About Timothy Wirth

Timothy Wirth was elected to the U.S. Senate from Colorado in 1986. Prior to that, he served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives where he led efforts to change American telecommunications policy. He is the author of the Senate legislation addressing the issue of global warming and has been a leading spokesperson for stronger federal clean air laws. An avid outdoors man, he has paid special attention to Colorado’s conservation, public health, and environmental issues.