2006 election Summers faced Democrat
Jayson Haberkorn, an elementary school teacher, in the 2006 race for the 22nd house district seat. Summers was endorsed by the
Rocky Mountain News Summers sponsored a resolution declaring Colorado
Charter Schools Week in April 2007, For the 2008 legislative session, Summers has sponsored legislation to restrict the eminent domain power of Denver's RTD, and he won with 54 percent of the popular vote.
2009 legislative session For the 2009 legislative session, Summers was named to seats on the House Education Committee and the House Finance Committee. Shortly before the beginning of the session, Summers was also named to an ethics panel charged with investigating allegations of vote-buying on the part of Rep.
David Balmer in a house leadership election. Summers plans to sponsor legislation to provide tax credits to investors in startup companies that stem from university research projects. Summers also reintroduce his legislation to require photo IDs in order to vote, a measure which was killed in committee on a party-line vote. Summers also sponsored legislation to limit damages collected by uninsured drivers in automobile accidents.
2010 legislative session Summers sponsored an overhaul of the state's food stamp system, now known as
SNAP with centrist Jefferson County Democrat
Sara Gagliardi. The measure, House Bill 1022, underwent extensive revisions due to its contentious nature. As introduced, it would have expanded food stamp eligibility, removed an asset test, extended the certification period for food assistance, and created an outreach plan to pair private volunteer groups with the government in order to promote awareness of SNAP and to help counties deal with increased caseloads. Though the original bill proved expensive in light of the state's dire economic forecast, subsequent amendments brought costs under control while still preserving the core of the measure. After a lengthy period in negotiation, the measure was passed 52–10 in the House, and 22–12 in the Senate. Once signed into law, 1022 became the new backbone of Colorado's food assistance program.
2010 election 2011 legislative session 2012 legislative session Representative Summers announced that he would not seek re-election to the Colorado House, and would instead run for the state senate in district 22.
2012 election In the
2012 General Election, Representative Summers faced Democratic opponent
Andy Kerr, also a fellow member of the Colorado House, in the race for the Colorado State Senate District 22 seat. Kerr was elected to the Senate by a narrow margin of 52% to 48%.
2017 election Summers faced Gordon Coombes in the 2017 race for the
Fort Collins City Council district 3 seat. He won with 54 percent of the popular vote. ==References==