Scott McInnis
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| Assumed office 1993–2005 |
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| Preceded by | Ben Nighthorse Campbell |
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| Succeeded by | John Salazar |
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| Born | May 09, 1953 (age 53) Glenwood Springs, Colorado |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Lori Smith |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Scott Steve McInnis (born May 9, 1953), American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005, representing the 3rd District of Colorado.
He currently works as a lawyer for Hogan and Hartson in Denver.
McInnis was born in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, was educated at Mesa College in Grand Junction, Colorado, Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado and St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. He was a police officer, a hospital director, and lawyer before entering politics. McInnis was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1992. McInnis did not run for reelection to the House in 2004 and considered, but ultimately rejected the idea of entering the 2006 race for Governor of Colorado.
Scott McInnis has said he will run for U.S. Senator if incumbent Wayne Allard and former Gov. Bill Owens don't run. On January 15, 2007, Allard announced his retirement. As of early February, McInnis has all but formally announced his Senate candidacy. A spokeswoman for his campaign was quoted as saying that McInnis hopes to avoid a ["messy, divisive primary,"] such as Republicans Bob Beauprez and Marc Holtzman had in the 2006 Gubernatorial primary. However, on March 21, 2007, McInnis announced that he would not run for the US Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Allard.
Scott McInnis was investigated by the Federal Election Commission(FEC case #5618)starting in November 2004 for using his campaign committee to pay his wife a salary of more than $40,000, plus an additional $1,150 per month, plus additional funds for a car and cell phone. (Denver Post, 11/12/2004). While such an arrangement is not unheard of, McInnis did not actually have an active campaign at that point. He already had announced in the summer of 2003 that he would not seek another term, yet still kept his wife on the campaign payroll for over a year after his decision not to run. (Washington Post, 11/10/2004)
On November 8th, 2005, the FEC dropped their complaint against McInnis. The FEC's General Counsel office stated that the complaint was considered of a low priority compared to "other higher rated matters" and recommended dismissal. (Rocky Mountain News, 2/7/2007).
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| Preceded by Ben Nighthorse Campbell |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 3rd congressional district 1993–2005 |
Succeeded by John Salazar |
