{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2014}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Scott Renfroe | image = Sen. Scott Renfroe (6241451963).jpg | image_size = 225px | image_upright = | alt = | caption = Renfroe in 2010. |state_senate = Colorado |district = 13th |term_start = January 10, 2007 |term_end = January 7, 2015 |predecessor = Dave Owen |successor = John Cooke |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|12|7}} |birth_place = Greeley, Colorado, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = Republican |spouse = Pamela Renfroe |alma_mater = Iowa State University<br>Colorado State University, Fort<br>Collins }} '''Scott Renfroe''' (born December 7, 1966<ref name="votesmart">{{cite web |url=http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=66429 |title=Senator Renfroe |accessdate=January 12, 2008 |work=Project Vote Smart}}</ref>) is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Republican in 2006, Renfroe represented Senate District 13, which encompasses northern and eastern Weld County, including the city of Greeley.<ref name="map">{{cite web |url=http://comaps.org/district13s.html |title=State Senate District 13 |accessdate=January 12, 2008 |work=COMaps |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304220955/http://www.comaps.org/district13s.html |archivedate=March 4, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
==Biography== Born in Greeley, Colorado,<ref name="votesmart"/> Renfroe graduated from Eaton High School in 1985,<ref name="bio"/> where he played basketball and was quarterback of the high school football team. He started his college career on a baseball scholarship at Iowa State University,<ref name="meet"/> but ended up attending four different colleges within a span of four years,<ref name="featured">{{cite web |url=http://coloradosenatenews.com/content/view/16 |title=Featured Profile: Scott Renfroe of Eaton |accessdate=January 18, 2007 |work=ColoradoSenateNews.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080508223212/http://coloradosenatenews.com/content/view/16 |archivedate=May 8, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> ultimately graduating from Colorado State University in 1989<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.scottrenfroe.com/about.htm |title=Biography |accessdate=January 18, 2007 |work=Scott Renfroe for Senate District 13 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060829120328/http://www.scottrenfroe.com/about.htm |archivedate=August 29, 2006 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref> with a degree in business administration.<ref name="meet"/>
Renfroe is married; he and his wife, Pamela, met in high school<ref name="meet">{{cite news |first=Rebecca |last=Boyle |title=A Closer Look At Scott Renfroe |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20060730/NEWS/107300076 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125055431/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20060730/NEWS/107300076 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |work=Greeley Tribune |date=July 30, 2006 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref> and have five children: Olivia, Sylvia, Vivian, and twin sons Derek and Spencer. He was elected twice to the Eaton School District Board of Education, in 1997 and 2001.<ref name="bio"/> While on the Board of Education, he worked to adopt an abstinence-only sex education curriculum.<ref name="abs">{{cite news |first=Rebecca |last=Boyle |title=Sex education bill moves forward in Legislature |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070405/NEWS/104050097 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125085246/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070405/NEWS/104050097 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |work=Greeley Tribune |date=April 5, 2007 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref>
After college, Renfroe returned to Greeley, Colorado to work for his father's company, Foundation Builders, Inc.;<ref name="meet"/> he eventually became Vice President and part-owner of the Weld County concrete contractor. Renfroe has served as president of the Weld County Builders Association<ref name="bio"/> and lent his experience to the Weld County Building Trades Advisory Board and the Greeley Building Inspection Advisory Board.<ref name="votesmart"/> As a developer, Renfroe's company helped bring the first strip mall and commercial center to the small town of Eaton.<ref name="spurt">{{cite news |first=Sharon |last=Dunn |title=Growth spurt hits Eaton |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20041205/BUSINESS/112050043 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125194829/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20041205/BUSINESS/112050043 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |work=Greeley Tribune |date=December 5, 2004 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="start">{{cite news |first=Sharon |last=Dunn |title=Stores start to fill Eaton strip mall |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20051007/BUSINESS/110070059 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125003743/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20051007/BUSINESS/110070059 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |work=Greeley Tribune |date=October 7, 2005 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref>
He has sat on the Board of Deacons and Board of Trustees of Evangelical Free Church of Eaton,<ref name="bio"/> and has gone on short-term missions trips to India<ref name="india">{{cite web|url=http://www.scottrenfroe.com/index.htm |title=Scott in India |accessdate=January 18, 2007 |work=Scott Renfroe for Senate District 13 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070501215606/http://www.scottrenfroe.com/index.htm |archivedate=May 1, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref> and Belize.<ref name="meet"/>
