Greg Brophy

American politician

Greg Brophy

Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 1st district
In office
2005–2015
Preceded by| Mark Hillman
Succeeded by| Jerry Sonnenberg
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 63rd district
In office
2003–2005
Preceded by| Brad Young
Succeeded by| Cory Gardner
Personal details
Born| Holyoke, Colorado, U.S.
Political party| Republican
Spouse| Angela
Education| Colorado State University

Greg Brophy is an American politician who served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 63rd district from 2003 to 2005, and in the Colorado Senate from the 1st district from 2005 to 2015, as a member of the Republican Party.

## Early life and education[edit]

Greg Brophy was born in Holyoke, Colorado. Brophy graduated from Wray High School. He graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in animal sciences in 1988. He married Angela, with whom he had three children.[1]

## Career[edit]

### Colorado House of Representatives[edit]

Brophy was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives from the 63rd district after defeating Jack Darnell in the Republican Party and defeating Libertarian nominee Gene Leverett in the general election.[2] He won reelection in the 2004 election after defeating Democratic nominee James L. Bowen.[3]

Brophy attempted to have Judge John W. Coughlin impeached in 2003, claiming that he was an activist judge and based mainly on a ruling by Coughlin in a custody case. Coughlin ruled that Cheryl Clark, who had been a lesbian with Elsey McLeod until Clark became a Christian and anti-homosexual, could not expose her adopted daughter to homophobic teachings and Coughlin gave joint custody. The Judiciary committee voted eight to three against Brophy's resolution.[4]

### Colorado Senate[edit]

Colorado State Treasurer Mike Coffman left his position to serve in Iraq in 2005. Senator Mark Hillman was selected by Governor Bill Owens to serve as acting treasurer for nine months.[5] The vacancy committee voted twenty-five to twelve in favor of appointing Brophy to fill Hillman's vacant seat on June 19.[6] Cory Gardner was selected to replace Brophy in the state house.[7] He was reelected in the 2006 election against Democratic nominee Bowen and in the 2010 election against Democratic nominee Michael Bowman.[8][9]

During the 2010 Colorado gubernatorial election he supported an effort to draft Josh Penry into the election.[10] In 2013, he announced that he would seek the Republican nomination for the 2014 gubernatorial election, but only received 18.89% of the delegate vote at the assembly so he did not appear on the primary ballot.[11][12][13][14]

## Later life[edit]

Brophy worked as the chief of staff for Representatives Ken Buck for fourteen months until 2016.[15]

## Political positions[edit]

Brophy introduced legislation which would have prohibited illegal immigrants from receiving worker compensation insurance benefits as a way to discourage the employment of illegal immigrants.[16] Brophy co-sponsored a resolution by David Schultheis which would make English the official language of public entities in Colorado, require police to enforce immigration laws, and for voters to prove their citizenship in order to vote.[17]

Brophy opposed the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact which would give Colorado's electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote in the presidential election stating that it was a "temper tantrum" by Democrats over the results of the 2000 presidential election when George W. Bush won despite losing the popular vote.[18] He opposed legislation that moved Colorado's presidential caucus date to February stating that it would interfere with Colorado's high school basketball tournament.[19]

Brophy opposed a resolution that criticized President Bush for sending more soldiers to Iraq stating that "we ought not to be inflaming passions unnecessarily".[20] He opposed legislation which would require drivers to wear a seatbelt stating that police shouldn't have another reason to pull drivers over.[21] He proposed legislation to have Colorado permanently use daylight saving time, but the legislation failed in the Appropriations senate committee by a vote of six to four.[22][23]

In 2008, Brophy jokingly offered an amendment to change anti-discrimination legislation that would expand protections to homosexual people to instead protect short people from discrimination. Brophy later withdrew the amendment and apologized for it after Senator Jennifer Veiga criticized him.[24][25]

