate said, "I take this issue very seriously and am glad that a process is being put in place to clarify this situation."[12]
See also
- Colorado General Assembly
- Colorado House of Representatives
- Colorado House Committees
- Colorado State Senate
- Colorado Senate Committees
- Colorado state legislative districts
External links
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- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Senate Republicans, "Jack Tate," accessed June 27, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Elections & Voting," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ 9News.com, "GOP State Senate president closes investigation into Republican colleague," March 29, 2018
- ↑ KUNC, "A Fourth Formal Sexual Harassment Complaint At Colorado’s Capitol Names Sen. Tate," November 29, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by David Balmer (R) |
Colorado State Senate District 27 2016–2021 |
Succeeded by Chris Kolker (D) |
| Preceded by Spencer Swalm (R) |
Colorado House District 37 2015–2016 |
Succeeded by Cole Wist (R) |
