Denver November 2004 Election
Senator-elect, Ken Salazar, has provided Govenor Owens with a list of names for possible successors, according to the Rocky Mountain News [December 4, 2004, "30 make list for new AG"]. From the article, "The list includes Democrats and Republicans; several outgoing district attorneys; judges and lawmakers; and some of Salazar's top deputies...Salazar is a Democrat, but Owens is a Republican and is expected to nominate a Republican for the job. The nominee still must be approved by the Democratic-controlled Senate. Salazar's list included seven people, all Democrats, who hold key jobs in the attorney general's office. They include former Cabinet secretary Renny Fagan and former Denver Manager of Public Safety Beth McCann. He also recommended two former deputy attorneys general who now are judges. Both John Dailey and Bob Russel are Republicans. Other suggestions include: Troy Eid, of Jefferson County, a Republican who served as Owens' first legal counsel and now is in private practice; U.S. Attorney John Suthers, of El Paso County. Salazar beat Suthers in 1998 to win his first attorney general's race; State Rep. Matt Smith, a Republican from Grand Junction who lost a close primary election in the 3rd Congressional District."
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