Larry Liston

**Lawrence G. Liston** (an haife shi a shekara ta 1952) ɗan siyasa ne ɗan Amurka wanda ke aiki a Majalisar Dattawan Colorado daga gunduma ta 10 a matsayin memba na Jam'iyyar Republican . Ya yi aiki a Majalisar Wakilai ta Colorado daga gunduma ta 16 daga 2005 zuwa 2013, da kuma 2017 zuwa 2021.

Liston ya yi karatu a Makarantar Sakandare ta Wasson da Jami'ar Jihar Colorado . Ayyukansa a Jam'iyyar Republican sun fara ne a matsayin shugaban gundumar sannan kuma a matsayin shugaban gundumar kafin ya zama mataimakin shugaban Jam'iyyar Republican ta Colorado . An zaɓe shi a majalisar jihar a shekarar 2004, kuma ya yi aiki har sai da ya sha kaye a zaɓen fidda gwani na jam'iyyar Republican don samun kujera a majalisar dattawan jihar ga Owen Hill . Ya koma majalisar jihar bayan ya kayar da Wakili Janak Joshi a zaɓen fidda gwani na jam'iyyar Republican kuma ya yi aiki har zuwa lokacin da aka zaɓe shi a majalisar dattawan jihar a zaɓen 2020 .

An soki Liston saboda ayyukan da yake yi wa mata, kuma ta sha fama da shugaban jam'iyyar Republican ta gundumar El Paso, ciki har da yin faɗa da mijinta.

## Rayuwar farko da ilimi
Lawrence G. Liston ya kammala karatunsa a Makarantar Sakandare ta Wasson da kuma Jami'ar Jihar Colorado da digirin farko a fannin Kimiyya a fannin Gudanar da Kasuwanci sannan ya yi karatunsa a fannin kimiyyar siyasa a shekarar 1975. Ya fara aikinsa a Bankin Royal na Kanada a matsayin mai ba da shawara kan harkokin kuɗi sannan daga baya ya zama mataimakin shugaban kamfaninsa. Ya auri Mary Ann, wacce suka haifi ɗa ɗaya.   

## Sana'a

### Jam'iyyar Republican
Liston ya yi aiki a matsayin shugaban jam'iyyar Republican a gundumar 217 daga 1984 zuwa 1996, kuma a matsayin jagora a gundumar Majalisar Wakilai ta 16 ta Colorado daga 1997 zuwa 2004. Liston ya yi aiki a kwamitin ba da shawara kan manyan hanyoyi a gundumar El Paso daga 1995 zuwa 1999. Ya yi aiki a matsayin mataimakin shugaban jam'iyyar Republican ta Colorado daga 2001 zuwa 2003. Liston ya yi aiki a matsayin shugaban yakin neman zaben gwamna na Bill Owens a gundumar El Paso a zabukan 1998 da 2002. Ya yi aiki a matsayin shugaban yakin neman zaben shugaban kasa na George W. Bush a gundumar El Paso a lokacin zaben shugaban kasa na 2000 kuma ya halarci taron jam'iyyar Republican na kasa a matsayin wakili ga Bush.  

### Babban Taro na Colorado

#### Zaɓe
Liston ya tsaya takarar kujera a Majalisar Wakilai ta Colorado daga gundumar 16 da takarar Republican kuma ya kayar da 'yar takarar Democrat Mary F. Hafner da kuma ɗan takarar Libertarian Scott Paul Graves.  Ya sake lashe zaɓe ba tare da hamayya ba a zaɓen 2006.  Ya kayar da ɗan takarar Democrat Richard M. Flores a zaɓen 2008.  Ya sake lashe zaɓe a zaɓen 2010 da ɗan takarar Democrat Janet Tanner.  Ya tsaya takarar Republican don kujera a Majalisar Dattawan Colorado daga gundumar 10 a lokacin zaɓen 2012, amma Owen Hill ya kayar da shi a zaɓen fidda gwani.   Ya lashe zaɓen Republican a gundumar 16 a zaɓen 2016 da Janak Joshi mai ci kuma ya kayar da ɗan takarar Libertarian John C. Hjersman a zaɓen gama gari.   Ya kayar da ɗan takarar Democrat Andrew Smith da kuma ɗan takarar Libertarian Hjersman a zaɓen 2018 .  

