Mike Coffman

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Michael Harold Coffman (born March 19, 1955) is an American politician, businessman, and veteran of the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps serving as the mayor of Aurora, Colorado, since 2019. A Republican, Coffman served as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 6th congressional district for five terms, as well as Colorado secretary of state and Colorado state treasurer. The son of a soldier, Coffman was born in Missouri and moved to Aurora when he was nine years old. He enlisted in the army himself at age 17, serving two years before leaving for the reserves to attend college. Coffman received his B.A. from the University of Colorado Boulder, while also attending special programs at Harvard University and the University of Veracruz. After transferring to the Marine Corps Reserve, Coffman founded a property management company in Aurora in 1983. As a soldier, Coffman served in both the Gulf War and the Iraq War. Coffman was first elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 1988, being...

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