Mike Coffman

Mike Coffman
Mayor of Aurora, Colorado
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2, 2019
Preceded by	Bob LeGare
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 6th district
In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Tom Tancredo
Succeeded by	Jason Crow
35th Secretary of State of Colorado
In office January 9, 2007 – January 3, 2009
Governor	Bill Ritter
Preceded by	Gigi Dennis
Succeeded by	Bernie Buescher
Treasurer of Colorado
In office March 27, 2006 – January 9, 2007
Governor	Bill Owens
Preceded by	Mark Hillman (Acting)
Succeeded by	Cary Kennedy
In office January 3, 1999 – June 9, 2005
Governor	Bill Owens
Preceded by	Bill Owens
Succeeded by	Mark Hillman (Acting)
Member of the Colorado Senate from the 27th district
In office December 12, 1994 – January 3, 1999
Preceded by	Bill Owens
Succeeded by	John Andrews
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 40th district
In office January 1993 – December 12, 1994
Preceded by	Jeanne W. Adkins[1]
Succeeded by	Gary McPherson[2]
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 49th district
In office January 1989 – January 1993
Preceded by	Bill Owens[3]
Succeeded by	William H. Jerke[4]
Personal details
Born	Michael Harold Coffman (1955-03-19) March 19, 1955 (age 69) Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Cynthia Coffman ​ ​ (m. 2005; div. 2017)​
Education	University of Colorado, Boulder (BA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army United States Army Reserve  United States Marine Corps United States Marine Corps Reserve
Years of service	1972–1978 (Army) 1979–1994, 2005–2006 (Marines)
Rank	Major
Battles/wars	Persian Gulf War Iraq War
Mike Coffman's voice Coffman, while in the House, voices support for legislation extending the Veterans Choice program Recorded April 5, 2017

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 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 Secretary of State of Colorado 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 reelected in 1990 prior to his appointment to the State Senate in December 1994. He was then elected as Colorado State Treasurer in 1998 and as Colorado Secretary of State in 2006. He resigned as Secretary of State when he was elected to the United States Congress, where he served until his defeat for reelection by Jason Crow in 2018. In 2019, he was elected to his current post as Mayor of Aurora, and was re-elected to a second term in the 2023 election.