May 04, 2007 06:03 PM UTC

Coffman's Chief Selling SoS Voter Data!

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• by: OscarTheCouch

( – promoted by Colorado Pols)

The IT manager to Secretary of State Mike Coffman has been caught red-handed selling “targeted voter data” to other Republicans through the right-wing website PoliticalLiveWires.com,  ePluribus Media reports.

According to his online resume, Dan Kopelman is currently “Elections Technology Manager” with “oversight and guidance of the State Wide Voter Database” in the office of Colorado’s newly elected Republican Secretary of State Mike Coffman.

Returning ePluribus Media’s request for information, a spokesperson for Colo. Secretary of State Mike Coffman confirmed Kopelman’s employment, but said the office was unaware of his “side business” selling voter lists and other web-based campaign tools.

Furthermore, after learning about the IT manager’s “conflict of interest,” Deputy Secretary of State William A. Hobbs met with the Kopelman and directed him to take down his campaign web site immediately.

Kopelman previously worked in Washington, DC, under “the brilliant leadership of Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo,” as he states on his resume.  The venue Mr. Kopelman chose to peddle his wares is a haven for GOP activists, often citing other right-wing sources such as The Drudge Report, Rush Limbaugh, and CNSNews.com.

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Even in the wake of the ColoradoSenateNews.com scandal, this is outrageous.  I applaud the Secretary of State’s office for moving quickly on this.  Now let’s see if Mr. Kopelman gets to shop his resume around for real.