26 Facts About Scott Renfroe

Scott Renfroe was born on December 7,1966 and is a former legislator in the US state of Colorado.

Scott Renfroe started his college career on a baseball scholarship at Iowa State University, but ended up attending four different colleges within a span of four years, ultimately graduating from Colorado State University in 1989 with a degree in business administration.

Scott Renfroe is married; he and his wife, Pamela, met in high school and have five children: Olivia, Sylvia, Vivian, and twin sons Derek and Spencer.

Scott Renfroe was elected twice to the Eaton School District Board of Education, in 1997 and 2001.

Scott Renfroe has served as president of the Weld County Builders Association and lent his experience to the Weld County Building Trades Advisory Board and the Greeley Building Inspection Advisory Board.

Scott Renfroe has sat on the Board of Deacons and Board of Trustees of Evangelical Free Church of Eaton, and has gone on short-term missions trips to India and Belize.

Scott Renfroe's father is Jack Renfroe, one of the founders and board member of the now defunct New Frontier Bank.

Scott Renfroe targeted Hall for, as a member of the legislature's Joint Budget Committee, being a vocal proponent of Colorado's Referendum C in 2005.

The measure allowed the state to retain additional tax revenue, and Scott Renfroe criticized the measure as unnecessary government spending.

Scott Renfroe garnered endorsements from former US Senator William Armstrong, former Colorado Senate President John Andrews, and Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave; Hall was endorsed by four Weld County commissioners and Gov.

Scott Renfroe ultimately won the contest with 60 percent of the general election vote.

Scott Renfroe introduced legislation to reduce paperwork for small businesses, to allow school districts to represent themselves at truancy hearings, and to eliminate a state database of concealed weapons permit holders.

Scott Renfroe opposed measures to allow members of homosexual couples to adopt each other's children, and to name John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High" one of Colorado's state songs.

Scott Renfroe sponsored a bill that was killed in committee that would have allowed citizens to sue the government over violations of the right to free exercise of religion.

Scott Renfroe is exploring legislation regarding water rights along the South Platte River.

Scott Renfroe sponsored legislation to allow small unlicensed day-care facilities to care for children from multiple families as well as a measure to add a penalty to the state statute prohibiting government employees from working as lobbyists within six months of leaving their jobs.

Scott Renfroe introduced legislation to delay the imposition of new environmental rules on oil and gas drilling in Colorado.

Scott Renfroe faced Democratic challenger Ken Storck in the 2010 election.

In 2011, Scott Renfroe was elected to serve as the Republican Caucus Whip.

Scott Renfroe was appointed to the Legislative Audit Committee, Capitol Development Committee, and acts as the ranking Republican member of the Senate Transportation and Education Committees.

Senator Scott Renfroe was honored with the title of Taxpayer Champion after the 2011 legislative session for his consistent voting down of tax increases on the public.

Also during the year, Scott Renfroe was given the title of Statesman of the Year by the Christian Home Educators of Colorado, which honors one local representative or senator each legislative session.

The measure has been adopted in 15 other states across the nation as well; however, Scott Renfroe's bill failed in the Senate Transportation Committee.

Scott Renfroe was elected as the Republican Caucus Chairman, while maintaining membership of the Legislative Audit Committee, Capitol Development Committee, and acting as the ranking Republican member of the Senate Transportation and Education Committees.

Scott Renfroe was appointed to serve on the Senate Education Committee, Appropriations Committee, and Legislative Council.

Scott Renfroe was a shareholder in New Frontier Bank, which has since closed.