Dan Gibbs
State Senate
Blog
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An Update from the Campaign Trail
Posted Aug 18 at 11 AM
Hello,
This is Kevin, Dan's campaign manager. I just wanted to give you all a brief update on Dan's campaign. Things have been going well, throughout the summer Dan has been attending events, meeting with folks, and walking door to door around his district. From speaking at a Sportsmen for Obama event to meeting folks at festivals and barbeques, Dan has been actively working to make sure that voters know they can continue to count on him in office.
If you'd like to participate in Dan's election campaign, the best ways to do that are to sign up to receive newsletters and campaign updates via e-mail (you can do this at the top of this page), and/or to donate to the campaign. Every dollar is used to make sure that Dan and his message of common sense government is heard by all his constituents across Senate District 16.
Thanks, and we hope you've been enjoying your summer!
Kevin Burns
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A News Roundup
Posted Aug 18 at 11 AM
Dan has been in the news a lot lately. Here is a roundup of some of the issues that have been covered in the press and Dan's involvment in particular stories.
Recently, Dan chaired a Legislative Interim Committee on Wildfire Preparedness. More on the committee and Dan's involvment can be found here and here.
Dan also sponsored a state law which went into effect earilier this month, requiring employers to accomodate breastfeeding mothers. More about the bill and Dan's work on it can be found here, here and here.
Other laws Dan sponsored have gone into effect as well, such a new BUI law (more about that bill and Dan's involvement here) and new requirements for healthy food standards at schools (more on that here).
Last but not least, Dan played an active role in reopening Summit County's Dam Road - a major road for that part of his district. Some articles on the issue and Dan's role in the reopening of the road can be found here, here and here.
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Dan Featured in Summit Daily
Posted Jul 09 at 1 PM
Yesterday, an article appeard in the Summit Daily News regarding the visible results of House Bill 1130 - a bill which Dan co-sponsored. The bill funds, among other things, the Rocky Mountain Youth Corp to come into Senate District 16 and fight the pine beetle and help protect the health of our forests. You can read the entire article here.
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Dan Featured on CBS News 4
Posted Jul 03 at 1 PM
With new laws taking effect this week, a few of Dan's sponsored bills on high country preservation were put into action as well. Laws to extend the inspection program on Colorado ski area chair lifts, fund wildfire management and bark beetle mitigation, and a law designed to make it clear what wilderness areas are designated for off-road vehicles and where off-roading is prohibited. CBS News 4 has coverage of the bills. You can find the news article here and watch video of Dan speaking about the bills and CBS' television story on the bills here.
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Online Donations Up and Running!
Posted Jun 27 at 11 AM
HI there,
This is Kevin, Dan's campaign manager. i just wanted to give everyone a quick update that our online donations page is up and running! You can donate to Dan by clicking on the "Contribute" button at the top right of the page. If you'd like to donate but would prefer not to do it online, that link also has information on how to mail a check to the campaign.
When donating, be sure to fill out every required field, including the employment information and eligibility to donate checkbox.
Thanks so much for supporting Dan and making a difference in the future of our state!
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Dan Appeared on Colorado Matters
Posted Jun 26 at 11 AM
Last week Dan was invited to discuss the pine beetle issue on Colorado Public Radio's "Colorado Matters" program. Dan talks about some of the bills he has successfully worked on as well as the challenges still facing Colorado when dealing with this epidemic. You can listen to the entire interview here and visit the Colorado Matters website for more information here.
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Dan in the Longmont Times-Call
Posted Jun 10 at 5 PM
Dan was featured in an article on the signing into law of various forest-protection bills, several of which Dan co-sponsored. Says the Longmont Times-Call:
Silverthorne Democratic Sen. Dan Gibbs, who sponsored several of those bills, said in a statement that “Colorado’s forests and watersheds are among our most critical resources, and we must do all we can to protect them.”
You can read the entire article, including explanations of Dan's bills, here.
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Bill Signings with Governor Ritter
Posted May 29 at 1 PM
Governor Bill Ritter appeared in Summit County, Colorado yesterday for a number of bill signings, including several of Dan's own bills (Senate Bills 71 and 221, as well as House Bill 1269) . Dan was there, and got to address the importance of this legislation:
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You can read more here and here.
CBS News 4 has their television news report avilable to watch here and the Summit Daily News has footage of the bill signings including speeches given by Governor Ritter and Dan here.
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Dan in the Vail Daily
Posted May 23 at 6 PM
Dan was recently featured in the Vail Daily for his work on fighting the bark beetle epidemic. Here's a little of what they said:
Melanie Wong
Vail, CO Colorado
May 23, 2008
EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado — A year ago when Sen. Dan Gibbs told a fellow legislator about how beetles were hurting the pine forests, the legislator thought Gibbs was talking about the legendary rock band.
“We’ve come a long way in the last year as far as understanding,” said Gibbs, laughing. Now the bark beetle infestations that have left many mountain forests brown and dead, have finally caught the attention of Front Range lawmakers and residents, he said.
“It’s exciting for me to see people in Denver like (Sen.) Chris Romer really understand this, even though they don’t look out the window and see what I see in Silverthorne,” Gibbs said.
You can read the entire article here.
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Updates from the Trail
Posted May 23 at 6 PM
Welcome to Dan Gibb's campaign blog. Here you can find updates on Dan in the news, recent and upcoming campaign activities, as well as Dan's thoughts on how the campaign is going! We're walking around in a lot of neigborhoods and meeting a lot of good folks here in District 16, so be sure to keep checking in on how everything is going.
