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John Suthers
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| John Suthers | |
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| Assumed office January 4, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Ken Salazar |
| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | October 18, 1951 Denver, Colorado |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Janet Suthers |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
John W. Suthers (born October 18, 1951) is the current Attorney General of Colorado. He is a practicing Catholic and member of the Republican Party.
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Suthers was born in Denver, Colorado and adopted a month later by a Catholic Colorado Springs couple. His parents died when he was young.
He attended St. Mary's High School, and the University of Notre Dame, from which he graduated in 1974 with a degree in government. Suthers also attended the University of Colorado Law School, graduating in 1977.
From 1977 to 1981, Suthers served as a deputy and chief deputy district attorney in Colorado Springs. From 1979 to 1981, he headed the Economic Crime Division of the district attorney’s office and co-authored a book on consumer fraud and white-collar crime.
In 1981, Suthers became a litigation partner of Sparks Dix, P.C., a law firm also in Colorado Springs. He remained with the firm until 1988, at which time he was elected district attorney of the Fourth Judicial District. At the conclusion of his second term, he returned to Sparks Dix in 1997 as senior counsel in charge of the firm’s litigation section.
In 1999, Suthers was appointed executive director of the Colorado Department of Corrections by Governor Bill Owens. In 2001, Suthers was appointed by President George W. Bush as United States Attorney for the District of Colorado.
Following the election of Ken Salazar to the United States Senate, John Suthers was nominated by Governor Owens and confirmed by the State Senate as the 37th Attorney General of Colorado in 2005. Suthers served the remaining two years of Salazar's term before deciding to run in 2006.
In November 2006, Suthers won election to the Attorney General’s Office, defeating challenger Fern O’Brien by nine points. During the same election cycle, the Republican candidate for Governor, Bob Beauprez, lost 56-40, and the Republican Secretary of State won by 1.5 percent.[1]
As Attorney General, Suthers has made criminal justice and consumer protection priorities. He has launched a Safe Surfing Initiative[2] to protect children from online predators. Legislation backed by Suthers made it a crime in Colorado to solicit a child online for a meeting. In the first six months of implementation, more than 60 alleged pedophiles were arrested on the new charge.[3]
Suthers also convened a Mortgage and Foreclosure Fraud Task Force in 2005 to study Colorado’s burgeoning foreclosure problem[4]. As Attorney General, he has backed legislation promoted by the task force to reduce appraisal fraud and criminalize unscrupulous “foreclosure consulting”.[5]
John Suthers previously weighed a run for the U.S. Senate, where he would have vied to replace Senator Wayne Allard. He was considered a front runner for the Republican nominamtion[6] before yielding to former Congressman Bob Schaffer. Suthers and his wife Janet have two daughters, Alison and Kate. John Suthers is currently teaching as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.