Scott Bottoms Explained

Scott T. Bottoms
State House:	Colorado
District:	15th
Term Start:	January 9, 2023
Predecessor:	Dave Williams
Birth Place:	Colorado
Nationality:	American
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Profession:	Pastor
Education:	Southwestern Assemblies of God University (BA) Denver Seminary (MA) Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (DM)^[1]

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.^[6] He has also claimed that during the January 6 attack of the Capitol, the FBI "lured" the rioters into the building.

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]

External links

• Legislative website
• Campaign website
• Sermons by Scott Bottoms

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meet our staff . . n.d. . Church at Briargate . October 28, 2023 .
2. Web site: Colorado House District 15 (2021) . Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission . March 18, 2022 . State of Colorado . November 22, 2022 .
3. Web site: Nelson . Delaney . 2022-11-03 . Republican candidate for Colorado House falsely claims Planned Parenthood sells body parts, FBI instigated U.S. Capitol riot . 2023-01-10 . . en-US.
4. News: Jent . Breeanna . November 4, 2022 . Race for El Paso County's House District 15 pits pastor against mechanic . The Gazette . Colorado Springs, Colorado . November 22, 2022.
5. Web site: Frank . John . 2023-01-09 . Colorado Democrats say voters "gave us a mandate" at legislative session's start . 2023-01-10 . Axios . en.
6. Web site: Beedle . Heidi . Springs House candidate Scott Bottoms is running against demons and students using litterboxes . 2023-01-10 . . en.
7. Web site: Colorado election results: November 8, 2022, general election state representative district 15 . . n.d. . Colorado Secretary of State . State of Colorado . November 22, 2022 .