For more on the “Colorado Model,” see Colorado Democracy Alliance and Democracy Alliance

Dr. Albert C. Yates is a retired academic administrator who served as the president of Colorado State University from 1990 until 2003 and served on a number of high-profile executive boards. Since retiring from academia, he has played a significant role in American politics and is credited with helping connect the “Gang of Four,” a group of elite donors that founded the Colorado Democracy Alliance (CoDA) that helped Democrats win control of state government in the late 2000s. 0){ let parent=divs[divs.length-1].parentNode; let footer=divs[divs.length-1]; delete divs[divs.length-1]; for (let i=2; i