# Christine Scanlan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Christine_Scanlan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Christine_Scanlan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Scanlan > Source revision: 1356174275 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Christine Scanlan | image = | state_house = Colorado | district = 56th | term_start = January 2, 2008{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/CLICS2008A/csljournals.nsf/(jouhse)/5D8159F3C958BA46872573C900552EE5/$FILE/Jn09.pdf |title=House Journal - January 9, 2008 |accessdate=2008-01-10 |format=pdf |work=Colorado General Assembly }} | term_end = December 31, 2010 | preceded = [Dan Gibbs](/source/Dan_Gibbs) | succeeded = [Millie Hamner](/source/Millie_Hamner) | birth_date = {{circa|1964}} | birth_place = [Littleton, Colorado](/source/Littleton%2C_Colorado) | profession = nonprofit executive | party = [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) | spouse = Tim | website = }} '''Christine Scanlan''' (born {{circa|1964}}{{cite news |author=Staff report |title=Seven vie for school board positions |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20051006/NEWS/110060045 |work=Summit Daily News |date=6 October 2005 |accessdate=2007-12-20 }}) is a former legislator in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Colorado](/source/Colorado). A [Democrat](/source/United_States_Democratic_Party) appointed to a vacancy in the [Colorado House of Representatives](/source/Colorado_House_of_Representatives) in 2007, Scanlan represented House District 56, encompassing [Eagle](/source/Eagle_County%2C_Colorado), [Lake](/source/Lake_County%2C_Colorado) and [Summit](/source/Summit_County%2C_Colorado) Counties, including the skiing communities of [Vail](/source/Vail%2C_Colorado) and [Breckenridge](/source/Breckenridge%2C_Colorado) from 2007 to 2010.{{cite web |url=http://comaps.org/district56h.html |title=State House District 56 |accessdate=2007-11-19 |work=COMaps |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304221521/http://www.comaps.org/district56h.html |archivedate=2008-03-04 }}Ballotpedia. [https://ballotpedia.org/Christine_Scanlan Christine Scanlan]. Viewed: 2017-01-29. ==Early career== Scanlan was born in [Littleton, Colorado](/source/Littleton%2C_Colorado), and graduated from [Columbine High School](/source/Columbine_High_School).{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Lynn |title=Liftie turned legislator wants to represent Eagle Co. |url=http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20080204/NEWS/327734463 |work=Vail Daily |date=4 February 2008 |accessdate=2008-02-04 }} Currently a resident of [Dillon, Colorado](/source/Dillon%2C_Colorado), and a resident of [Summit County](/source/Summit_County%2C_Colorado) since 1995, she holds a bachelor's degree in [history](/source/history) and a master's degree in nonprofit organization management from [Regis University](/source/Regis_University). While in school, Scanlan worked as a [ski lift](/source/ski_lift) operator and children's ski instructor in [Keystone, Colorado](/source/Keystone%2C_Colorado) to help pay college expenses. Since 1994, she has worked for the Keystone Center, {{cite web |url=http://www.keystone.org/general_section/documents/BIOS/cms_3_2007.html |title=Staff Bios: Christine Scanlan |accessdate=2007-12-20 |work=Keystone Center |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212190107/http://www.keystone.org/general_section/documents/BIOS/cms_3_2007.html |archivedate=2007-12-12 |url-status=dead }} a nonprofit focusing on science education and dispute resolution,{{cite web|url=http://www.keystone.org/general_section/index.html |title=About Us |accessdate=2007-12-20 |work=Keystone Center |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071120213647/http://keystone.org/general_section/index.html |archivedate=2007-11-20 |url-status=dead }} by 2007 becoming their Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In that capacity, Scanlan oversaw both Keystone's administrative offices and Keystone Science School's campus-based programs. Scanlan, who had served with the Summit School District Accountability Committee, was appointed from among ten applicants to fill a vacancy on the [Summit School District](/source/Summit_School_District) Board of Education in April 2004{{cite news |first=Julie |last=Sutor |title=Scanlan appointed to school board |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20040428/NEWS/104280023 |work=Summit Daily News |date=28 April 2004 |accessdate=2007-12-20 }} and was elected to a full term in November 2005, taking the highest vote total among the seven candidates for three school board seats.{{cite news |first=Mike |last=Morris |title=Major, Scanlan retain school board seats; Groneman also joins panel |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20051101/NEWS/51101009 |work=Summit Daily News |date=1 November 2005 |accessdate=2007-12-20 }} She was named the board's vice-president in November 2005{{cite web|url=http://summit.k12.co.us/boe/agendasminutes/0506/minutes/051110.pdf |title=Board of Education Meeting/Retreat Minutes - November 10, 2005 |accessdate=2007-11-20 |format=pdf |work=Summit School District |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221172616/http://summit.k12.co.us/boe/agendasminutes/0506/minutes/051110.pdf |archivedate=February 21, 2007 }} and then named its president in November 2007.