Jason Crow (American Politician)
Jason Crow | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jason A Crow July 16, 1979 Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Deserai Anderson Utley Crow |
| Children | Anderson and Josephine |
| Residence | Denver, Colorado |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin Madison (B.A.) University of Denver Sturm College of Law (J.D.) |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Awards | Denver Business Journal, Forty Under 40, 2013[1] University of Denver’s Ammi Hyde Achievement Award, 2015[2] Bronze Star[3] |
Jason Crow is an American attorney, and former Army Ranger. He’s a candidate for the United States House of Representatives in Colorado's 6th congressional district.
Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Jason served in the U.S. Army for one term of enlistment before moving to Colorado to begin his legal career.
Personal life, education, and business career[edit]
Born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, to James and Julie Crow.[4] Jason attended University of Wisconsin Madison on a ROTC scholarship, earning a bachelor's degree in 2002.[5]
Jason served in the 82nd Airborne Division, where he led a platoon of paratroopers during the invasion of Iraq and was decorated for his actions.[3] After returning his first tour Jason joined the U.S. Army’s elite 75th Ranger Regiment, serving two additional tours – this time in Afghanistan, as part of the Joint Special Operations Task Force, where Jason served along the Pakistan border and achieved the rank of Captain.[3]
After his term of enlistment was up, Jason studied law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law graduating in 2009 . After law-school, Jason joined the Denver law firm Holland & Hart.
Jason lives with his wife, Deserai Anderson Utley Crow, and their two children, Anderson and Josephine, in the Stapleton neighborhood in East Denver.[6][7] Jason is on the board of numerous prominent organizations, including: Faculty of Federal Advocates, American Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association, Sturm College of Law Alumni Council.[8] He also served on Colorado Symphony Board of Trustees (2013–2015), the Colorado Board of Veterans Affairs (2009–2014), and the Denver Police Foundation.[8]
Jason Crow's decision to challenge incumbent Mike Coffman has generated significant media attention both locally and nationally, including feature articles in the Denver Post,[9] ColoradoPolitics.com,[10][11] the Aurora Sentinel,[12] and on Denver’s ABC affiliate,[13] as well as national mentions in Rolling Stone,[14] Politico,[15] The Hill,[16] and other media outlets.
Political career[edit]
Jason has served on political advisory boards [17] and has advised numerous state and federal officials on national security, military, and veterans issues.[18] He also spoke at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.[19]
In April, 2017, Jason announced his intention to challenge incumbent Republican congressman Mike Coffman in Colorado's 6th congressional district.[20]
Legal work[edit]
Jason is an attorney with Holland & Hart LLP, in Colorado, where he works on civil and criminal litigation matters. [21]
In 2014, Jason Crow was part of a team of lawyers that defended Western Sky Financial,[22] an online lending company which purported to be owned by a Cheyenne River Sioux tribal member and operate inside the borders of the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation but was found to be a front for the California-based payday lender CashCall. Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring described the arrangement between Western Sky and CashCall as “a thinly veiled attempt to try to create the appearance to a connection to a tribal entity when in fact they really didn’t have one"[23] Shortly before ruling on the case Judge John A. Gibney said "when you look at this case, your jaw drops at what a predatory scheme this was."[24] Western Sky claimed that its tribal affiliation made it exempt from following state usury laws and allowed it to charge rates in excess of 300%,[25] but a federal judge ultimately ruled against Western Sky that tribal sovereignty does not preempt state law in instances when that sovereignty is being used as a tool of abuse.[26] Western Sky (and its parent company CashCall) were forced to pay millions of dollars in restitution to tax payers in numerous states including Colorado.[27][28][29][30]
Jason also represented Henry Aragon,[31] who entered into a Final Consent Judgment with the state of Colorado over allegations of a magazine subscription scam. Aragon's crew of telemarketers was accused of targeting consumers who were receiving magazines and pretending to be the company who was sending the consumers magazines. According to then Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, "there was strong evidence” Aragon’s team of telemarketers “preyed on the elderly and consumers with cognitive disabilities - society's most vulnerable.".[32] The Attorney General's Office explained that that the telemarketers used a recording of the victim's voice to create a fake verification of a sale.[33] As part of the consent judgment, Aragon agreed not to solicit consumers in Colorado, advertise in Colorado, or maintain any offices in Colorado. Aragon did not admit fault as part of the settlement and denied the state's allegations, but in related litigation Aragon, his co-defendants, and affiliated companies were ordered to pay $5 million in civil penalties and over $1 million in restitution.[33]
Since 2011, Jason has been an adjunct professor at University of Denver Sturm College of Law,[34] of which he is an alum.
Controversies[edit]
Residence[edit]
Crow is one of three Coffman challengers in the last five cycles (Joe Miklosi and Andrew Romanoff are the others) who launched their campaign while living in Denver and outside the district. However, Jason has stated he and his family are now under contract to buy a house in the Aurora portion of the Stapleton neighborhood that’s located in the 6th Congressional District[35], after previously living "just a few blocks from the boundary for more than a decade."[36]
Missed Interview[edit]
In April, days after Crow announced his candidacy, his staff backed out of an interview on NEXT with Kyle Clark. The late cancellation prompted Clark to remark that this was the first time in his show's history anyone had canceled an interview day of.[37] Since, Crow has given interviews to Univison[38]and The Denver Post[39], among other news sources.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Jason Crow – Holland & Hart LLP". Hollandhart.com.