His father is Jack Renfroe, one of the founders and board member of the now defunct New Frontier Bank.<ref name="Colorado Pols">{{cite web |url=http://www.coloradopols.com/diary/9516/sen-renfroe-ask-congress-to-save-us-from-him |title=Sen. Renfroe Ask Congress To Save Us From... Him? |accessdate=April 11, 2010 |work=Colorado Pols|date=May 18, 2009 }}</ref> Renfroe was also a shareholder in New Frontier Bank.<ref name="Colorado Pols"/>
==Legislative career==
===2006 election===
Renfroe faced Rep. Dale Hall for the Republican nomination in the right-leaning district; both sought to replace retiring Sen. Dave Owen.<ref name="primary">{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Frates |author2=Mark P. Couch |title=Vote 2006 |url=http://www.denverpost.com//ci_4113358 |work=Denver Post |date=July 30, 2006 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref> Renfroe targeted Hall for, as a member of the legislature's Joint Budget Committee, being a vocal proponent of Colorado's Referendum C in 2005.<ref name="senearly"/> The measure allowed the state to retain additional tax revenue, and Renfroe criticized the measure as unnecessary government spending.<ref name="nod">{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Frates |title=Harvey gets Douglas County nod |url=http://www.denverpost.com//ci_4154553 |work=Denver Post |date=August 9, 2006 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref> At the Republican party district assembly in April, Renfroe narrowly edged out Hall in delegate votes, earning the top spot on the primary ballot.<ref name="topspot">{{cite news |first=Doyle |last=Murphy |title=Conservative Renfroe earns top spot in GOP battle for state senate |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20060411/NEWS/104110084 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125014534/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20060411/NEWS/104110084 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 25, 2013 | work=Greeley Tribune |date=April 11, 2006 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref>
In the Republican primary, Renfroe positioned himself as the more conservative candidate, benefiting from attacks by groups portraying Hall as "liberal" on gun control, immigration<ref name="fire">{{cite news |first=Dan |last=Haley |title=Facing fire for acting Republican? |url=http://www.denverpost.com//ci_4115042 |work=Denver Post |date=July 31, 2006 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref> and abortion. Hall rebutted a number of factual errors and distortions in the third-party attacks, and the Christian Coalition publicly apologized for errors in their mailing.<ref name="christ">{{cite news |first=Rebecca |last=Boyle |title=Christian Coalition apologizes to Hall |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20060805/NEWS/108050096 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125011105/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20060805/NEWS/108050096 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |work=Greeley Tribune |date=August 5, 2006 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref> Renfroe also garnered endorsements from former U.S. Senator William Armstrong, former Colorado Senate President John Andrews, and Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave; Hall was endorsed by four Weld County commissioners and Gov. Bill Owens.<ref name="senearly">{{cite news |first=Rebecca |last=Boyle |title=GOP state Senate race turns nasty |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20060723/NEWS/107230089 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124203905/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20060723/NEWS/107230089 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 24, 2013 | work=Greeley Tribune | date=July 23, 2006 | accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref> Renfroe won the August primary election with 58 percent of the vote.<ref name="winsgop">{{cite news |first=Rebecca |last=Boyle |title=Renfroe wins GOP primary |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20060808/NEWS/60808013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060825042200/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20060808/NEWS/60808013 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=August 25, 2006 |work=Greeley Tribune |date=August 8, 2006 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="division">{{cite news |first=Rebecca |last=Boyle |title=Primary shows a division: Renfroe win signals conservative clout in Weld County GOP |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20060810/NEWS/108100100 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125082259/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20060810/NEWS/108100100 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 25, 2013 | work=Greeley Tribune |date=August 10, 2006 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref>