{{cite web |url=http://summit.k12.co.us/boe/agendasminutes/0708/Minutes/MN071114.pdf |title=Board of Education Minutes - November 14, 2007 |accessdate=2007-11-20 |format=pdf |work=Summit School District }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} During her tenure on the board of education, Scanlan was critical of standards set by the [No Child Left Behind](/source/No_Child_Left_Behind) Act,{{cite news |first=Julie |last=Sutor |title=Summit Schools don't measure up against federal yardstick |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20041114/NEWS/111140017 |work=Summit Daily News |date=14 November 2004 |accessdate=2007-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051126070743/http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20041114/NEWS/111140017 |archive-date=26 November 2005 |url-status=dead }} and was a proponent of greater engagement with the local [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language)-speaking community.{{cite news |first=Mike |last=Morris |title=School board candidates show passion, little disagreement |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20051021/NEWS/110210049 |work=Summit Daily News |date=21 October 2005 |accessdate=2007-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060116182035/http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20051021/NEWS/110210049 |archive-date=16 January 2006 |url-status=dead }} In 2007, Scanlan served on a state commission on education that provided recommendations to Gov. [Bill Ritter](/source/Bill_Ritter) on improving Colorado public schools. She also served (as of 2008) as president of the Mountain Boards of Cooperative Educational Services. Scanlan is married; she and her husband, Tim, have three daughters, Catherine, Julia, and Elise, who attend Summit County public schools. ==Colorado House of Representatives== ===2007 legislative appointment=== In December 2007, Rep. [Dan Gibbs](/source/Dan_Gibbs) was appointed by a vacancy committee to the [Colorado State Senate](/source/Colorado_State_Senate) seat vacated by [Joan Fitz-Gerald](/source/Joan_Fitz-Gerald), leaving his seat vacant.{{cite news |author=Associated Press |title=Gibbs selected to fill Fitz-Gerald's Senate seat |url=http://kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=7385084 |work=KJCT8.com |date=November 19, 2007 |accessdate=2007-11-19 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} Scanlan was selected over five other applicants to fill the remainder of Gibbs' two-year term; a majority of the thirteen members of the vacancy committee present chose her on the first ballot.{{cite news |first=Lory |last=Pounder |title=Scanlan appointed to fill state House seat |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20071219/NEWS/961383913 |work=Summit Daily News |date=19 December 2007 |accessdate=2007-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080105061124/http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20071219/NEWS/961383913 |archive-date=5 January 2008 |url-status=dead }} Her appointment made her the 21st woman in a 40-member Democratic House caucus that thus became majority-female.{{cite web |url=http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/12/christine-sca-1.html |title=Christine Scanlan is Colorado's Newest Legislator |accessdate=2007-12-23 |work=Colorado House Democrats |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100511024208/http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/12/christine-sca-1.html |archivedate=2010-05-11 }} After being appointed to the legislature, Scanlan reduced her work load at the Keystone Center to a part-time position, but remained president of the Summit School Board through 2008.[http://www.skyhidailynews.com/article/SD/20080515/NEWS/754594495/-1/REGIONAL_NEWS School District approves $150,000 toward turf field | SkyHiDailyNews.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716082633/http://www.skyhidailynews.com/article/SD/20080515/NEWS/754594495/-1/REGIONAL_NEWS |date=July 16, 2011 }} ===2008 legislative session=== For the 2008 legislative session, Scanlan stated that her legislative priorities include "the [bark beetle](/source/bark_beetle), [Interstate 70](/source/Interstate_70), economic and education issues." She intends to run for a full term in the 2008 general elections, and to continue serving on the Summit School District board, although stepping down from her role as president. {{cite news |first=Cara |last=DeGette |title=New Lawmaker Tips House Balance to Dem Women |url=http://www.coloradoconfidential.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=3260 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070811085917/http://www.coloradoconfidential.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=3260 |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2007 |work=Colorado Confidential |date=26 December 2007 |accessdate=2007-12-26 }} Scanlan was also appointed by House Speaker [Andrew Romanoff](/source/Andrew_Romanoff) to replace Dan Gibbs on the Colorado Tourism Office Board of Directors.