16 Facts About Ed Perlmutter

Edwin George Perlmutter was born on May 1,1953 and is an American lawyer and politician who served as the US representative for from 2007 to 2023.

Ed Perlmutter previously served as the Colorado state senator from the 20th district from 1995 to 2003.

Ed Perlmutter was born in Denver, the son of Alice Love and Leonard Michael Ed Perlmutter on May 1,1953.

Ed Perlmutter's father was Jewish, the son of immigrants from Poland; his mother was Christian, and was of English and Irish descent.

Ed Perlmutter graduated from Jefferson High School in Edgewater, Colorado and went on to graduate from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1975.

Ed Perlmutter received his Juris Doctor at Colorado in 1978.

Ed Perlmutter was a Colorado State Senator from 1995 to 2003.

Ed Perlmutter has assisted numerous campaigns and in was co-chair of the John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign in Colorado.

Ed Perlmutter defeated Republican nominee Ryan Frazier and Libertarian nominee Buck Bailey on November 2,2010.

Ed Perlmutter's victory came despite new congressional boundaries that made his district 4 percent less Democratic.

Ed Perlmutter was ahead by 9 percentage points in Jefferson County, where 60 percent of the voters live.

Ed Perlmutter led Coors by 17 percentage points in Adams County, where 40 percent of the constituents in the newly drawn 7th district live.

Ed Perlmutter defeated Republican nominee Don Ytterberg in the 2014 general election.

On July 10,2017, Ed Perlmutter announced that he was dropping out of the gubernatorial race and would not seek reelection to his congressional seat.

Ed Perlmutter defeated Republican nominee Casper Stockham, Libertarian nominee Ken Biles, and Unity nominee Dave Olszta in the 2020 general election.

Ed Perlmutter's uncle was Denver real estate developer Jordon Perlmutter.