In the general election, Renfroe faced Democrat Solomon Little Owl, director of Native American Student Services at the University of Northern Colorado.<ref name="endorse">{{cite news |author=Editorial Board |title=Weighing Colorado legislative candidates |url=http://www.denverpost.com//ci_4448950 |work=Denver Post |date=October 8, 2006 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref> In the predominantly Republican district, Renfroe also criticized Little Owl for his support of Referendum C and his activism against a local American Indian school mascot.<ref name="debate">{{cite news |first=Doyle |last=Murphy |title=Candidates square off in first Senate District 13 debate |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20061017/NEWS/110170131 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124215020/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20061017/NEWS/110170131 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 24, 2013 | work=Greeley Tribune |date=October 17, 2006 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref> Renfroe ultimately won the contest with 60 percent of the general election vote.<ref name="newcomer">{{cite news |first=Vanessa |last=Delgado |title=Republican newcomer Renfroe wins Senate District 13 |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20061108/NEWS/111080140 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124231053/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20061108/NEWS/111080140 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 24, 2013 |work=Greeley Tribune |date=November 8, 2006 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref>
===2007 legislative session===
In the 2007 session of the General Assembly, Renfroe served on the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the Senate Transportation Committee.<ref name="legas007">{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2007a/directory.nsf/SenCommWp?OpenView&Start=1 |title=Senate Committees of Reference |accessdate=February 6, 2008 |work=Colorado General Assembly}}</ref>
During the 2007 legislative session, Renfroe fulfilled a campaign promise to sponsor legislation banning almost all abortions and redefining pregnancy in state law to begin at conception.<ref name="nearban">{{cite news |first=Colleen |last=Slevin |title=Lawmakers consider near-ban on abortions |url=http://www.denverpost.com//ci_5213206 |work=Denver Post |date=February 12, 2007 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="urges">{{cite news |first=Colleen |last=Slevin |title=Senator urges ban on most abortions, citing civil rights |url=http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2007/feb/13/senator-urges-ban-on-most-abortions-citing-civil/ |work=Rocky Mountain News |date=February 13, 2007 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> After intense lobbying by both pro-life and pro-choice groups,<ref name="rights">{{cite news |author=Staff Reports |title=Sunday meeting opposing abortion ban |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070209/NEWS/102080138 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124225820/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070209/NEWS/102080138 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 24, 2013 |work=Greeley Tribune |date=February 9, 2007 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="opponents">{{cite news |first=Doyle |last=Murphy |title=Opponents of abortion ban stage rally in Greeley |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070212/NEWS/102120084 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216122034/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070212/NEWS/102120084 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 16, 2007 |work=Greeley Tribune |date=February 12, 2007 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref> the measure was defeated along party lines in the Senate Judiciary Committee.<ref name="rejects">{{cite news |first=Jeri |last=Clausing |title=Senate panel rejects ban on abortions |url=http://www.denverpost.com//ci_5215064 |work=Denver Post |date=February 13, 2007 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="nixes">{{cite news |first=Rebecca |last=Boyle |title=Committee nixes Greeley lawmaker's bill to ban abortion |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070213/NEWS/102130097 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504010400/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070213/NEWS/102130097 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 4, 2007 |work=Greeley Tribune |date=February 13, 2007 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref>
He also introduced legislation to reduce paperwork for small businesses,<ref name="minor">{{cite news |first=Andy |last=McElhany |title=Full text of Senate minority leader's speech |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070213/NEWS/102130097 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504010400/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070213/NEWS/102130097 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 4, 2007 |work=Denver Post |date=January 10, 2007 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref> to allow school districts to represent themselves at truancy hearings,<ref name="truancy">{{cite news |first=Rebecca |last=Boyle |title=Reflect on legislature's efforts |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070513/TRIBEDIT/105130121 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125075320/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070513/TRIBEDIT/105130121 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |work=Greeley Tribune |date=May 13, 2007 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="tru2">{{cite news |first=Rebecca |last=Boyle |title=Truancy bill could help small school districts |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070222/NEWS/102220080 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124215543/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070222/NEWS/102220080 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 24, 2013 |work=Greeley Tribune |date=February 22, 2007 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref> and to eliminate a state database of concealed weapons permit holders.<ref name="conceal">{{cite news |first=Rebecca |last=Boyle |title=Concealed weapons bills continue through legislature; Renfroe's bill killed |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070208/NEWS/102070099 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125040132/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070208/NEWS/102070099 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |work=Greeley Tribune |date=February 8, 2007 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref>