{{cite press release | title=Christine Scanlan Selected to Tout Tourism for Colorado | publisher=Colorado House Democrats | date=6 March 2008 | url=http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/03/christine-scanl.html | accessdate=2008-03-02 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312091321/http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/03/christine-scanl.html | archivedate=12 March 2008 }} For her first legislative session, in 2008, Scanlan was appointed to the House Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources Committee and the House Transportation and Energy Committee.{{cite press release|title=House Speaker Announces New Committee Assignments for 2008 Legislative Session |publisher=Colorado House Democrats |date=6 January 2008 |url=http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/01/house-speaker-a.html |accessdate=2008-03-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100511033739/http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/01/house-speaker-a.html |archivedate=2010-05-11 }} Scanlan has pressed for extension of the Colorado Forest Restoration Act, a program providing funding to local groups to mitigate forest damage and wildfire danger brought about by expanding bark beetle infestations in Colorado,{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Renoux |title=Bark beetles making their way to the Front Range |url=http://www.9news.com/news/top-article.aspx?storyid=84855 |work=9News.com |date=20 January 2008 |accessdate=2008-03-28 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} and is sponsoring, with Sen. Gibbs, a measure to expand the program.{{cite news |first=Anna |last=Boyd |title=Increased Efforts to Combat Pine Beetle Infestation in Colorado |url=http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Increased_Efforts_to_Combat_Pine_Beetle_Infestation_in_Colorado_13080.html |work=eFluxMedia |date=21 January 2008 |accessdate=2008-03-28 }}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In September 2008 Scanlan led a delegation of Summit County officials to [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.) to lobby for additional resources to combat bark beetle infestations.{{cite press release |title=Rep. Scanlan Calls On Washington To Act Now On Bark Beetle Epidemic |date=7 September 2008 |publisher=Colorado House Democrats |url=http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/09/rep-scanlan-calls-on-washington-to-act-now-on-bark-beetle-epidemic.html |accessdate=2008-10-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100511013847/http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/09/rep-scanlan-calls-on-washington-to-act-now-on-bark-beetle-epidemic.html |archivedate=11 May 2010 }}{{cite news |first=Ashley |last=Dickson |title=Scanlan off to D.C. to fight pine-beetle epidemic |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080907/NEWS/809079961/1078&ParentProfile=1055 |work=Sumit Daily News |date=7 September 2008 |accessdate=2008-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224011830/http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080907/NEWS/809079961/1078%26ParentProfile%3D1055 |archive-date=24 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |author=Staff Reports |title=Scanlan receives support for beetle battle |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080910/NEWS/809109936/1078&ParentProfile=1055 |work=Summit Daily News |date=10 September 2008 |accessdate=2008-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224012013/http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080910/NEWS/809109936/1078%26ParentProfile%3D1055 |archive-date=24 February 2012 |url-status=dead }} Scanlan sponsored a total of 11 bills during the 2008 session,{{cite news |first=Ashley |last=Dickson |title=Officials wrap up busy state session |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080526/NEWS/810018490 |work=Summit Daily News |date=26 May 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208014908/http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080526/NEWS/810018490 |archive-date=8 February 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} all of which were signed into law,{{cite news |first=K.J. |last=Hascall |title=Local frosh lawmaker turns heads in Denver |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080605/NEWS/732587641 |work=Summit Daily News |date=5 June 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618061626/http://summitdaily.com/article/20080605/NEWS/732587641 |archive-date=18 June 2008 |url-status=dead }} including measures to create an [income tax](/source/income_tax) donation checkoff for the Colorado Healthy Rivers Fund,{{cite press release | title=Bill Protecting Colorado's Rivers and Streams Advances in the House | publisher=Colorado House Democrats | date=12 February 2008 | url=http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/02/bill-protecting.html | accessdate=2008-02-14 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302151347/http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/02/bill-protecting.html | archivedate=2 March 2008 }} to extend the Colorado Passenger Tramway