A lokacin zaɓen 2020, Liston shi kaɗai ne ɗan takara da aka sanya a zaɓen fidda gwani na jam'iyyar Republican saboda shi kaɗai ne ya sami aƙalla kashi 30% na goyon bayan majalisar. Eli Bremer ya yi iƙirarin cewa Liston ya kayar da David Stiver a zaɓen majalisar da kashi 76% zuwa 24%, amma Stiver ya yi iƙirarin a cikin ƙarar cewa akwai kurakurai da yawa a zaɓen kuma ya yi iƙirarin cewa ana ci gaba da canza ƙa'idoji, adadin wakilan da aka amince da su sun canza, kuma an yi kutse a asusun imel ɗin da aka kafa don karɓar ƙuri'un. Kwamitin jihar Colorado na jam'iyyar Republican ya ba da umarnin a ƙara Stiver a cikin zaɓen domin lokaci ya yi da za a sake gudanar da wani zaɓen majalisar kuma ya ci gaba da yanke hukunci kan ɗaukaka ƙara da ƙuri'u 98 ga 90. Scott Gessler da Wayne W. Williams, waɗanda suka taɓa yin aiki a matsayin Sakataren Harkokin Waje na Colorado, sun ƙi amincewa da barin Stiver ya shiga zaɓen. Alkali Michael A. Martinez ya yanke hukuncin cewa ba za a iya sanya Stiver a cikin zaɓen ba. Ya yi nasara a babban zaɓen da ya gaji Hill, wanda aka takaita wa'adin mulki, inda ya doke ɗan takarar Democrat Randi McCallian da kuma ɗan takarar Libertarian Heather Johnson.

Liston ya sake tsayawa takarar Sanata a Colorado a shekarar 2024. A zaben fidda gwani na Jam'iyyar Republican da aka gudanar a ranar 25 ga Yuni, 2024, ya kayar da abokan hamayyarsa Rex Tonkins da David Stiver, inda ya lashe kashi 60.72% na kuri'un da aka kada.  A zaben gama gari da aka gudanar a ranar 5 ga Nuwamba, 2024, Liston ya kayar da dan takarar Jam'iyyar Democrat Ryan Howard Lucas da dan takarar Jam'iyyar Libertarian John C. Hjersman, inda ya lashe kashi 57.05% na jimillar kuri'un da aka kada. 

#### Zamanin aiki
A lokacin da Liston ke aiki a majalisar dokokin jihar, ya yi aiki a kwamitin kula da lafiya da ayyukan jin kai na jama'a, da kuma kwamitin makamashi da muhalli.  Ya kaɗa ƙuri'ar korar wakili Steve Lebsock a shekarar 2018. 

A shekarar 2011, Sarah Anderson, sakatariyar jam'iyyar Republican ta El Paso County, ta yi murabus ta kuma zargi Liston da nuna wariya ga mata kuma an yi mata gargaɗi lokacin da take da shekaru 14 da kada ta taɓa zama ita kaɗai a ɗaki tare da shi.  Ya sanya hannu kan wata wasiƙa yana kira ga Vickie Tonkins, shugabar jam'iyyar Republican ta El Paso County, da ta nemi afuwa kuma wataƙila ta yi murabus bayan ta wallafa "Shin kuna ganin cewa Coronavirus PSYOP ne (Aikin Halayyar Dan Adam)? Sanya amsarku…" a Facebook .   A shekarar 2021, Tonkins ta soki Liston, Kay Rendleman, da Karl Schneider a cikin imel saboda toshe sigar binciken 'yan takarar hukumar makaranta wanda ya haɗa da tambayoyi kan goyon baya ga binciken zaɓen 2020.  Liston da Rex Tonkins, mijin Vickie, sun yi faɗa a wani taron kwamitin zartarwa na jam'iyyar Republican na gundumar. Liston ya kira Tonkins ɗan daba sau uku duk da cewa Liston ya yi iƙirarin cewa ya faɗi hakan bayan wata mummunar haɗuwa da Tonkins. 

A lokacin zaman majalisar dokoki na 2025, Liston prime ya dauki nauyin wani kudiri wanda ya kara makamashin nukiliya ga ma'anar Colorado na "albarkatun makamashi masu tsafta," wanda zai ba da damar ayyukan nukiliya na gaba su ba da gudummawa ga manufofin makamashin da ake sabuntawa na jihar. 

## Matsayin siyasa
Liston ya sami ƙimar F daga NARAL Pro-Choice America .  Liston ya kaɗa ƙuri'a kan soke hukuncin kisa a shekarar 2009, kuma shi, Dave Williams, Terri Carver, Richard Holtorf, da Lori Saine sun yi ƙoƙarin dakatar da wani ƙuri'a kan dokar soke ta a shekarar 2020.   Ya bayyana cewa ba zai yi allurar rigakafin COVID-19 ba.  Yana goyon bayan gyaran kundin tsarin mulki don kafa iyakokin wa'adi ga memba na Majalisar Dokokin Amurka .  A shekarar 2008, ya nemi afuwa sau biyu, da farko ga Wakiliyar Majalisar Dokokin Amurka Stella Garza-Hicks sannan kuma a cikin wata sanarwa gabaɗaya, saboda kiran iyayen matasa marasa aure a matsayin karuwai. 

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