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18 Facts About Terry Considine

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Terry M Considine was born on 1947 and is the founder of Aimco, the chairman and chief executive officer of Apartment Income REIT, and a former Republican politician.

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In 1969, Terry Considine graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree; in 1971 he received a Juris Doctor from Harvard.

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Terry Considine initially received a student deferment from the Vietnam War and was later disqualified for service because of a bad back.

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Terry Considine is on the board of directors of Intrepid Potash.

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In 2017, Terry Considine was elected to the Colorado Business Hall of Fame,.

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In 2019, Terry Considine was awarded an honorary degree from Colorado Christian University.

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Terry Considine was given the Adam Smith Award in October 2019 by Economic Literacy Colorado.

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In 1981, Terry Considine moved to Colorado, where he entered politics through his father-in-law, Bo Callaway.

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In 1986, Terry Considine ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination to the United States Senate.

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Terry Considine then embarked on a $500,000 television advertising campaign.

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Terry Considine was appointed to fill the vacancy created when Senator Martha Ezzard resigned upon switching from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.

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Terry Considine took office March 4,1987 and served in the 56th, 57th, and 58th General Assemblies.

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Terry Considine edged out conservative Representative Phil Pankey for the appointment.

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Terry Considine was the primary organizer of an initiative that led to Colorado being the first state to impose term limits on the governor and state legislature.

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Terry Considine left the state Senate early in 1992 to pursue the open seat in the United States Senate created by the decision of Democrat Tim Wirth to forgo a bid for a second term.

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Terry Considine was defeated in the 1992 senate election by Democratic Congressman Ben Nighthorse Campbell who switched parties and became Republican in 1995.

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Terry Considine is a co-founder and member of the board of directors of Club for Growth, a conservative organization.

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Terry Considine is a member of the board of directors of the Bradley Foundation.