- ↑ "Holland & Hart's Jason Crow Receives DU's Ammi Hyde Award for Recent Graduate Achievement – Holland & Hart LLP". Hollandhart.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Meet Jason". Jason Crow for Congress. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ↑ "About Us - Wealth Planners Advisory Group". Wealthplanners.org. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ↑ "Jason Crow Bio". Hollandhart.com. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ↑ "CROW, JASON ANDERSON UTLEY 303-532-6742 7860 E 26TH AVE". Coloradovoters.info.
- ↑ "Overview of Block 004107-1-108, Denver County, Colorado (Block) – Statistical Atlas". Statisticalatlas.com.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Jason Crow – Holland & Hart LLP". Hollandhart.com.
- ↑ "Denver attorney Jason Crow to challenge Mike Coffman in 2018". Denverpost.com. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ↑ "Denver attorney, combat veteran Jason Crow launches Democratic challenge to Mike Coffman – Colorado Politics". Coloradopolitics.com. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ↑ "Colorado Democrats hopeful Jason Crow is the man to take down Mike Coffman". Coloradopolitics.com. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ↑ "Democratic Army veteran challenging Coffman for 6th CD congressional seat in 2018 – Aurora Sentinel". Aurorasentinel.com. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ↑ "Dems view vets as strong candidates in bid to retake House, including Jason Crow in Colorado". Thedenverchannel.com. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ↑ "Can Democrats Fix the Party?". Rolling stone. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ↑ "Moulton, frustrated with party leaders, endorses 8 veterans in House races". Politico.com. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ↑ Dickson, Rebecca (13 June 2017). "Democratic primary could upend bid for Colorado seat". Thehill.com. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ↑ "BlueFlower Fund : Transforming Colorado's Political Landscape" (DOC). Coloradoblueflowerfund.org. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ↑ "Jason Crow." Truman Project. http://trumanproject.org/home/team-view/jason-crow/. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- ↑ "Jason Crow at the 2012 Democratic National Convention". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ↑ Eason, Brian (2017-04-11). "Jason Crow to challenge Mike Coffman for 6th CD House seat in 2018". Denverpost.com. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ↑ "Jason Crow." Truman Project. http://trumanproject.org/home/team-view/jason-crow/. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- ↑ https://coag.gov/sites/default/files/contentuploads/ago/press-releases/2014/01/01-22-14/012214westerskyorderreconsentjudgmentapproved.pdf
- ↑ http://wvtf.org/post/15-million-settlement-tribe-hire-scam#stream/0
- ↑ http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2017/jan/31/victims-tribe-rent-scam-get-15-million-payout/
- ↑ https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/05/19/western-sky-loans-are-no-more-but-we-can-all-learn.aspx
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/payday-lender-western-sky-financial-to-stop-funding-loans-on-sept-3/2013/08/26/d683c298-0e7f-11e3-85b6-d27422650fd5_story.html
- ↑ http://www.coloradoindependent.com/159671/settlement-will-pay-back-colorado-victims-of-illegal-predatory-lending
- ↑ https://secure.dahladmin.com/GACASH
- ↑ http://wric.com/2017/01/31/va-consumers-to-receive-millions-in-restitution-from-cashcall-over-illegal-online-lending-scheme/
- ↑ https://www.law360.com/articles/881067/cashcall-western-sky-reach-1-25m-deal-with-fla-ag
- ↑ "STATE OF COLORADO, ex rel. JOHN W. SUTHERS, ATTORNEY GENERAL Plaintiff: v. Raymond Makatura; Robert Makatura; Lucille Makatura; Lucille Aragon; Dorothy Gonzales; Henry Aragon; Nicholas Harper; Rita Rohleder; Michael Brian Patterson; Rocky Mountain Readers Service, Inc; Magazine/One, LLC.; Promo Readers Service, Inc; Readers Choice Service Inc; et al" (PDF). Stopfraudcolorado.gov. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ↑ Bryan Cohen (2011-10-07). "Suthers sues telemarketers". Legal Newsline. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 "Attorney General Announces World Wide Readers And Related Telemarketers Defrauded Consumers | Attorney General - State Of Colorado". Stopfraudcolorado.gov. 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ↑ "Jason Crow." Truman Project. http://trumanproject.org/home/team-view/jason-crow/. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- ↑ "Democrat Jason Crow set to move into 6th Congressional District to boost challenge to Coffman". Aurora Sentinel. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ↑ "Democrat Jason Crow set to move into 6th Congressional District to boost challenge to Coffman". Aurora Sentinel. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ↑ Kyle ClarkVerified account. "Kyle Clark on Twitter: ".@jasoncrowco6 I'm bummed your team backed out of our interview. Hasn't happened before on #HeyNext. Hope you'll reconsider #co6 #copolitics"". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ↑ Twitter: @JasonCrowCO06. "Great interview with @Univision yesterday! Enjoyed talking about mobilization, policy, and why we need new leadership in #co06." https://twitter.com/JasonCrowCO6/status/852672127916425216
- ↑ Denver Post. "Denver attorney Jason Crow to challenge Mike Coffman in 2018." http://www.denverpost.com/2017/04/11/denver-attorney-jason-crow-challenging-mike-coffman/
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