Office and district sought: Colorado Attorney General
Name: Fern O’Brien
Party affiliation: Democrat
Website: www.obrienforattorneygeneral.com
E-mail: fobrien@dietzedavis.com
Age: 55
Last degree earned: J.D., Rutgers School of Law
Occupation: Attorney
Hobbies: Tennis, hiking, music, reading, golf
Family: Husband of 24 years, Morgan; son, Ted 19, Daughter Claire 16.
How long have you lived in Colorado? Where did you live before?
Eleven years in Colorado; previous 14 years in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. I grew up in Minnesota.
Last book read: ” An Inconvenient Truth” by Al Gore
Civic Involvement: Rotary Club, the Boulder Economic Vitality Committee, serves on the Boards of the Downtown Boulder Business Improvement District and the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art and serves on the Council of the Business Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association.
Why are you running?
As a consumer advocate and attorney, I am dedicated to protecting and defending the people of Colorado. We need a strong, proactive attorney general.
What are the top three challenges facing Colorado or the institution you seek to represent?
The people of Colorado deserve to know that they are safe in their homes and schools and I will take the lead in developing a model program for regional security to ensure that all Coloradoans are safe and secure.
Those who are responsible for the regulation of our insurance, health care, and public utilities must be held to the highest standards of performance and accountability so that Colorado’s consumers are protected to the fullest extent of the law.
The attorney general is our first line of defense in the battle to protect consumers, small business and the economy and I will vigorously prosecute predatory mortgage lenders and “payday” lenders and will work with the leadership of the legislature to enact laws that provide better consumer protections for everyone.
Name: Fern O’Brien
Party affiliation: Democrat
Website: www.obrienforattorneygeneral.com
E-mail: fobrien@dietzedavis.com
Age: 55
Last degree earned: J.D., Rutgers School of Law
Occupation: Attorney
Hobbies: Tennis, hiking, music, reading, golf
Family: Husband of 24 years, Morgan; son, Ted 19, Daughter Claire 16.
How long have you lived in Colorado? Where did you live before?
Eleven years in Colorado; previous 14 years in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. I grew up in Minnesota.
Last book read: ” An Inconvenient Truth” by Al Gore
Civic Involvement: Rotary Club, the Boulder Economic Vitality Committee, serves on the Boards of the Downtown Boulder Business Improvement District and the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art and serves on the Council of the Business Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association.
Why are you running?
As a consumer advocate and attorney, I am dedicated to protecting and defending the people of Colorado. We need a strong, proactive attorney general.
What are the top three challenges facing Colorado or the institution you seek to represent?
The people of Colorado deserve to know that they are safe in their homes and schools and I will take the lead in developing a model program for regional security to ensure that all Coloradoans are safe and secure.
Those who are responsible for the regulation of our insurance, health care, and public utilities must be held to the highest standards of performance and accountability so that Colorado’s consumers are protected to the fullest extent of the law.
The attorney general is our first line of defense in the battle to protect consumers, small business and the economy and I will vigorously prosecute predatory mortgage lenders and “payday” lenders and will work with the leadership of the legislature to enact laws that provide better consumer protections for everyone.
