28 Facts About Bob Beauprez

Robert Louis Beauprez is an American politician and member of the Republican Party from the state of Colorado.

Bob Beauprez is a Colorado native and graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder.

Bob Beauprez worked as a dairy farmer and community banker before serving as chairman of the Colorado Republican Party from 1999 to 2002.

Bob Beauprez was then elected to represent Colorado's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, and served from 2003 to 2007.

Bob Beauprez gave up his seat to run for Governor of Colorado in the 2006 election but lost to Democratic nominee Bill Ritter.

Bob Beauprez was the Republican nominee for governor again in the 2014 election, losing to incumbent Democratic Governor John Hickenlooper.

Bob Beauprez is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.

Bob Beauprez grew up on his family's dairy farm, which had been purchased by his grandparents, outside of Boulder, Colorado.

Bob Beauprez is the son of Marie and Joseph C Beauprez.

Bob Beauprez's parents raised both Hereford and dairy cattle on the farm.

Bob Beauprez often cites his father's example as a major influence on his life.

Bob Beauprez attended Fairview High School where he played football and was named all-conference offensive tackle.

In 1999, with the backing of Senator Wayne Allard, Bob Beauprez became chairman of the Colorado Republican Party.

In 2002, Bob Beauprez ran to represent Colorado's 7th congressional district in the US House of Representatives, regarded as a "swing" district.

Bob Beauprez was re-elected in 2004 and subsequently obtained a position on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.

Bob Beauprez won the Republican Party nomination for governor in August 2006, running to succeed two-term governor Bill Owens, who was ineligible for a third consecutive term.

Bob Beauprez ended up winning the nomination uncontested; he was briefly opposed by Marc Holtzman, who dropped out of the race and endorsed Bob Beauprez several months before the primary.

On February 2,2006, veterans called on Bob Beauprez to apologize for appearing at a photo-op in a military-issued uniform, even though he had never served in the military.

Bob Beauprez had requested and received three draft deferments and then a medical release during the Vietnam War.

Bob Beauprez denied anything improper had occurred, and that he had never heard of the NCIC database.

The Denver Post noted that, as a Congressman, Bob Beauprez had cosponsored a bill relating to the database.

Bob Beauprez defended the action as "whistleblowing," citing a pattern of lenient plea bargains during Ritter's term as district attorney.

In March 2014, Bob Beauprez announced that he would seek the Republican nomination for governor to challenge incumbent Democratic Governor John Hickenlooper.

On July 3, video footage surfaced of Bob Beauprez speaking in 2010, where he made remarks similar to those made by Mitt Romney in 2012.

Bob Beauprez later clarified his comments, saying that he meant he would send them on a humanitarian effort, not a military one.

Bob Beauprez served as the treasurer for the American Conservative Union, the organization that hosts the annual Conservative Political Action Conference.

Bob Beauprez abruptly resigned his position on May 25,2023, citing lack of transparency in the compensation given to the organization's president Matt Schlapp.

Bob Beauprez is married and has four children and six grandchildren.