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BIRTH Born in Golden, Colorado , Coors graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and then from Cornell University with a degree in Engineering , and was a member of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity and was elected to the Sphinx Head Society. He also received his MBA from the University Of Denver in 1970 . He has worked all of his life in various positions at his family's Coors Brewing Company , and he is a multimillionaire. In , Coors became a Class A Director in the newly formed Molson Coors Brewing Company.http://www.molsoncoors.com/bod/index.html He has served on the boards of U.S. Bancorp , H. J. Heinz Company , and Energy Corp. of America. He is also involved in civic organizations such as the Denver Area Council of the Boy Scouts Of America and the National Western Stock Show Association. Coors is married to Marilyn Coors (''née'' Grosso) and has six children. He is the great-grandson of Adolph Coors , the Brewing entrepreneur, and the son of Joseph Coors . SENATE RUN When U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell declared in 2004 that he was retiring, Coors announced his candidacy. His opponent in the Primary Election was another conservative, former congressman Bob Schaffer . In their primary, the two candidates got into an ideological battle, as Schaffer attacked Coors because his company had provided benefits to the partners of its Gay and Lesbian employees, in addition to promoting its beer in Gay Bar s. Coors defended himself by saying that he was opposed to Same-sex Marriage , and supported a Constitutional Amendment to ban it. According to the ''Rocky Mountain News'', Coors described his company's ostensibly pro- LGBT practices as "good business, separate from politics."http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/election/article/0,1299,DRMN_36_3034875,00.html Coors did note however, that he supported civil unions for gay couples. He defeated Schaffer with 61% of the vote in the primary, with many analysts citing his high name recognition in the state as a primary factor. Coors faced Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar in the November 2004 Election , but Coors was defeated by a margin of 51% to 47%.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/CO/S/01/index.html According to the non-partisan Center For Responsive Politics (CPS), Coors gave his own campaign $1,213,657 and received individual donations of $60,550 from other Coors family members. Scott Coors, the marketing director of Coors, who also sits on the Human Rights Campaign 's Business Councilhttp://www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=24307&TEMPLATE=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm gave Pete Coors a $1000 contribution. The ''Rocky Mountain News'' reported Scott Coors "made a salary of $104,656 plus bonuses of $24,163 in 2004" from Coors Brewing before resigning in April. He has been menioned as a possible contender in the 2008 Senate election. 2005.http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/business/article/0,1299,DRMN_4_3677786,00.html DRUNK DRIVING ARREST On May 28 2006 , Coors was arrested by the Colorado State Patrol on suspicion of driving under the influence and registering a Blood Alcohol Level higher than the legal limit (0.088).http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_4046846 Denver Post Coors commented on the incident, saying, "I should have planned ahead for a ride, For years, I've advocated the responsible use of our company's products. That's still my message, and our company's message. I am sorry that I didn't follow it myself." On August 25 2006 , Coors pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of driving while impaired. A judge sentenced Coors to 24 hours of community service, a suspended fine and ordered him to undergo alcohol education courses. EXTERNAL LINK SEE ALSO REFERENCES |
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