Board,{{cite press release | title=Now Kids, Play Safe | publisher=Colorado House Democrats | date=26 February 2008 | url=http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/02/now-kids-play-s.html | accessdate=2008-03-02 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100511022804/http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/02/now-kids-play-s.html | archivedate=11 May 2010 }} to restrict motor vehicle travel on public lands,{{cite news |first=Kay |last=Doan |title=State Representative Scanlan presents new bills |url=http://www.leadvillechronicle.com/article/20080710/NEWS/495954594/1052&ParentProfile=1001 |work=Greeley Tribune |date=10 July 2007 |accessdate=2008-08-07 }} and to bring safety standards for [school bus](/source/school_bus)ses in line with federal requirements.{{cite news |first=Ashley |last=Dickson |title=Scanlan passes two bills out of committee |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080227/NEWS/558581416 |work=Summit Daily News |date=27 February 2008 |accessdate=2008-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314202913/http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080227/NEWS/558581416 |archive-date=14 March 2008 |url-status=dead }} She has also sponsored legislation to create incentives for businesses that harvest and make products from trees killed by bark beetles,{{cite news |first=Ashley |last=Dickson |title=New bill offers incentives for beetle-kill removal |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080312/NEWS/930146126 |work=Summit Daily News |date=12 March 2008 |accessdate=2008-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324074927/http://summitdaily.com/article/20080312/NEWS/930146126 |archive-date=24 March 2008 |url-status=dead }} and education reform legislation, and including proposals to replace Colorado's [CSAP](/source/CSAP) exams with national [EXPLORE](/source/EXPLORE_(examination)), [PLAN](/source/PLAN_(examination)) and [ACT](/source/ACT_(examination)) tests in upper grades,{{cite news |first=Mike |last=Saccone |title=CSAP out, ACT in? |url=http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/03/08/030908_1a_CSAP.html |work=Grand Junction Daily Sentinel |date=8 March 2008 |accessdate=2008-03-14 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} and to align educational standards across grade levels. With Sen. Gibbs, Scanlan was a prominent opponent of several proposals to charge tolls along the I-70 mountain corridor within her district.{{cite news |first=John |last=Ingold |title=$5 tolls for I-70 given a little gas |url=http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Increased_Efforts_to_Combat_Pine_Beetle_Infestation_in_Colorado_13080.html |work=Denver Post |date=28 March 2008 |accessdate=2008-03-28 }}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news |first=Ashley |last=Dickson |title=Summit reps frown on Interstate 70 tolls |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080313/NEWS/501636947/0/FRONTPAGE |work=Summit Daily News |date=13 March 2008 |accessdate=2008-03-28 }} Following the legislative session, Scanlan was named the vice-chair of an interim legislative committee to study wildfire issues.{{cite news|first=Mike |last=Saccone |title=Republicans wonder what's up with Democrat-led wildfire panel |url=http://www.gjsentinel.com/hp/content/news/stories/2008/07/22/072308_committee_delay.html |work=Grand Junction Daily Sentinel |date=22 July 2008 |accessdate=2008-08-08 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Later in the year, Scanlan was a prominent critic of [Denver Water](/source/Denver_Water)'s decision to close the [Lake Dillon](/source/Lake_Dillon) Dam Road for security reasons, calling the sudden closure and lack of prior notification "inexcusable,"{{cite news |first=Ashley |last=Dickson |author2=Harriet Hamilton |title=Denver Water shutting down Dillon Dam Road permanently |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080708/NEWS/56536566/0/FRONTPAGE |work=Summit Daily News |date=8 July 2008 |accessdate=2008-08-06 }}{{cite news |first=Bill |last=Scanlon |title=Closing of Dillon Dam Road angers Summit officials |url=http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jul/10/closing-of-dillon-dam-road-angers-summit/ |work=Rocky Mountain News |date=10 July 2008 |accessdate=2008-08-06 }} and praising the dam's partial re-opening several weeks later.{{cite news |first=Mike |last=McPhee |title=After uproar, Dillon Dam road reopens |url=http://origin.denverpost.com/news/ci_9997255 |work=Denver Post |date=25 July 2008 |accessdate=2008-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122153018/http://origin.denverpost.com/news/ci_9997255 |archive-date=22 January 2016 |url-status=dead }} Shortly after the road was reopened, Scanlan and Sen. [Dan Gibbs](/source/Dan_Gibbs) announced plans for legislation to prevent future unilateral closures and to encourage cooperation between agencies to share vulnerability assessments and emergency plans.