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July 28, 2010 09:45 PM UTC
24 Comments
Has taken a look at that seat for a long time. If he decided to get into the race he would do a great job.
It sounds like an excellent well paying job. Congrats to the tireless Karen Middleton.
Karen’s great, but she doesn’t have all this upward mobility because she’s “tireless.”
Karen has always looked for the next possible political seat to fill, and this is another step up for her. She doesn’t care about her constituents so much as she cares for the next possible office she can consume.
since I have never been a constituent of hers and only know my own impressions, granted not based on intimate knowledge, and that many people I respect do think very highly of her and the work she’s done, I am not qualified to argue your point. Guess others better qualified will probably have something to say about that here. I hope so as you have made me genuinely curious.
I have had the honor of working one door away from Rep. Middleton. I was amazed by her work ethic and the organizational skills and passion of her and her team.
If they paid legislators by the hour, Doug Bruce would have cried over what Karen could have billed.
Karen is not a group thinker. She is an independent thinker, and I applaud her for it. She works tirelessly in her district, and her constituents know her and love her. I am proud to call her friend, and I will miss her and her family greatly.
Sure it did. The silver lining of losing my re-election last year was that I could go back on the national job market. For 16 years, I’ve made my living in an unusual niche of commercial real estate that offers fairly limited opportunities in Colorado. It didn’t take me long to find a great gig in a place that Karen and I both like a lot. We could have kept up the whole commuter-marriage thing for years, I suppose, but — to paraphrase the immortal words of Hannibal Smith — I love it that this plan came together.
Family first, every time.
I’ve been a personal friend of Karen (and Larry) for years. She is the kind of person you want in office – pragmatic, thoughtful, committed, and, yes, tireless. I’m happy for her and Larry, but sorry to see Colorado lose such talented lawmaker.
Because otherwise you are not allowed to leave 🙂
Best to both of you.
My sock puppets, doppelgangers and I will stick around. We can run, but apparently we can’t hide.
Thanks to everyone for the good wishes. Karen will be able to disclose her new job by the end of the week.
Facts suck, especially as long as David can pretend to ask his daughters what to think.
But with three daughters of my own (incidentally, a distinction I share with both Michael Bennett and Ed Perlmutter) I am never at a loss for somewhere to turn for conflicting facts, or for irreconcilable opinions.
before my youngest daughter died.
Best of luck to both of you. Good work in CO.
Best wishes to both of you. Good work in Colorado.
I have been privileged to know you and your wife for years and recognize the services you have both made for Aurora and Colorado. Best of luck to you both.
Karen and Larry,
I’ve enjoyed knowing and working with you both for many years. I look forward to staying in touch.
Karen, I deeply appreciate the depth of understanding on education issues that you’ve brought to the legislature, and it will be difficult to replace.
Your departure is truly Colorado’s loss.
All the best,
Jared Polis
from the comments I’m seeing here from people who know her I’m going to go ahead and trust my own positive impressions and the good opinion of her that has been communicated to me by others over the years who think just as highly of her. Wish her and her family all the best.
and Andy Kerr will make an excellent Speaker (he’s the real deal).
I wish their family all the best.
The House District 42 Vacancy Committee will meet August 7th to select a replacement for Karen Middleton who has chosen not to seek re-election. Karen has been a great representative for HD-42 and the vacancy committee neeeds to select a candidate who can very quickly put together a strong general election campaign. Sean Bradley lives in the district and would be a wonderful representative for this seat. He’s a former employee of Speaker Andrew Romanoff and a solid Democrat who knows and understands the issues that affect the district. He has campaign experience, legislative experience, the ability to raise money fast, put together a campaign and organize a quality team for the November Election. Sean Bradley would be an excellent choice for HD 42!