Background
White was born in Hillsboro, Illinois.
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Al White
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He had previously served in the Colorado House of Representatives for eight years, before being elected to the Senate in 2008. He is a businessman who began his time in Winter Park, Colorado, in the 1970's. After volunteering to serve in the military, White was honorably discharged from the Army and relocated to Colorado where he attended the University of Colorado.
White then moved to the mountains of Winter Park and began his career as an entrepreneur in the ski business. He also served on the Water Resources Review Committee, and the Legislative Audit committee. He was the House appointee to the Colorado Tourism Office board for the past six years.
White served on the Joint Budget Committee. This committee has only three members from the House and three members from the Senate. In 2011, he vacated his State Senate seat in favor of being appointed to as Director of the Colorado Tourism office.
White turned out some of the best numbers while in this position from 2011–2015 with a somewhat limited budget.
Membership
As an active member of the business community, he served on several bank boards, was the Chairman of the Fraser Valley Metropolitan Recreation District, Secretary of the Grand County Water and Sanitation board, and Vice Chair of the Winter Park Fraser Valley Chamber of Commerce. During his term in office, White served as Assistant Majority Leader, Vice Chair of the Business Affairs and Labor committee, member of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, and the Education Committee.
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