Dan Maes

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Daniel B. "Dan" Maes (born January 12, 1961 in Evergreen , Colorado ) is an American politician .

Maes was the candidate of the Republican Party in the gubernatorial elections in the United States in 2010 for the post of governor of Colorado. As a political career changer, he won the primaries on August 10 with 50.6% to 49.3% against longtime Congressman Scott McInnis . He finished the election itself with 11 percent of the vote in third place behind the runner-up Tom Tancredo (37%) and the winner John Hickenlooper ( Democrats , 51%).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Andreas Rüesch: With anger in my stomach in the political fight. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . October 27, 2010, accessed October 29, 2010 .
  2. ^ Results Colorado. In: Politics Daily. November 3, 2010, accessed November 3, 2010 .
personal data
SURNAME Maes, Dan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Maes, Daniel B.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician (Republican)
DATE OF BIRTH January 12, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Evergreen , Colorado