Rollie Heath
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Stratton Rollins Heath, Jr. 'Rollie Heath is a state legislator in the U.S. state
of Colorado
. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Democrat in 2008, Heath represents Senate District 18, which encompasses Boulder, Colorado
and portions of Boulder County
.
. He lost to incumbent Republican governor Bill Owens.
Regent Cindy Carlisle in the August 12, 18th District Democratic Primary, defeating her 56% to 44%.
Heath was unopposed in the November 2008 general election. Heath's candidacy was endorsed by the Denver Post. and the Boulder Daily Camera.
In November 2008, Heath was named to a special legislative Committee on Job Creation and Economic Growth, tasked with developing recommendations on bolstering Colorado's economy before the 2009 legislative session. Health has sponsored legislation to re-instate the Colorado Credit Reserve program to assist small businesses in obtaining loans, and plans to sponsor legislation to provide matching funds to startup companies in the "clean energy" field.
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Democrat in 2008, Heath represents Senate District 18, which encompasses Boulder, Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...
and portions of Boulder County
Boulder County, Colorado
Boulder County is the sixth most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county seat is Boulder. The most populous municipality in the county and the county seat is the City of Boulder...
.
Political career
Heath was the Democratic nominee for Governor in 2002Colorado gubernatorial election, 2002
The 2002 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002 to select the governor of the state of Colorado. Bill Owens, the Republican incumbent, defeated Democratic nominee Rollie Heath to win a second term...
. He lost to incumbent Republican governor Bill Owens.
2008 election
Heath faced University of ColoradoUniversity of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
Regent Cindy Carlisle in the August 12, 18th District Democratic Primary, defeating her 56% to 44%.
Heath was unopposed in the November 2008 general election. Heath's candidacy was endorsed by the Denver Post. and the Boulder Daily Camera.
2009 legislative session
For the 2009 session of the Colorado General Assembly, Heath was named to seats on the Senate Business, Labor, and Technology Committee, the Senate Education Committee, and the Senate Finance Committee.In November 2008, Heath was named to a special legislative Committee on Job Creation and Economic Growth, tasked with developing recommendations on bolstering Colorado's economy before the 2009 legislative session. Health has sponsored legislation to re-instate the Colorado Credit Reserve program to assist small businesses in obtaining loans, and plans to sponsor legislation to provide matching funds to startup companies in the "clean energy" field.