Doug Rademacher

Age: 49

Party: Republican

Education: High school diploma; some college courses

Occupation: Farmer/rancher

Civic experience: Weld County Council
St. Vrain Valley Sugar Beet Growers Association, nine years on board, six years as president
Last Chance Water Co. Board
American Pride Co-Op Board
Mountain View Fire Protection District’s Pension Board
Weld County Noxious Weed Advisory Board
Boulder County Fair Board
Mountain View Fire, 23-year volunteer firefighter, 20 years as battalion chief

Personal: Married; three children; two grandchildren

Website: voterademacher.org

Rich Lopez

Age: 66

Party: Democrat

Education: High school diploma

Occupation: Owns a print shop

Civic experience: Greeley Downtown Development Authority Board
Key Communicators Committee for Greeley/Evans School District 6
Greeley Police Chief Advisory Committee
Weld County Meals on Wheels Board
Formed the Greeley Downtown Business Group

Personal: Married; four children from a previous marriage

Sharon Socher

Age: 36

Party: Unaffiliated

Education: Ph.D, biology, University of Utah, 2000; Post Doctorate fellowship, mechanical engineering, Stanford University and NASA-Ames; Bachelor of science, University of Alabama

Occupation: Owns robotics company

Civic experience: Southwest Weld Alliance for Preservation Board
Volunteer, American Heart Association
Volunteer, American Cancer Society
Volunteer, United Way
Volunteer, Muscular Dystrophy Association
Volunteer, Health Occupational Students of America
Volunteer, Sickle Cell Foundation
Health Occupational Students of America, Huntsville Hospital
Community Screening Coordinator, North Alabama Sickle Cell Foundation
Genetic Counselor for the Newborn Screening Program, North Alabama Health Department

Personal: Married

Website: www.votesharonsocher.org