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SALAZAR, John, (brother of Kenneth Salazar), a Representative from Colorado; born in Alamosa, Alamosa County, Colo., July 21, 1953; B.S., Adams State College, Alamosa, Colo., 1981; United States Army, 1973-1976; farmer; rancher; business owner; member of the Colorado Agricultural Commission, 1999-2002; member of the Colorado state house of representatives, 2003-2004; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Ninth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2005-January 3, 2011); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.