Scott Bottoms

American politician

Scott T. Bottoms


Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 15th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2023
Preceded by	Dave Williams

Personal details
Born	Colorado
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Residence	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Education	Southwestern Assemblies of God University (BA) Denver Seminary (MA) Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (DM)^[1]
Profession	Pastor
Website	www.pastorscottforhd15.com

Scott Bottoms is an American politician who is a Colorado state representative from Colorado Springs. A Republican, Bottoms represents Colorado House of Representatives District 15, which includes much of eastern Colorado Springs and Cimarron Hills in El Paso County.^[2] Bottoms has described himself as part of the political far-right and as "anti-establishment”.^[3]

Background

Bottoms, a United States Navy veteran, is the pastor of the Church At Briargate in Colorado Springs' Briargate neighborhood.^[4]

Political career

In the first day of the 2023 legislative session, 8 Republicans in the state House voted Bottoms for Speaker of the House. The vote was ultimately unsuccessful.^[5]

Bottoms has a strong stance against abortion and transgender rights, calling them "demonic" throughout his campaign.^[3]^[6] He has also claimed that during the January 6 attack of the Capitol, the FBI "lured" the rioters into the building.^[3]

Elections

In the 2022 Colorado House of Representatives election, Bottoms defeated his Democratic Party and Libertarian Party opponents, winning 56.76% of the total votes cast.^[7]

References

^ "Meet our staff". Church at Briargate. n.d. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
^ Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission (March 18, 2022). "Colorado House District 15 (2021)" (PDF). State of Colorado. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Nelson, Delaney (November 3, 2022). "Republican candidate for Colorado House falsely claims Planned Parenthood sells body parts, FBI instigated U.S. Capitol riot". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ Jent, Breeanna (November 4, 2022). "Race for El Paso County's House District 15 pits pastor against mechanic". The Gazette. Colorado Springs, Colorado. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
^ Frank, John (January 9, 2023). "Colorado Democrats say voters "gave us a mandate" at legislative session's start". Axios. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ Beedle, Heidi. "Springs House candidate Scott Bottoms is running against demons and students using litterboxes". Colorado Springs Indy. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "Colorado election results: November 8, 2022, general election state representative district 15". Colorado Secretary of State. State of Colorado. n.d. Retrieved November 22, 2022.