Renfroe was among Republican legislators who opposed revising statewide sex education standards to include information about birth control and sexually transmitted diseases; he unsuccessfully attempted to amend the legislation to exempt school districts within Weld County.<ref name="sex">{{cite news |first=Jennifer |last=Brown |title=GOP feels snub on sex ed |url=http://www.denverpost.com//ci_5595965 |work=Denver Post |date=April 4, 2007 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref> Renfroe also opposed measures to allow members of homosexual couples to adopt each other's children,<ref name="agenda">{{cite news |first=Jennifer |last=Brown |title=State GOP warns of "homosexual agenda" |url=http://www.denverpost.com//ci_5643896 |work=Denver Post |date=April 11, 2007 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref> and to name John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High" one of Colorado's state songs.<ref name="high">{{cite news |first=Jennifer |last=Brown |title="Rocky Mountain High" now 2nd state song |url=http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_5421650 |work=Denver Post |date=March 13, 2007 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref>
During the 2007 session, Renfroe, along with a dozen other Republican legislators, joined the State Legislators for Legal Immigration coalition, advocating for heightened border security and cutting government benefits to illegal aliens.<ref name="borders">{{cite news |first=Rebecca |last=Boyle |title=Three northern Colorado lawmakers join coalition to seal borders |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070522/NEWS/105220105 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707131916/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070522/NEWS/105220105 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 7, 2007 |work=Greeley Tribune |date=May 22, 2007 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref>
Following the legislative session, Renfroe served on the legislature's interim committee on Long-Term Care Health Care Services and Support to Persons with Developmental Disabilities,<ref name="disab">{{cite web|url=http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/lcsstaff/2007/comsched/07DisabilitiesSched.htm |title=Long-Term Care Health Care Services and Support to Persons with Developmental Disabilities Committee |accessdate=April 27, 2008 |work=Colorado Legislative Council |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080428183648/http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/lcsstaff/2007/comsched/07DisabilitiesSched.htm |archivedate=April 28, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref> the Legislative Oversight Committee for the Continuing Examination of the Treatment of Persons with Mental Illness who are Involved in the Justice System.,<ref name="micj">{{cite web|url=http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/lcsstaff/2007/comsched/07MICJSsched.htm |title=Legislative Oversight Committee for the Continuing Examination of the Treatment of Persons with Mental Illness who are Involved in the Justice System |accessdate=April 27, 2008 |work=Colorado Legislative Council |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303170425/http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/lcsstaff/2007/comsched/07MICJSsched.htm |archivedate=March 3, 2009 }}</ref> and the Transportation Legislation Review Committee.<ref name="transcom">{{cite web |url=http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/lcsstaff/2007/comsched/07TLRCSched.htm |title=Transportation Legislation Review Committee 2007 |accessdate=April 27, 2008 |work=Colorado Legislative Council }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
===2008 legislative session===
In the 2008 session of the General Assembly, Renfroe served on the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Transportation Committee.<ref name="legassem2">{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/directory.nsf/SenCommWp?OpenView&Start=1 |title=Senate Committees of Reference |accessdate=February 6, 2008 |work=Colorado General Assembly}}</ref>
For the 2008 Colorado General Assembly, Renfroe announced plans to sponsor legislation to prioritize funding to assist those with developmental disabilities,<ref name="health">{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Barge |title=Republican legislators offer their own health insurance proposals |url=http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2007/dec/04/republican-legislators-offer-their-own-health/ |work=Rocky Mountain News |date=December 4, 2007 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref> to allow the Colorado Historical Society to use more energy efficient materials,<ref name="black">{{cite news |first=David |last=Young |title=Colorado Senate elects first black president |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20080110/NEWS/569646815 |work=Greeley Tribune |date=January 10, 2008 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and to establish uniform rules for drivers cited for DUI,<ref name="correct">{{cite news |author=Staff Report |title=Correction for Jan. 12 |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20080112/CORRECT/137850760 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125104511/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20080112/CORRECT/137850760 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |work=Greeley Tribune |date=January 12, 2008 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref> equalizing sentencing rules for those given a summons and those arrested for drunk driving.