20 Facts About Laura Bradford

Laura Bradford was born on January 9,1957 and was a legislator in the US state of Colorado.

Laura Bradford has been married three times; she and her husband, Linton Mathews, have three children: Elizabeth, Meredith, and Preston.

Laura Bradford's family opened a tree farm in 2006 on land near Collbran, Colorado.

Laura Bradford joined the Women's Success Forum at the University of Denver Daniels College of Business in 1998, and was featured in the 1999 book Women Who Mean Business.

Laura Bradford was a member of the Colorado Women's Economic Development Council from 1995 to 2000, and, in 1999, was appointed its chair by Gov.

An amateur musician, Laura Bradford has been treasurer for the Messiah Choral Society and directed her church's English Handbell Choir.

Laura Bradford has served in various positions with the Republican party, and became House District 55 chair in 2002.

Laura Bradford began considering a run for the house seat, meeting with Republican leaders, in 2007, as did former state senator Ron Teck.

When Teck declined to run in August 2008, Laura Bradford was left as the leading contender for the seat.

Laura Bradford had no opposition in the August 2008 Republican primary, but faced incumbent Democratic Rep.

Laura Bradford ran a campaign focused on fiscal and economic issues, particularly attempting to link Buescher with Gov.

Laura Bradford was criticized by outside groups as failing to support cancer screenings, a charge she rebutted by citing her own bout with cancer.

Laura Bradford aired television commercials responding to attacks from 527 groups, some of which were briefly taken off the air and revised after it was discovered that a photograph of Buescher, taken by a Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reporter and used in the ad, was used without proper permission.

Laura Bradford, running in a district with a 2:1 Republican voter registration advantage, received a late-minute boost from a visit by Republican presidential candidate John McCain on election day.

The first bill introduced by Laura Bradford was a measure to update laws governing Colorado's statewide voter registration database into compliance with federal regulations.

On January 25,2012, Laura Bradford was pulled over by Denver police after making an illegal turn.

Denver Police later claimed that Laura Bradford then invoked Article V Section 16, of the Colorado Constitution, which provides for legislative immunity:.

Laura Bradford was issued a traffic ticket and her vehicle was impounded by Denver Police.

Laura Bradford later told a journalist that she drank three and a half glasses of wine during the night in question.

Laura Bradford later delivered an apology on the House floor.