Senate Committee Rejects Gov. Polis’ CPW Commission Appointees

About this episode

The Colorado Senate Agriculture Committee rejected two of Governor Polis' appointees to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission.

DENVER—The Colorado Senate Agriculture Committee on April 22 rejected two of the three appointments made by Governor Polis to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commission. By state law, the CPW commission contains 13 members, 11 of which are appointed by the governor and approved by the Senate. The remaining two members include the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources, and the Colorado Agriculture Commissioner. Frances Blayney, co-owner of a fly-fishing business in Colorado Springs, was approved by the committee unanimously to represent outfitters on the commission, but two others were denied. Thumbs down Chris Sichko, a Boulder resident and research economist who has worked with the Department of Agriculture, was shot down by the committee on a 3-4 vote. Tapped to represent sportsman on the commission, Sichko claims he actively participates in small game bow hunting and fishing, but had no support from any Colorado sportsman groups, and has no experience with big game hunting, “I just don’t think we should have somebody filling the sportsman’s seat that has not garnered any support from the sportsman community and doesn’t have the experience to recognize…

Topics covered

• Colorado politics
• wildlife commission
• governor appointments
• hunting and fishing
• Senate committee

Keywords

• Colorado Senate
• CPW Commission
• Governor Polis
• Chris Sichko
• Frances Blayney

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Department of Natural Resources, Colorado Agriculture Commissioner

Places: Colorado

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