<ref name="rules">{{cite news |first=David |last=Young |title=New bill could change DUI summons |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20080211/NEWS/501852059 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124200802/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20080211/NEWS/501852059 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 24, 2013 |work=Greeley Tribune |date=February 11, 2008 |accessdate=February 14, 2008 }}</ref> Renfroe also sponsored a bill that was killed in committee that would have allowed citizens to sue the government over violations of the right to free exercise of religion.<ref name="tout">{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Villegas |title=Lawmakers tout 2008 legislation, look forward to transportation, other funding questions next year |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20080512/NEWS/713619109 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122055213/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20080512/NEWS/713619109 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=November 22, 2008 |work=Greeley Tribune |date=May 12, 2007 |accessdate=May 12, 2008 }}</ref>
In April, Renfroe was one of only two senators to vote against the nomination of Celeste C de Baca to the state parole board, citing concerns about her conduct as a judge.<ref name="nominee">{{cite news|first=Mike |last=Saccone |title=Senator questions nominee's judgment |url=http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/04/30/050108_3a_Parole.html |work=Grand Junction Daily Sentinel |date=April 30, 2008 |accessdate=May 1, 2008 }}{{dead link |date=March 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Renfroe is also exploring legislation regarding water rights along the South Platte River.<ref name="platte">{{cite news |first=Rebecca |last=Boyle |title=Lawmakers still plan on working after session wraps up |url=http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070513/NEWS/105120146 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222132316/http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070513/NEWS/105120146 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=December 22, 2007 |work=Greeley Tribune |date=May 13, 2007 |accessdate=January 18, 2008 }}</ref>
===2009 legislative session===
For the 2009 session of the Colorado General Assembly, Renfroe sat on the Senate Transportation Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee,<ref name="renfroecom">{{cite news |author=Staff Reports |title=Renfroe tapped for two committees |url=http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20081121/NEWS/811219982/1008/NONE&parentprofile=1001&title=Renfroe%20tapped%20for%20two%20committees |work=Greeley Tribune |date=November 21, 2008 |accessdate=November 24, 2008 }}</ref> of which he is the ranking Republican member.<ref name="ranking">{{cite news |author=Staff Reports |title=Greeley Senator chosen ranking Republican on judiciary committee |url=http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20090105/NEWS/901059961/1008/NONE&parentprofile=1001&title=Greeley%20Senator%20chosen%20ranking%20Republican%20on%20judiciary%20committee |work=Greeley Tribune |date=January 5, 2009 |accessdate=January 10, 2009 }}</ref>
Renfroe sponsored legislation to allow small unlicensed day-care facilities to care for children from multiple families as well as a measure to add a penalty to the state statute prohibiting government employees from working as lobbyists within six months of leaving their jobs.<ref name="looms">{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Villegas |title=Economy looms over lawmakers |url=http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20090104/NEWS/901039922/1002/NONE%26parentprofile%3D1001%26title%3DEconomy%20looms%20over%20lawmakers |work=Greeley Tribune |date=January 4, 2009 |accessdate=January 10, 2009 |archive-date=March 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303170610/http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20090104/NEWS/901039922/1002/NONE%26parentprofile%3D1001%26title%3DEconomy%20looms%20over%20lawmakers |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="highestpr">{{cite news |first=Rebecca |last=Boyle |title=Economy highest priority for our region's legislators |url=http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20090104/NEWS/901039944/1002/NONE&parentprofile=1001&title=Economy%20highest%20priority%20for%20our%20region%92s%20legislators |work=Greeley Tribune |date=January 4, 2009 |accessdate=January 10, 2009 }}</ref> He also introduced legislation to delay the imposition of new environmental rules on oil and gas drilling in Colorado.<ref name="oilgas">{{cite news |first=Sharon |last=Dunn |title=Oil, gas rules impact Western Slope more than Weld County |url=http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20090125/NEWS/901249897/1002/NONE&parentprofile=1001&title=Oil,%20gas%20rules%20impact%20Western%20Slope%20more%20than%20Weld%20County |work=Greeley Tribune |date=January 25, 2009 |accessdate=February 22, 2009 }}</ref>
===2010 legislative session===
In 2010, Senator Renfroe and several fellow Republicans introduced a bill, SB10-096, calling for transparency of costs on utility bills. This bill would have required utility companies to list expenses on a customer’s bill, i.e. costs associated with providing the service, costs of gas storage, etc. SB10-096 was assigned to the Senate Committee on Local Government and Energy, where it later failed to pass and was postponed indefinitely.
