1. John Tony Salazar was born on July 21,1953 and is an American politician who served as the US representative for from 2005 until 2011.
19 Facts About John Salazar
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John Salazar announced his retirement as Agriculture Commissioner in November 2014.
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John Salazar served in the US Army from 1973 to 1976, and is a farmer and rancher.
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John Salazar served on several Colorado public bodies including the Governor's Economic Development Advisory Board, the Rio Grande Water Conservation District and the Colorado Agricultural Leadership Forum.
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John Salazar served on the Colorado Agricultural Commission from 1999 to 2002 before being elected to the Colorado House of Representatives from 2003 until 2004.
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John Salazar said his top priority on Capitol Hill was to ensure that water derived from the snow melt of Colorado's Western Slope would stay in his district instead of being sent to California or Nevada.
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John Salazar opposed expanding gun control and supported permanent repeal of the inheritance tax and lower taxes.
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John Salazar supports allowing Americans to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada.
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John Salazar was a member of the conservative Blue Dog Democrats, leading him to oppose Democratic priority measures such as the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and the American Clean Energy and Security Act in 2009.
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John Salazar introduced the Stolen Valor Act of 2005, designed to protect the integrity of medals, to the House of Representatives, which he has cited as his best achievement in politics.
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John Salazar was considered for the post of Secretary of Agriculture by Barack Obama but Tom Vilsack was chosen instead.
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John Salazar was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2004.
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John Salazar was re-elected in 2006 after his first term in Congress defeating Republican Scott Tipton.
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John Salazar had campaigned as a moderate, middle of the road candidate, with the opinion polls having shown him ahead in the election.
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John Salazar won in 2008 with a similar margin as 2006 defeating rancher and county commissioner Wayne Wolf.
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John Salazar had a massive fundraising advantage over Wolf who only had about $16,000 for the campaign.
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John Salazar is married to Mary Lou John Salazar and has three children: Esteban, Miguel and Jesus.
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John Salazar's younger brother, Ken John Salazar, is a former United States Senator from Colorado and the former Secretary of the Interior appointed by President Barack Obama.
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John Salazar is briefly mentioned at the very beginning of the video game Outlast, on the radio of the protagonist's vehicle.