## Electoral history[edit]

2002 Colorado House of Representatives 63rd district Republican primary[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Greg Brophy | 5,199 | 63.05% |
| Republican | Jack Darnell  | 3,047  | 36.95%  |
Total votes  | 8,246  | 100.00%  |
2002 Colorado House of Representatives 63rd district election[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Greg Brophy | 18,017 | 85.51% |
| Libertarian | Gene Leverett  | 3,053  | 14.49%  |
Total votes  | 21,070  | 100.00%  |
2004 Colorado House of Representatives 63rd district Republican primary[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Greg Brophy (incumbent)  | 6,632 | 100.00% |
Total votes  | 6,632  | 100.00%  |
2004 Colorado House of Representatives 63rd district election[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Greg Brophy (incumbent)  | 19,585 | 74.22% |
| Democratic | James L. Bowen  | 6,802  | 25.78%  |
Total votes  | 26,387  | 100.00%  |
2006 Colorado Senate 1st district Republican primary[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Greg Brophy (incumbent)  | 9,707 | 100.00% |
Total votes  | 9,707  | 100.00%  |
2006 Colorado Senate 1st district election[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Greg Brophy (incumbent)  | 29,505 | 71.38% |
| Democratic | James L. Bowen  | 11,833  | 28.62%  |
Total votes  | 41,338  | 100.00%  |
2010 Colorado Senate 1st district Republican primary[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Greg Brophy (incumbent)  | 16,577 | 100.00% |
Total votes  | 16,577  | 100.00%  |
2010 Colorado Senate 1st district election[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Greg Brophy (incumbent)  | 34,632 | 77.46% |
| Democratic | James L. Bowen  | 10,080  | 22.54%  |
Total votes  | 44,712  | 100.00%  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Greg Brophy for Senate District 1". Greg Brophy. Archived from the original on January 7, 2008.
2. ^ a b c "2002 Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of Colorado. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 8, 2021.
3. ^ a b c "2004 Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of Colorado. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 18, 2021.
4. ^ "House stops impeachment proceedings". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. April 28, 2004. p. 15\. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "State senator appointed acting state treasurer to fill absence". Fort Collins Coloradoan. June 10, 2005. p. 5\. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Brophy chosen for open seat in Senate". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. June 20, 2005. p. 3\. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Ties: Wednesday's meeting was no news flash". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. July 7, 2005. p. 7\. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ a b c "2006 Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of Colorado. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 1, 2021.
9. ^ a b c "2010 Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of Colorado. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 8, 2021.
10. ^ "Penry, McInnis dominate straw polls for governor". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. June 6, 2009. p. 2\. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Sen. Greg Brophy to announce run for governor Sunday". The Denver Post. July 12, 2013. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
12. ^ "GOP: Retaking control". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. April 13, 2014. p. 8\. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Colorado Republicans revved up about races for U.S. Senate, governor". Colorado Politics. April 18, 2014. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
14. ^ "Aide Brings 'Quirky' Background to Chief of Staff Ranks". Roll Call. February 10, 2015. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
15. ^ "Greg Brophy to leave Ken Buck's office, return to Colorado". The Denver Post. January 15, 2016. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
16. ^ "Rally denounces legislation to rein in illegal immigration". Fort Collins Coloradoan. February 22, 2006. p. 14\. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
17. ^ "Colo. lawmakers nix special session on immigration". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. May 6, 2006. p. 3\. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
18. ^ "Senate backs joining other states to bypass Electoral College". Fort Collins Coloradoan. January 23, 2007. p. 3\. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
19. ^ "Proposal to move Colorado presidential caucuses to Feb. 5 advances". Fort Collins Coloradoan. May 4, 2007. p. 13\. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
20. ^ "Hearing on Iraq to draw protesters". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. May 12, 2007. p. 13\. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
21. ^ "Seat belt measure closer to passage". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. February 28, 2007. p. 3\. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
22. ^ "Lawmakers to debate daylight savings". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. December 9, 2010. p. 5\. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
23. ^ "Colorado to keep daylight saving time". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. April 16, 2011. p. 4\. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
24. ^ "Anti-discrimination bill gets support". Fort Collins Coloradoan. April 19, 2008. p. 5\. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
25. ^ "Anti-discrimination bill for gays clears hurdle". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. April 19, 2008. p. 3\. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

## External links[edit]

* Greg Brophy - Personal website
* Greg For Governor - campaign website
* Colorado Senate News - Colorado GOP website
* Colorado General Assembly - Greg Brophy - Official Colorado General Assembly website

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