Dan Maes for Colorado Governor in 2010

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Thank you for visiting the official website of Dan Maes, a candidate for the 2010 Colorado gubernatorial election. Please browse through our website to get to know Dan Maes better; or jump to our Volunteer and Contribution areas if you wish to help.

Dan’s Vision: Re-energizing Colorado’s economy via a more business friendly regulatory environment, and a strong educational system based on choice and accountability.

Dan has a diverse history that almost any Coloradan can relate with at some point in their lives. He was born in to a large, blended, blue collar family in the south side of Chicago. His father, a navy veteran of WWII and a dock worker for Navajo trucking, had roots in Northern Wisconsin and took the family of 6 boys back to his rural home town of Rib Lake, Wisconsin when Dan was just 6.

Media Center: Dan Maes in the Media

Maes Out Polls All Others Combined

Another Loveland Reporter News Poll:
"Maes Out Polls All Others Combined":

John Hickenlooper - 106 (11.35%)
Dan Maes - 557 (59.64%)
Scott McInnis - 233 (24.95%)
Andrew Romanoff - 38 (4.07%)

Peoples Press Collective on Dan Maes

Who is Dan Maes? Candidate for Governor speaks at Denver GOP 'First Thursday' Breakfast (Peoples Press Collective, July 5, 2009): "Who is Dan Maes?, one might ask. Although lacking the instant name recognition of the other candidates in the race so far [...], Dan Maes has been getting his name out by making appearances and speaking before groups around the state [...]"
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Maes differentiates himself from his rivals for the gubernatorial nomination by stressing his business background and executive experience; while not downplaying the value of political skills and knowledge gained by serving in the legislature, particularly at the state level, Maes says that “the governor’s position is an executive position demanding executive skills” - and adds that his background has developed those skills.

Magellan Poll: Maes Campaign on Track

Magellan Poll Confirms Maes Campaign on Track: 43% name recognition and hitting the radar at up to 13% support in key Republican counties: "Magellan Data and Mapping Strategies is pleased to present the results of an autodial survey of 1,649 Colorado Republican primary voters. The focus of this survey was to determine the support for gubernatorial candidates Dan Maes, Scott McInnis and Josh Penry [...]"
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Maes Tops Colorado Political News Straw Poll

Dan Maes Wins Straw Poll [Colorado Political News, June 23, 2009]: "Maes was a political unknown a few months ago to pretty much everyone. Now he has made his way around gaining support and doing well in straw polls [...]" » read full article »

Dan Maes Faces the State

Face the State, Colorado's Front Page:
Listen to Face the State's interview with Dan Maes, Republican candidate for the 2010 gubernatorial nomination. » listen to full interview »

NY Times Reflects Maes' Steam With Tea Party

New York Times Reflects Maes' Steam With Tea Party: "As they look to make gains in statehouses and Congress this year, Republicans are trying to harness the Tea Party energy that helped make an unknown named Scott Brown the senator-elect from Massachusetts [...] But it may not be easy, as one Republican in Colorado learned the hard way..." » read full article »

Maes all business about his campaign

Denver Post: Maes all business about his campaign for Colorado governor: "He's the other Republican running for governor, the one not from Grand Junction. He's the guy most likely to be a mere sentence in a story on the governor's race — as in, 'Also running is Evergreen businessman Dan Maes.' Clearly the underdog, Daniel Benjamin Maes doesn't have the name ID of his most prominent GOP rivals [...]" » read full article »

Maes vowed to keep it professional. "I don't want to see Republicans hurting each other in the race to the assembly or the primary," he said. "I would like to see this as we have unique candidates strengthening the party." ...On the campaign trail, he is amazed at the intensely intimate problems voters share. "I love their stories. I love what they care about, what they have to tell me," he said. "I want to hear their stories."

Dan Maes on Peoples Press Collective

Peoples Press Collective on Dan Maes: "Maes credits his experience playing football in college - as a 205lb 'practice squad' fullback running against 250+ lb first-string defensive backs - with building character and a 'never-quit' attitude. 'I’m not afraid of taking on the big guys - and putting them on their back.' This unknown 'practice squad' candidate might just surprise and upend a 'varsity' player 'Big Man on Campus' over the next year [...]" » more articles about Dan Maes »