J.D. MacFarlane

John Dee "J.D." MacFarlane[2] (October 4, 1933 – February 16, 2023) was an American politician who served as the Attorney General of Colorado from 1975 to 1983. He previously served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1965 to 1969 and in the Colorado Senate from the 4th district from 1969 to 1973.[3][1]

J.D. MacFarlane
33rd Attorney General of Colorado
In office
January 14, 1975 – January 11, 1983
GovernorRichard Lamm
Preceded byJohn P. Moore
Succeeded byDuane Woodard
Personal details
Born
John Dee MacFarlane

(1933-10-04)October 4, 1933
Pueblo, Colorado
DiedFebruary 16, 2023(2023-02-16) (aged 89)
Denver, Colorado
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJanet[1]
ChildrenThree[1]
Residence(s)Denver, Colorado
Alma materHarvard University (B.A.)
Stanford Law School (J.D.)
ProfessionAttorney

Early life and career

John Dee MacFarlane was born October 4, 1933, and raised in Pueblo, Colorado. He attended Harvard University on a scholarship and graduated with a degree in government in 1955. He spent four years in the Air Force, two as a private first class in the United States Air Force, and two as a civilian advisor to the Chief of Staff at the Pentagon. He attended Stanford Law School and graduated in 1962.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 1964 and served two terms. In 1968 he was elected to the Colorado Senate.[4] While in the House he served, at various times, as a member of the Committee on Appropriations; the Committee on State Affairs; and the Committee on Labor & Employment Relations.[4] During his first term in the House, House Joint Resolution Number 1024 created a Committee on State and Local Taxes, on which MacFarlane served as chair of the subcommittee on income taxation.[5] In the Senate, he served on the Committees on Game Fish & Parks; Judiciary; Local Government; Transportation; and Urban Affairs, respectively.[4]

He ran for Colorado Attorney General in 1970, losing to Duke W. Dunbar. He won election to be Attorney General in 1974. He opted not to run for reelection in the 1982 general election.[1]

He died on February 16, 2023, in Denver, Colorado at age 89.[6]

References
  1. "J.D. MacFarlane". Coag.gov. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  2. "John Dee MacFarlane". Colorado General Assembly. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  3. "Greeley Daily Tribune Newspaper Archives, Sep 11, 1974". Newspaperarchive.com. 1974-09-11. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  4. "Colorado Legislators Past & Present: John Dee MacFarlane". Colorado General Assembly. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  5. Colorado Legislative Council, "0107 State and Local Taxes" (1965). All Publications. 115.
  6. "John "JD" MacFarlane". Thenaturalfuneral.com. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
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