Scott Bottoms
Scott T. Bottoms | |
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Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 15th district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Dave Williams |
Personal details | |
Born | Colorado |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Education | Southwestern Assemblies of God University (BA) Denver Seminary (MA) Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (DM)[1] |
Profession | Pastor |
Website | www |
Scott Bottoms is an American politician who is a Colorado state representative from Colorado Springs. A Republican, Bottoms represents Colorado House of Representatives District 15, which includes much of eastern Colorado Springs and Cimarron Hills in El Paso County.[2] Bottoms has described himself as part of the political far-right and as "anti-establishment”.[3]
Background
Bottoms, a United States Navy veteran, is the pastor of the Church At Briargate in Colorado Springs' Briargate neighborhood.[4]
Political career
In the first day of the 2023 legislative session, 8 Republicans in the state House voted Bottoms for Speaker of the House. The vote was ultimately unsuccessful.[5]
Bottoms has a strong stance against abortion and transgender rights, calling them "demonic" throughout his campaign.[3][6] He has also claimed that during the January 6 attack of the Capitol, the FBI "lured" the rioters into the building.[3]
Elections
In the 2022 Colorado House of Representatives election, Bottoms defeated his Democratic Party and Libertarian Party opponents, winning 56.76% of the total votes cast.[7]
References
- ^ "Meet our staff". Church at Briargate. n.d. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission (March 18, 2022). "Colorado House District 15 (2021)" (PDF). State of Colorado. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ a b c Nelson, Delaney (November 3, 2022). "Republican candidate for Colorado House falsely claims Planned Parenthood sells body parts, FBI instigated U.S. Capitol riot". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Jent, Breeanna (November 4, 2022). "Race for El Paso County's House District 15 pits pastor against mechanic". The Gazette. Colorado Springs, Colorado. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ Frank, John (January 9, 2023). "Colorado Democrats say voters "gave us a mandate" at legislative session's start". Axios. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Beedle, Heidi. "Springs House candidate Scott Bottoms is running against demons and students using litterboxes". Colorado Springs Indy. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado election results: November 8, 2022, general election state representative district 15". Colorado Secretary of State. State of Colorado. n.d. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
External links
- Legislative website
- Campaign website
- Sermons by Scott Bottoms
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- Speaker of the House
- Julie McCluskie (D)
- Speaker pro tempore
- Chris Kennedy (D)
- Majority Leader
- Monica Duran (D)
- Minority Leader
- Rose Pugliese (R)
- ▌Javier Mabrey (D)
- ▌Steven Woodrow (D)
- ▌Meg Froelich (D)
- ▌Tim Hernández (D)
- ▌Alex Valdez (D)
- ▌Elisabeth Epps (D)
- ▌Jennifer Bacon (D)
- ▌Leslie Herod (D)
- ▌Emily Sirota (D)
- ▌Junie Joseph (D)
- ▌Karen McCormick (D)
- ▌Kyle Brown (D)
- ▌Julie McCluskie (D)
- ▌Rose Pugliese (R)
- ▌Scott Bottoms (R)
- ▌Stephanie Vigil (D)
- ▌Regina English (D)
- ▌Marc Snyder (D)
- ▌Jennifer Parenti (D)
- ▌Don Wilson (R)
- ▌Mary Bradfield (R)
- ▌Ken DeGraaf (R)
- ▌Monica Duran (D)
- ▌Lindsey Daugherty (D)
- ▌Tammy Story (D)
- ▌Meghan Lukens (D)
- ▌Brianna Titone (D)
- ▌Sheila Lieder (D)
- ▌Shannon Bird (D)
- ▌Chris Kennedy (D)
- ▌Julia Marvin (D)
- ▌Manny Rutinel (D)
- ▌William Lindstedt (D)
- ▌Jenny Willford (D)
- ▌Lorena Garcia (D)
- ▌Mike Weissman (D)
- ▌Chad Clifford (D)
- ▌David Ortiz (D)
- ▌Brandi Bradley (R)
- ▌Naquetta Ricks (D)
- ▌Iman Jodeh (D)
- ▌Mandy Lindsay (D)
- ▌Bob Marshall (D)
- ▌Anthony Hartsook (R)
- ▌Lisa Frizell (R)
- ▌Tisha Mauro (D)
- ▌Ty Winter (R)
- ▌Gabe Evans (R)
- ▌Judy Amabile (D)
- ▌Mary Young (D)
- ▌Ron Weinberg (R)
- ▌Cathy Kipp (D)
- ▌Andrew Boesenecker (D)
- ▌Matt Soper (R)
- ▌Rick Taggart (R)
- ▌Rod Bockenfeld (R)
- ▌Elizabeth Velasco (D)
- ▌Marc Catlin (R)
- ▌Barbara McLachlan (D)
- ▌Stephanie Luck (R)
- ▌Eliza Hamrick (D)
- ▌Matthew Martinez (D)
- ▌Richard Holtorf (R)
- ▌Ryan Armagost (R)
- ▌Mike Lynch (R)
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