Jeffrey Hurd Educational Background • Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame • Juris Doctor degree from the University of Denver • Master of Laws degree from Columbia University Career • Clerked for a federal appeals court judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit and worked for the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce • Practiced law at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York before starting his own law form; currently operates the Grand Junction office for one of New York’s largest law firms • Supports federally-issued permits for drilling on public lands, increasing security along the Southern U.S. border, investing in energy independence, and empowering working families; does not support reproductive rights Personal Information • He and his wife, Barbora, have five children together and live in Grand Junction • Oldest of three sons