Larry Don Suckla's August Newsletter

MEET LARRY DON:

Larry Don Suckla: “Integrity: A name is the blueprint of the thing we call character. You ask, What’s in a name? I answer, just about everything you do.” Morris Mandel.

Larry Don is his name, and he is willing and ready to represent his district 58 in the Colorado House of Representatives.

HIS LIFE HAS BEEN SPENT FARMING AND RANCHING. SPENDING HIS YOUTH ON HORSEBACK LEARNING THE CATTLE BUSINESS. THIS GAVE HIM THE CHARACTER AND SKILLS THAT HE NEEDED TO SUCCEED IN THE VARIED OCCUPATIONS HE PURSUED. LIFE HAS LED HIM TO A WIDE RANGE OF EXPERIENCES UTILIZING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES. HE DEVELOPED A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF NATURAL RESOURCES. THROUGH MANAGING, WORKING, AND OWNING HE HAS A VAST EXPERIENCE WITH RENEWABLE, LIVING, NONRENEWABLE, AND FOSSIL FUELS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, HE KNOWS THAT COLORADO NEEDS A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR COLORADO WATER.

HE ADMIRED THE PRESENCE HIS GRANDAD HELD IN FRONT OF A CROWD WHICH INSPIRED HIM TO PURSUE AUCTIONEERING. AFTER ATTENDING THE MISSOURI SCHOOL OF AUCTIONEERING, LARRY DON STARTED AN AUCTION COMPANY SELLING FARM EQUIPMENT, AND ESTATE SALES, WHILE CONTINUING AUCTIONEERING AT THE LIVESTOCK MARKET. IN FACT, IN 2006 HE WON THE FIRST-TIMER COLORADO STATE AUCTIONEERING CHAMPIONSHIP. THEN WENT ON TO COMPETE IN SEVERAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS OVER THE NEXT 3 YEARS.

HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST FIELD REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE SUPERIOR LIVESTOCK AUCTION 23 YEARS AGO. HE STAYS CURRENT ON THE CATTLE MARKET AND CONTINUES WITH HIS DUTIES OF SELLING CATTLE THROUGH THE SUPERIOR LIVESTOCK FORMAT.

LARRY DON FARMS AND RANCHES WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO DAUGHTERS ACROSS FOUR COLORADO COUNTIES, MONTEZUMA, DOLORES, SAN MIGUEL, AND MONTROSE. LARRY DON AND HIS WIFE, JULIE, STARTED ALTITUDE REALTY IN 2021. PROVIDING REAL ESTATE NEEDS TO CORTEZ, MANCOS, DOLORES, DOVE CREEK, AND GROUND HOG. JULIE BROUGHT 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO ALTITUDE REALTY, MAKING A SUCCESSFUL REAL ESTATE BUSINESS.

THEIR ELDEST DAUGHTER, SMOKI, RECEIVED HER MASTER’S DEGREE AND NOW LIVES IN SALT LAKE CITY WHERE SHE WORKS IN A SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF. THEIR SECOND DAUGHTER, DELTA IS A SENIOR AT MONTEZUMA CORTEZ HIGH SCHOOL. SHE HAS HAD AN EXCITING SENIOR YEAR LEADING THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM AS CAPTAIN AND SERVING AS THE FFA, FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA, CHAPTER PRESIDENT.

IN 2012, LARRY WAS ASKED TO RUN FOR MONTEZUMA COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND SERVED TWO TERMS, FOR A TOTAL OF EIGHT YEARS. HE DILIGENTLY SERVED THE PEOPLE, TAKING THEIR CONFIDENCE IN HIM SERIOUSLY. THE PEOPLE WHO ELECT HIM ARE THOSE WHO HE CONSIDERS TO BE HIS BOSS AND HE IS THERE TO REPRESENT THEM IN ALL GOVERNMENT MATTERS. THIS LED HIM TO STAND OUT AMONG OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND HE WAS VOTED TO BE A LEADER IN MANY ROLES DURING HIS TIME AS COMMISSIONER. IN 2017 HE WAS HONORED AS THE COLORADO COMMISSIONER OF THE YEAR.

OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING HIS TIME AS COMMISSIONER INCLUDED: SERVING ON THE COLORADO PUBLIC LANDS COMMITTEE FOR EIGHT YEARS AS THE ONLY FRESHMAN COMMISSIONER TO BE ELECTED TO THAT POSITION, OF WHICH TIME HE SERVED AS CHAIR FOR TWO YEARS. SERVING ON THE NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS COMMITTEE, FOR TWO YEARS AS VICE CHAIR. APPOINTED FOUR YEARS TO RURAL AUCTION CAUCUS, WHICH IS A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT.

SINCE THE TERM LIMIT KEPT LARRY DON FROM THE LOCAL OFFICE, PEOPLE HAVE APPROACHED HIM REGULARLY TO RUN FOR OFFICE AGAIN. AFTER TALKING IN DEPTH WITH MANY ABOUT THE UPCOMING VACANCY IN THE HOUSE DISTRICT 58, HE IS COMMITTED TO SERVING AGAIN. HE BELIEVES IN THE LIBERTY OF THE PEOPLE WITH A LIMITED GOVERNMENT. HE IS NOT AFRAID TO SAY WHAT NEEDS TO BE SAID AND FOLLOW THROUGH. HE IS ALWAYS REMINDED OF HIS GRANDAD’S WORDS, THAT OPPORTUNITIES IN LIFE ARE THOSE THAT ARE IN FRONT OF YOU.

CONSTITUTES OF HD58, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY IN FRONT OF US NOW. WITH 56 DAYS LEFT BEFORE THE BALLOTS ARE MAILED OUT, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OTHER VOTERS OF HD58 LEARN ABOUT LARRY DON SUCKLA AND HOW HE WILL STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR OUR CONSERVATIVE RURAL WAY OF LIFE. THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE SENDING OUT MAILERS TO THE VOTERS, THIS WILL NEED PATRIOTS LIKE YOU TO PITCH IN WHAT YOU CAN TO MAKE SURE THESE MAILERS GO OUT. OUR GOAL IS TO RAISE $6,000.00 THAT WILL GO TOWARDS THE POSTCARDS AND POSTAGE. EVERY DONATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE, WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WE WILL UPDATE YOU ON THE PROGRESS AND LET YOU KNOW HOW YOUR SUPPORT HELPS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

YOU CAN DONATE USING THIS LINK: https://secure.anedot.com/committee-to-elect-larry-don-suckla/6c058a39-6943-40d0-8ed3-4c2459895c72