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Politicians in Law Enforcement in Colorado
Police Officers, Sheriff's Deputies, State Troopers, FBI

Richard Leroy Banta Jr. (1912-1993) — also known as Richard L. Banta, Jr. — of Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colo.; Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Born in Oxford, Furnas County, Neb., September 24, 1912. Republican. FBI special agent; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1956. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., December 2, 1993 (age 81 years, 69 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Richard Leroy Banta and Grace (Sherwood) Banta; married, March 20, 1937, to Eloise N. Jansen; first cousin twice removed of Cyrus Newton Banta; second cousin once removed of Parke Monroe Banta.   Political family: Banta family of Berryman, Missouri.   Melvin Bernard Grover (1921-2001) — also known as Melvin Grover — of California. Born in Aspen, Pitkin County, Colo., 1921. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; police officer; lawyer; superior court judge in California, 1983-97. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., October 18, 2001 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.   Phillip Massari (b. 1913) — of Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colo. Born in Segundo, Las Animas County, Colo., April 12, 1913. Democrat. Social worker; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; probation officer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1960, 1968. Italian ancestry. Member, Disabled American Veterans; Eagles. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Domenic Massari and Angelina (Pecorelli) Massari; brother of Vincent Massari; married, June 6, 1936, to Mary Margaret Spota.   Scott Steve McInnis (b. 1953) — also known as Scott McInnis — of Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colo.; Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colo. Born in Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colo., May 9, 1953. Republican. Police officer; lawyer; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1983-93; U.S. Representative from Colorado 3rd District, 1993-2005. Catholic. Still living as of 2014.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier   Stephen Lucid Robert McNichols (1914-1997) — also known as Stephen L. R. McNichols; Steve McNichols — of Denver, Colo. Born in Denver, Colo., March 7, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; FBI agent; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Colorado state senate, 1949-54; Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 1955-57; Governor of Colorado, 1957-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1960, 1968; member, Arrangements Committee, 1964; member of Democratic National Committee from Colorado, 1963-68; candidate for U.S. Senator from Colorado, 1968. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose; Knights of Columbus. Died, of heart failure, at University Hospital, Denver, Colo., November 25, 1997 (age 83 years, 263 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of William H. McNichols and Cassie F. (Warner) McNichols; brother of William Henry McNichols Jr.; married, June 27, 1942, to Marjory Roberta Hart.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier

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