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Ted Trimpa Democratic strategist based in Denver, Colorado. He is the principal and CEO of Trimpa Group LLC, a consulting firm.〔Vyong, Andy (August 6, 2010). "(Colorado Political Operative Trimpa to Launch Lobbying Firm )". The Denver Post.〕 He has also served as a board member for a number of progressive organizations, including the Democracy Alliance,〔Democracy Alliance, ''(Board of Directors )'', accessed Sept. 20, 2013〕 ProgressNow,〔ProgressNow, ''(About ProgressNow )'', accessed Sept. 20, 2013〕 Third Way, Citizen Engagement Laboratory,〔Citizen Engagement Laboratory, ''(Board of Directors )'', accessed Sept. 20, 2013.〕 and the Tectonic Theater Project.〔Tectonic Theater Project, ''(Board of Directors )'', accessed Sept. 20, 2013.〕 == Career == Trimpa is an attorney and long-time political strategist. He received his law degree and his B.A. from the University of Denver. In 2010, Trimpa founded Trimpa Group LLC, a political consulting and government relations firm specializing in progressive policy advocacy and political strategy at the state and federal levels. Trimpa Group has offices in Washington DC and Denver, Colorado. From 2008 to 2010, Trimpa was a shareholder at Hogan Lovells and, prior to that, a partner at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck where he was a member of the government relations group for more than 10 years.〔 He practiced federal, state, and local legislative law, with a special concentration on public policy, political strategy, and political participation. Trimpa's political start was as a legislative aide for United States Senator Nancy Kassebaum. Trimpa advises a number of progressive donors, including leading LGBT donors.〔Roehr, Bob, ("The Gill Action Fund: Serious LGBT Politics," ) Bay Area Reporter, Mar. 30, 2006.〕 In 2006, Trimpa helped form the Gill Action Fund and developed a strategy to invest in state and local political races to identify candidates that were "building their careers on antigay policies."〔Green, Joshua, ("They Won't Know What Hit Them," ) Atlantic, Mar. 1, 2007.〕 Trimpa also advises donors regarding marijuana legalization at the state level and coined the phrase "weed is the new gay."〔Dokoupil, Tony, ("The New Pot Barons: Businessmen Bank on Marijuana," ) Newsweek Magazine, Oct. 22, 2012.〕〔Cooper, Roxanne, ("Drug Policy Alliance’s Ethan Nadelmann to Bill Maher: ‘Pot is the new gay’" ) RawReplay, July 9, 2011.〕 He is also involved in efforts to have states adopt a National Popular Vote for President of the United States of America.〔Dunn, Alex, ("Disillusioned Voters Challenging Electoral System," ) National Popular Vote, Sept. 27, 2007.〕 Trimpa is active in Colorado politics and has been described as “one of the most important players in Colorado politics that you’ve probably never heard of.”〔Haley, Dan, ("Meet the Insider You Should Know: Ted Trimpa," ) Denver Post, Dec. 6, 2009.〕 In 2008, he brokered an agreement between business and labor, where labor agreed to withdraw four ballot measures opposed by the Colorado business community and 75 Colorado CEOs agreed to publicly oppose right to work and payroll deduction measures.〔Vuong, Andy & Griffin, Greg, ("Accord Weeks in the Making," ) Denver Post, Oct. 12, 2008.〕 He also brought together environmentalists and natural gas companies to pass legislation on health-based emission standards for power plants.〔Bartels, Lynn, "Colo. Clean-Air Act had Short, Strange Ride through Legislature, Left Coal in Dust" Apr. 19, 2010.〕 In 2011, Trimpa was recognized as one of the top five Democratic influencers in Colorado, alongside Gov. John Hickenlooper, Tim Gill, Craig Hughes, and Mike Melanson.〔Colorado Influencers, ("Top 5 Democrats," ) Mar. 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ted Trimpa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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