Representative Rick Taggart

About

For 30 years, I have served in CEO and leadership roles with Swiss Army Brands, Marmot, the Timberland Company and Colorado Mesa University. My focus, as a leader, has always centered on profitable growth while providing an innovative, stimulating, and prosperous environment for the people that worked with me.

Since returning to Grand Junction in 2010, I have been active in the community volunteering my time and energies to organizations such as the Grand Junction Economic Partnership, the Business Incubator, Saint Mary’s Hospital Foundation, the Grand Junction Regional Airport, the Suicide Coalition of Western Colorado, the Riverside Coalition, and the Grand Junction Housing Authority. All of these organizations have helped me understand the breadth of issues our community faces while enabling me to work on cost effective solutions.

Seven years ago, I was elected to City Council. After volunteering for so many years I decided that I could further my commitment to this community by serving on Council. For two of these seven years, I served as Mayor. My focus continually has been to craft strategies and policies that address the needs of the community. I have done this as a fiscal conservative, making certain that we balance our city budget every year. Through this period, we have more than doubled the City’s financial reserves (rainy day funds) better securing our future against economic downturns.