{{cite news |first=Ashley |last=Dickson |title=Proposed law would keep Dam Road open |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080729/NEWS/808890270/1078&ParentProfile=1055 |work=Summit Daily News |date=29 July 2008 |accessdate=2008-08-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024101323/http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080729/NEWS/808890270/1078%26ParentProfile%3D1055 |archivedate=2008-10-24 }}{{cite press release |title=Rep. Scanlan & Sen. Gibbs Announce New Legislation To Protect Dillon Dam Road & Encourage Greater Cooperation |date=29 July 2008 |url=http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/07/rep-scanlan-sen-gibbs-announce-new-legislation-to-protect-dillon-dam-road-encourage-greater-cooperation.html |accessdate=2008-08-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207111352/http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/07/rep-scanlan-sen-gibbs-announce-new-legislation-to-protect-dillon-dam-road-encourage-greater-cooperation.html |archivedate=2009-02-07 }} ===2008 election=== Early in 2008, Scanlan announced her intention to run for a full term in the state house in the November 2008 general election. She faced Republican [Muhammad Ali Hasan](/source/Muhammad_Ali_Hasan), and, as of the end of the 2008 legislation session, trailed the largely self-financing Republican in campaign funds,{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Lynn |title=Republican candidates lead Eagle County money race |url=http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20080527/NEWS/986959982 |work=Vail Daily |date=27 May 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-13 }} running a lower-budget, "grassroots" campaign.{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Allen |title=Grassroots Dem confident in record, reputation |url=http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20080914/NEWS/809129919/1078&ParentProfile=1062 |work=Vail Daily |date=14 September 2008 |accessdate=2008-10-30 }} In April 2008, House Speaker [Andrew Romanoff](/source/Andrew_Romanoff) accompanied Scanlan on a "midterm progress report" tour of her house district.{{cite news |first=Keely |last=Brown |title='The pace is crazy' |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080406/NEWS/808227707/0/FRONTPAGE |work=Summit Daily News |date=6 April 2008 |accessdate=2008-04-10 }} Scanlan criticized Hasan's spending as "shameful" after he loaned over $40,000 to his campaign.{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Lynn |title=Edwards: State candidate blasts spending |url=http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20080710/NEWS/198744625 |work=Vail Daily |date=10 July 2007 |accessdate=2008-08-07 }} By September, Hasan had outspent Scanlan by roughly 20-to-1, after donating nearly $200,000 to his own campaign, a move Scanlan characterized as "buying name recognition."{{cite news |first=John |last=Ingold |title=Parties try to nibble at other's standing |url=http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_10612479 |work=Denver Post |date=1 October 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-01 }} Ultimately, Scanlan raised nearly $80,000 for her re-election bid, as compared to Hasan's $350,000.{{cite news |first=David O. |last=Williams |title=Hasan spent more than $350,000 on failed state House bid |url=http://coloradoindependent.com/18156/hasan-spent-more-than-350000-on-failed-state-house-bid |work=The Colorado Independent |date=22 December 2008 |accessdate=2008-12-27 }} Colorado [527 group](/source/527_group) Accountability for Colorado also distributed mailers in support of Scanlan,{{cite news |first=Edward |last=Stoner |title=Outside money roils race for Eagle Co's state rep |url=http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20080911/NEWS/809119907/1078&ParentProfile=1062&?plckCurrentPage=1&sid=sitelife.vaildaily.com |work=Vail Daily |date=11 September 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-24 }} however, she expressed disapproval at their negative tone and over election laws that allow such groups to operate.{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Allen |title=Character-attack ads in Summit County disgusted state House candidates |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20081106/NEWS/811069980/1078&ParentProfile=1055&title=Character-attack%20ads%20in%20Summit%20County%20disgusted%20state%20House%20candidates |work=Summit Daily News |date=6 November 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224012642/http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20081106/NEWS/811069980/1078%26ParentProfile%3D1055%26title%3DCharacter-attack%20ads%20in%20Summit%20County%20disgusted%20state%20House%20candidates |archive-date=24 February 2012 |url-status=dead }} During a September debate on children's issues, Scanlan touted her legislative work on standards for educational assessment and her support for charter schools, but was criticized by Hasan for promoting "too many regulations" on education and for not supporting [school vouchers](/source/school_vouchers).