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District 1 - Lew Gaiter III

gaiterl@co.larimer.co.us
Larimer County Commissioners Office
P.O. Box 1190
Fort Collins, CO 80522
(970) 498-7010

Lew is the Larimer County Commissioner representing District 1 which is the northern third of Larimer County. He was appointed in a vacancy election in January 2010.

Career:

Business and Life Coach
International Software and Computer Networking Consultant
Business Owner
Research and Development Software Engineer
Board member of multiple for profit/non profit organizations over the last 20 years

Civic:

18 year member of the Loveland Volunteer Ski Patrol
1^st Assistant Director of the Loveland Volunteer Ski Patrol
Past Chairman of Realities for Children "Triumph Awards"
Past Outdoor Emergency Care instructor for Diamond Peaks Ski Patrol
American Red Cross CPR and Citizen First Responder instructor

Personal:

Married for 29 years to Jeannette (as of March 2010)
Father of 9 children (7 boys and 2 girls - they're all both of ours)
Martial Arts assistant instructor
Avid skier
Broncos season ticket holder (with his dad)
Grandfather of 1 (another on the way)
Delivered 8 of his 9 children at home

Recreation:

Skiing
Football - Especially NFL
Reading Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn
Skiing
Sailing (although I haven't done it for a long time)
Flying (never got my license, but I started)
Did I say skiing?

District 2 - Steve Johnson

johnsosw@co.larimer.co.us
Larimer County Commissioners' Office
P.O. Box 1190
Fort Collins, CO 80522
(970) 498-7010

Steve was elected Larimer County Commissioner in 2008 representing District 2 which is the middle third of the county. He took office January 13, 2009.

Career:

Veterinarian, practiced veterinary medicine in Loveland for 16 years, owned Allard Animal Hospital in Loveland;
Taught Science, History and Government at Heritage Christian High School in Fort Collins;
Currently teaches Organic Chemistry at C.S.U.

Government:

Elected to Colorado Senate for District 15 in 2002 and 2006.
Served as Assistant Minority Leader 2005-2006.
Served on Joint Budget Committee for the 2007 and 2008 session
Served on Senate Appropriations Committee for 2007 and 2008 session
Elected to Colorado House in 1996, 1998 and 2000.
Served as Majority Caucus Chairman in the House.
Past Chairman, Fort Collins Urban Growth Area Review Board;
Past chairman, Larimer County Planning Commission;
Past Chairman, Larimer County Republican Party, 1991-92;

Legislative Accomplishments:

Senate sponsor of Referendum C
Original sponsor of the No Sales Call List in Colorado
Secured funding to reopen the Loveland Driver's License Office which was closed during the budget cuts of the 2001 recession,
Secured additional funding for the CSU Veterinary Hospital and Front Range Community College
Updated Colorado's mining law to protect groundwater from in-situ Uranium mining operations.

Civic:

Member of Loveland Rotary Club;
Past president of United Way of Loveland, Berthoud, Estes Park;
Past member of the Board of Directors of the Loveland Chamber of Commerce.

Personal:

Married to Lynette
Graduated, Arapahoe High School in Littleton
B.S. in chemistry from Colorado State University; minor in Political Science;
Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University
ASCSU Student Senate.
Phi Beta Kappa

Recreation: Philately, gardening, travel, reading American history and political science. Favorite sport is hockey.

District 3 - Tom Donnelly

donnelt@co.larimer.co.us
Larimer County Commissioners Office
P.O. Box 1190
Fort Collins, CO 80522
(970) 498-7010