===2010 election=== Renfroe faced Democratic challenger Ken Storck in the 2010 election.,<ref name="2010election">{{cite news |first=Nate A. |last=Miller |title=OWeld GOP nominates slate of candidates |url=http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20100411/NEWS/100419934/1051&ParentProfile=1001 |work=Greeley Tribune |date=April 11, 2010 |accessdate=April 11, 2010 }}</ref> and he defeated Storck with 65% of the vote.<ref name="2010electionresults">{{cite news |url=http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Scott_Renfroe|work=Ballotpedia |accessdate=September 26, 2012 |title=Scott Renfroe }}</ref>
===2011 legislative session===
In 2011, Renfroe was elected to serve as the Republican Caucus Whip. He was also appointed to the Legislative Audit Committee, Capitol Development Committee, and acts as the ranking Republican member of the Senate Transportation and Education Committees.
Senator Renfroe was honored with the title of Taxpayer Champion after the 2011 legislative session for his consistent voting down of tax increases on the public.<ref name=CUT>{{cite web | url=http://www.coloradotaxpayer.org/new/CUT-newsletter-2011.pdf|title=Colorado Union of Taxpayers Newsletter |accessdate=September 26, 2012}}</ref> Based on his 90% scoring by the Colorado Union of Taxpayers, Renfroe tied with Senator Kevin Lundberg for the award.
Also during the year, Renfroe was given the title of Statesman of the Year by the Christian Home Educators of Colorado, which honors one local representative or senator each legislative session.<ref name=RenfroeCHE>{{cite web | url= http://www.coloradosenatenews.com/?q=content/renfroe-receives-christian-home-educators%E2%80%99-highest-award|title=Renfroe receives Christian home educators' highest award |accessdate=September 26, 2012}}</ref>
===2012 legislative session===
During the 2012 legislative session, Renfroe’s main focus was SB12-050. This legislation sought to ban red light cameras and photo radar at intersections. The measure has been adopted in 15 other states<ref name=USNews>{{cite web | url= https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2012/05/14/red-light-cameras-about-revenue-not-safety |title=Red Light Cameras about Revenue, Not Safety|accessdate=September 27, 2012}}</ref> across the nation as well; however, Renfroe’s bill failed in the Senate Transportation Committee.
Renfroe was elected as the Republican Caucus Chairman, while also maintaining membership of the Legislative Audit Committee, Capitol Development Committee, and acting as the ranking Republican member of the Senate Transportation and Education Committees.
===2013 Legislative Session===
Renfroe was appointed to serve on the Senate Education Committee, Appropriations Committee, and Legislative Council.
==Controversy== On March 11, 2011, when debating a bill requiring a minimal amount of time in physical education classes, he suggested that schools are feminizing boys.<ref name=YouTube>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7QMLxLHPX8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/a7QMLxLHPX8 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Sen. Scott Renfroe on the "feminization" of Colorado boys |website=YouTube |date=March 12, 2011 |accessdate=March 12, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
Renfroe was a shareholder in New Frontier Bank,<ref name="Colorado Pols"/> which has since closed.<ref name="newfrontier">{{cite news |first=Miles |last=Moffeit |title=Greeley's New Frontier Bank pushed boundaries |url=http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_14074991? |work=Denver Post |date=December 27, 2009 |accessdate=April 11, 2010 }}</ref> The failure was particularly hard on agricultural producers in the region.<ref name="newfrontier2">{{cite news |first=Miles |last=Moffeit |title=Farmers, bankers assail New Frontier Bank |url=http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_12772417? |work=Denver Post |date=July 7, 2009 |accessdate=April 11, 2010 }}</ref>
On the 40th Anniversary of the 1970 Kent State shootings, Renfroe suggested that the Colorado National Guard should be called out on pro marijuana activists who were demonstrating near the Colorado capitol while the Colorado legislature debated medical marijuana legislation.<ref name="MMJ">{{cite news |first=Curtis |last=Hubbard |title=Should the Guard be called out on pot protesters? |url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2010/05/06/should-the-guard-be-called-out-on-pot-protesters |work=Denver Post |date=May 6, 2010 |accessdate=May 24, 2010 }}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2013a/directory.nsf/MemberDetailPage?OpenForm&district=13&chamber=senate Colorado General Assembly profile]
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