{{cite news |first=Edward |last=Stoner |title=Hasan, Scanlan talk schools |url=http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20080925/NEWS/809259927/1078&ParentProfile=1062&title=Hasan,%20Scanlan%20talk%20schools |work=Vail Daily |date=25 September 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-01 }}{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Allen |title=Summit County: House candidates clash on education |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20081029/NEWS/810289949/1078&ParentProfile=1055&title=Summit%20County:%20House%20candidates%20clash%20on%20education |work=Summit Daily News |date=29 October 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224012328/http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20081029/NEWS/810289949/1078%26ParentProfile%3D1055%26title%3DSummit%20County%3A%20House%20candidates%20clash%20on%20education |archive-date=24 February 2012 |url-status=dead }} Scanlan was also critical of Hasan's plans to press for construction of a [monorail](/source/monorail) along the [I-70](/source/I-70) corridor, instead supporting a thorough and coordinated study of the impacts and costs of mass transit.{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Allen |title=House District 56 candidates weigh in on I-70 monorail |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080930/NEWS/809309956/1061&title=House%20District%2056%20candidates%20weigh%20in%20on%20I-70%20monorail |work=Summit Daily News |date=30 September 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224012107/http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080930/NEWS/809309956/1061%26title%3DHouse%20District%2056%20candidates%20weigh%20in%20on%20I-70%20monorail |archive-date=24 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |first=Edward |last=Stoner |title=Scanlan discusses I-70 traffic |url=http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20080930/NEWS/809309906/1078&ParentProfile=1062&title=Scanlan%20says%20case%20is%20being%20made%20for%20mountain%20rail |work=Vail Daily |date=30 September 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-01 }}{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Allen |title=Monorail splits state House race |url=http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20081004/NEWS/810039933/1078&ParentProfile=1062&title=Monorail%20splits%20state%20House%20race |work=Vail Daily |date=4 October 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-01 }} In contrast with Hasan's advocacy of reduced regulation of national forests, Scanlan called for increased federal funding for local projects to mitigate pine beetle damage.{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Allen |title=House candidates take alternate approaches to beetle-kill efforts |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20081022/NEWS/810219955/1078&ParentProfile=1055&title=House%20candidates%20take%20alternate%20approaches%20to%20beetle-kill%20efforts |work=Summit Daily News |date=22 October 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224012249/http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20081022/NEWS/810219955/1078%26ParentProfile%3D1055%26title%3DHouse%20candidates%20take%20alternate%20approaches%20to%20beetle-kill%20efforts |archive-date=24 February 2012 |url-status=dead }} Although Hasan was endorsed by the ''[Vail Daily](/source/Vail_Daily)'',{{cite news |author=Editorial Board |title=Call us crazy: Hasan for HD 56 |url=http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20081002/EDITS/810029846&parentprofile=search |work=Vail Daily |date=2 October 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716153321/http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20081002/EDITS/810029846%26parentprofile%3Dsearch |archivedate=16 July 2011 }} for which he was a former columnist,{{cite news |first=David O. |last=Williams |title='Call them crazy'? Vail Daily endorses Hasan, a former columnist, in House race |url=http://coloradoindependent.com/11572/call-them-crazy-vail-daily-endorses-hasan-a-former-columnist-in-house-race |work=The Colorado Independent |date=17 October 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-01 }} Scanlan was endorsed by the ''[Summit Daily News](/source/Summit_Daily_News)''.{{cite news |author=Editorial Board |title=Editorial: Scanlan for House District 56 |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080924/OPINION/809249979&parentprofile=search |work=Summit Daily News |date=24 September 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224012157/http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080924/OPINION/809249979%26parentprofile%3Dsearch |archivedate=24 February 2012 }} and the ''[Denver Post](/source/Denver_Post)''.{{cite news |author=Editorial Board |title=Post's picks in Colorado's House of Representatives |url=http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_10741559 |work=Denver Post |date=17 October 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-01 }} Scanlan prevailed over Hasan in the general election, defeating the challenger with 53 percent of the popular vote.