Greg Lopez
Greg Lopez | |
|---|---|
| Colorado Director of the Small Business Administration | |
| In office 2008–2014 | |
| Mayor of Parker | |
| In office 1992–1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 7, 1964[1] Irving, Texas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lisa Garcia |
| Children | 2 |
| Mother | Victoria Barron Lopez |
| Father | Gregorio Lopez |
| Education | New Mexico State University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1983-1987 |
Greg Lopez (born June 7, 1964) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Parker, Colorado from 1992 to 1996 and ran in the Republican primary for governor of Colorado in 2018.
Early life[edit]
In 1969, Lopez's family moved to Dallas, Texas for public education where he graduated from Nimitz High School in 1982. In 1988, Lopez moved to Colorado with his wife after being honorably discharged from the air force.[2]
Career[edit]
In 1992, Lopez became the youngest mayor in Colorado when he won the mayoralty of Parker, Colorado at age 27 as a member of the Democratic Party, but in 1994, he switched his political affiliation to Republican.[3] In the 1990s there were incidents of domestic abuse between him and his wife Lisa and were each plead guilty to a single charge of harassment against one another which given a deferred judgment with them having to go through marriage counseling.[4][5]
In 2008, he was appointed as the Colorado director for the Small Business Administration and served until his resignation in 2014.[6][7]
Gubernatorial[edit]
In 2016, he announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for Colorado's 2016 Senate election, but later dropped out before the primaries.[8]
In 2017, Lopez announced his intention to run for the governorship of Colorado and qualified for the Republican primary ballot as he received over 30% of the assembly caucus vote, making him come ahead of more notable candidates like state Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, and later came in third place with 13% of the vote in the Republican primary.[9][10][11] On August 20, 2019, he announced his intention to run for governor again in 2022.[12]
During the coronavirus pandemic Lopez protested Governor Jared Polis' stay-at-home orders and mandatory closing of non-essential businesses.[13][14]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Biographical information about Greg Lopez". 11 June 2018. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Greg Lopez named SBA's Colorado District Director". 3 April 2008.
- ↑ "Will Greg Lopez win the 2018 Colorado Governor's race?". 28 April 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Greg Lopez (R)". 14 April 2018. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Parker mayor, wife guilty of harassing one another". The Daily Sentinel. 13 March 1994. p. 14. Archived from the original on 25 November 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Q&A with Greg Lopez, Republican candidate for governor". 8 June 1996.
- ↑ "Greg Lopez resigns as Colorado SBA chief". April 3, 2014. Archived from the original on April 26, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Former Colorado mayor says he will run for Senate". 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Stapleton, Lopez knock out Coffman in GOP race". 14 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "How One Speech Turned the Colorado Governor's Race Upside Down". 16 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Greg Lopez: A Non-Millionaire Can Still Become Colorado Governor". 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Greg Lopez Announces Campaign…for 2022". 20 August 2019.
- ↑ "Conservative Activists Organize Businesses to Open May 1, Even Without Authorization". April 18, 2020. Archived from the original on April 26, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Sights from the ReOpen Colorado protest: Is there more to come?". April 20, 2020. Archived from the original on April 26, 2020. Unknown parameter
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