Vicki Marble Explained

Vicki Marble
State Senate:Colorado
State:Colorado
District:23rd
Term Start:January 9, 2013
Term End:January 13, 2021
Predecessor:Shawn Mitchell
Successor:Barbara Kirkmeyer
Party:Republican

Vicki Marble is an American politician who served in the Colorado Senate from the 23rd district as a member of the Republican Party.

Early life

Vicki Marble was born to Fred Marble Jr. and Catharine Mary Connaghan.[1] She worked as a bail bonder.[2]

State legislature

Elections

During the 2012 election Marble announced her campaign for the Republican nomination for a seat in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 49th district.[3] She later sought the Republican nomination for a seat in the Colorado Senate from the 23rd district to succeed term-limited Senator Shawn Mitchell.[4] [5] She defeated Glenn Vaad for the Republican nomination and Democratic nominee Lee Kemp in the general election.[6] [7] She defeated Democratic nominee T.J. Cole in the 2016 election.[8] [9] During the 2020 election she ran for a seat in the state house from the 49th district, but lost to Mike Lynch in the Republican primary.[10]

Tenure

During Marble's tenure in the state senate she served as vice-chair of the Education committee and chaired the Local Government and Veterans and Military Affairs committee.[11] [12] [13] She was selected to serve as the chair of the Republican caucus in 2014.[14] At one point she was the only woman in the Republican's senate caucus.[15] She supported Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential election and reaffirmed her support after the release of the Access Hollywood tape.[16]

Marble made comments about black people eating fried chicken during a meeting of the Economic Opportunity Poverty Reduction Task Force on August 21, 2013.[17] In 2018, a $2,242 fine was issued against her by the Independent Ethics Commission due to her moderating a forum on oil and gas that was funded by those agencies.[18]

Political positions

Marble opposed legislation to recognize same-sex civil unions.[19] She introduced legislation in 2015 to allow anybody with a gun to conceal carry.[20] She and Tim Neville introduced legislation to punish sanctuary cities in Colorado.[21] She is a climate change denier and stated that solar flares impact the climate more than vehicle emissions.[22] She supported the secession of counties from Colorado in response to proposed oil and gas regulations.[23] She opposed legislation to replace Columbus Day with a holiday in honor of Frances Xavier Cabrini.[24] She voted against Colorado joining the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.[25]

Marble received an A rating from Americans for Prosperity in 2017.[26]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: November 4, 2015 . Catharine C. Marble . B6 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224174719/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115118633/the-billings-gazette/ . December 24, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: May 25, 2009 . New supervision program upset bail business owners . 3 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224162537/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115115083/the-billings-gazette/ . December 24, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: January 11, 2012 . Marble makes bid for House District 49 . 3 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224162853/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115115219/fort-collins-coloradoan/ . December 24, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: March 25, 2012 . New faces abound at GOP assembly . 3 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224163718/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115115532/fort-collins-coloradoan/ . December 24, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  5. News: June 27, 2012 . Lundberg . 2 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224164045/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115115660/fort-collins-coloradoan/ . December 24, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  6. News: 2012 Primary Election Results - Republican Party Ballot . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224165514/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2012/primary/republican/stateSenate.html . December 24, 2022.
  7. News: 2012 General Election Results . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224165604/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2012/general/senate.html . December 24, 2022.
  8. News: 2016 Primary Election Results - Republican Party Ballot . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224165836/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2016/primary/republican/stateSenate.html . December 24, 2022.
  9. News: 2016 General Election Results . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224165956/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2016/general/stateSenate.html . December 24, 2022.
  10. News: 2020 Primary Election Results - Republican Party Ballot . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221226234400/https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2020/primary/republican/stateRepresentatives.html . December 26, 2022.
  11. News: January 3, 2014 . Sens. Lundberg and Marble get committee seats . A3 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224173104/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115117938/fort-collins-coloradoan/ . December 24, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  12. News: May 25, 2017 . Dispute: She'll serve until successor picked, governor says . 7 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224180041/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115119262/the-daily-sentinel/ . December 24, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  13. News: November 18, 2014 . Colorado Senate Republicans announce committee chairs . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221226233929/https://www.denverpost.com/2014/11/18/colorado-senate-republicans-announce-committee-chairs/ . December 26, 2022.
  14. News: November 12, 2014 . Colorado Senate picks new Republican leadership . 2 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224173529/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115118120/the-daily-sentinel/ . December 24, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  15. News: January 30, 2020 . Out of 100 Colorado lawmakers, only 7 are Republican women. The state GOP wants to reverse the trend. . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221226233438/https://coloradosun.com/2020/01/30/colorado-republican-party-women/ . December 26, 2022.
  16. News: October 13, 2016 . Colorado GOP legislators get behind Trump . Colorado Politics . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221226231426/https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/colorado-gop-legislators-get-behind-trump/article_65336675-b03b-5032-a2d9-4652ac4be3ac.html . December 26, 2022.
  17. News: August 22, 2013 . Sen. Marble's remarks about race draw fire . A4 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224171941/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115117440/fort-collins-coloradoan/ . December 24, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  18. News: April 10, 2018 . Panel rules state senator violated ethics law . A2 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224180509/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115119461/fort-collins-coloradoan/ . December 24, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  19. News: March 13, 2013 . Unions . A2 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224171044/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115117077/fort-collins-coloradoan/ . December 24, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  20. News: January 11, 2015 . Marble bill would expand concealed carry . W5 . Windsor Beacon . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224173920/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115118265/windsor-beacon/ . December 24, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  21. News: April 25, 2017 . GOP bill takes aim at 'sanctuary' cities and counties in Colorado . 2 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224175805/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101743669/the-daily-sentinel/ . December 24, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  22. News: April 18, 2018 . Senate bill seeks to stop Hickenlooper from following Paris climate accord . Colorado Politics . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221226224945/https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/senate-bill-seeks-to-stop-hickenlooper-from-following-paris-climate-accord/article_dfc0239f-a782-57c6-b63b-f249cf0ff897.html . December 26, 2022.
  23. News: March 9, 2019 . A Republican Colorado Senate leader suggests secession over oil and gas . Colorado Politics . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221226231713/https://www.coloradopolitics.com/hot-sheet/a-republican-colorado-senate-leader-suggests-secession-over-oil-and-gas/article_80ffd68c-4285-11e9-bec0-a7b5f89ad17c.html . December 26, 2022.
  24. News: March 9, 2020 . Bill to end Columbus Day gets initial OK in the Colorado Senate . Colorado Politics . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221226232035/https://www.coloradopolitics.com/legislature/bill-to-end-columbus-day-gets-initial-ok-in-the-colorado-senate/article_a1716a46-6239-11ea-ac48-1330def046ac.html . December 26, 2022.
  25. News: January 28, 2019 . State Senate OKs bill linking Colorado's presidential choice to national vote . Colorado Politics . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221226232603/https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/state-senate-oks-bill-linking-colorados-presidential-choice-to-national-vote/article_48ed8e70-2349-11e9-a746-e3c7bdc44b23.html . December 26, 2022.
  26. News: September 8, 2017 . Far more lawmakers get F's than A’s on AFP-Colorado’s right-leaning report card . Colorado Politics . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221226224602/https://www.coloradopolitics.com/hot-sheet/far-more-lawmakers-get-fs-than-a-s-on-afp-colorado-s-right-leaning-report/article_c991bac9-99dc-5867-8b7e-73f172f69929.html . December 26, 2022.

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