{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Allen |title=Scanlan's poise trumps Hasan's cash |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20081104/NEWS/811049948/1078&ParentProfile=1055&title=Scanlan%92s%20poise%20trumps%20Hasan%92s%20cash |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150522045611/http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20081104/NEWS/811049948/1078&ParentProfile=1055&title=Scanlan%92s%20poise%20trumps%20Hasan%92s%20cash |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 May 2015 |work=Summit Daily News |date=4 November 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-16 }}{{cite web|url=http://coreports.ezvotetally.com/Reserved.ReportViewerWebControl.axd?ReportSession=jexpso55dlbays450fyzrmb4&ControlID=3a1b317069f040849b2b689d78addfc9&Culture=1033&UICulture=1033&ReportStack=1&OpType=ReportArea&Controller=dnn_ctr376_ViewRS2005_ReportViewer1&PageNumber=1&ZoomMode=Percent&ZoomPct=100&ReloadDocMap=true&SearchStartPage=0&LinkTarget=_top |title=Colorado Statewide Cumulative Report - 2008 General Election |accessdate=2008-12-04 |work=Colorado Secretary of State }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ===2009 legislative session=== For the 2009 legislative session, Scanlan was named to seats on the House Business Affairs Committee and the House Education Committee.{{cite press release |title=House Democrats Unveil 2009 Committee Chairs & Assignments |date=18 November 2008 |publisher=Colorado House Democrats |url=http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/11/house-democrats-unveil-2009-committee-chairs-assignments.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103101139/http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/11/house-democrats-unveil-2009-committee-chairs-assignments.html |archivedate=2010-01-03 }} She plans to propose an omnibus forest health bill during the 2009 session.{{cite news |author=Staff Reports |title=DThere's gold in them thar Summit County trees |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20081201/NEWS/812019961/1078&ParentProfile=1055&title=There%92s%20gold%20in%20them%20thar%20Summit%20County%20trees |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150522050004/http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20081201/NEWS/812019961/1078&ParentProfile=1055&title=There%92s%20gold%20in%20them%20thar%20Summit%20County%20trees |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 May 2015 |work=Summit Daily News |date=1 December 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-02 }} Scanlan, with Sen. Gibbs, again led a delegation to Washington D.C. in February 2009 to lobby for funding to address fire dangers arising from the bark beetle epidemic.{{cite news |first=Ed |last=Sealover |title=Mrs. Scanlan goes to Washington |url=http://blogs.rockymountainnews.com/live_from_the_colorado_legislature/archives/2009/02/mrs_scanlan_goe.html |work=Rocky Mountain News |date=19 February 2009 |accessdate=2010-03-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222015202/http://blogs.rockymountainnews.com/live_from_the_colorado_legislature/archives/2009/02/mrs_scanlan_goe.html |archivedate=22 February 2009 }}{{cite news |first=David O. |last=Williams |title=Avon's Sipes seeks to tie biomass plant to wastewater heat exchange in downtown core |url=http://www.realvail.com/RealBiz/585/Avons-Sipes-seeks-to-tie-biomass-plant-to-wastewater-heat-exchange-in-downtown-core.html |work=RealVail.com |date=25 February 2009 |accessdate=2010-03-19}} ===2011 legislative session=== Representative Scanlan resigned her seat and was appointed Senior Education Policy Advisor for the administration of Colorado Governor [John Hickenlooper](/source/John_Hickenlooper).{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/GovHickenlooper/CBON/1249674959529|title=Governor John Hickenlooper - Office of Legislative Relations|work=Office of Governor John Hickenlooper - Office of Legislative Relations - Appointments}} She was succeeded by Democrat [Millie Hamner](/source/Millie_Hamner) a retired educator.{{cite web|title=Colorado General Assembly - Representative Millie Hamner|url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2012B/csl.nsf/Directory?openFrameset}}{{cite web |url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/43032/111283/en/summary.html# |title=CO - Election Results - Colorado Secretary of State |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314203900/http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/43032/111283/en/summary.html |archivedate=2017-03-14 }}{{cite web |url=http://data.denverpost.com/election/results/state-house/2012/ |title=State House 2012 Election Results - Denver Post |access-date=2012-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708040426/http://data.denverpost.com/election/results/state-senate/2012/ |archive-date=2014-07-08 |url-status=dead }} ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071212190107/http://www.keystone.org/general_section/documents/BIOS/cms_3_2007.html Keystone Center Bio] {{DEFAULTSORT:Scanlan, Christine}} Category:1960s births Category:Year of birth uncertain Category:Living people Category:Regis University alumni Category:Columbine High School alumni Category:Democratic Party members of the Colorado House of Representatives Category:21st-century members of the Colorado General Assembly Category:Women state legislators in Colorado Category:21st-century American women politicians --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Christine Scanlan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Scanlan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Scanlan?action=history)). 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