Hon. Scott Tipton

US Representative, Colorado

Congressman Scott Tipton was raised in Cortez, Colorado. He graduated from Ft. Lewis College in Durango, where he studied Political Science and became the first person in his family to earn a college degree. After college, he returned home to Cortez and co-founded Mesa Verde Indian Pottery with his brother Joe. It was through his business that Scott met his wife, Jean, who is a former school teacher. The Tiptons have two daughters, Liesl and Elizabeth, two sons-in-law, Chris and Jace, and three grandchildren.

Scott was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010. He currently serves on the House Committee on Financial Services and House Natural Resources Committee. He is Co-chairman of the Congressional Small Business Caucus and Vice Chair of the Congressional Western Caucus.

Throughout his time as a U.S. Representative, Scott’s priority has been to advance policies that grow jobs, support the economy, and keep Colorado’s families safe and secure.

Scott has used his experience as a small businessman to inform his work in Congress. He is a co-founder of the Congressional Small Business Caucus, a bipartisan caucus committed to open dialogue on the issues that most impact small businesses. Scott has led the bipartisan effort to give community banks more flexibility to focus their limited resources on community needs. His bill, the Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015, was signed into law in the 114th Congress. Scott continues to work to advance policies that foster the economic certainty needed for small businesses and entrepreneurs to succeed and create jobs.

As Vice Chair of the Congressional Western Caucus, Scott is the champion of efforts to implement to an all-of-the-above energy solution that balances common sense conservation with responsible development. He has fought to protect farmers and ranchers from regulatory overreach, as well as pushed for expanded trade opportunities for Colorado products.

Scott will continue the fight to bring Colorado common sense to Washington—focusing on reforming regulation, reining in executive overreach, protecting Colorado’s natural environment, encouraging responsible all-of-the-above energy development, reducing government spending, and removing hurdles so that small businesses can do what they do best—create jobs.