5th January 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Thomas Perez meets with Governor John Hickenlooper Jr. (Colorado) to discuss Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act..***Official Department of Labor Photograph***.This official Department of Labor photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way and may not be used in commercial or political materials, advertisements, emails, products, and/or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement of the Secretary, or the Department of Labor.. .Photo Credit: Department of Labor.Shawn T Moore
Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper
John Hickenlooper, former Governor of Colorado
Age 67
Hickenlooper, a Governor in proximity to multiple mass shootings, stresses the importance of issues like gun control. Hickenlooper supports universal background checks. Seen as more moderate than much of his competition, Hickenlooper doesn’t support Medicare-For-All, opting for Medicaid. His environmental position has been contentious because of his simultaneous support for the Green New Deal and fracking. Hickenlooper has been criticized on healthcare, and the environment.