Joshua Sharf

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BIOGRAPHY

A Coloradoan for over a decade, Mr. Sharf grew up in northern Virginia, graduating high school in 1983 with the International Baccalaureate. He attended the University of Virginia, where he graduated in 1987 with a Bachelors of Science in a dual major of Physics and Mathematics. While at the University, he was elected Treasurer and President of the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society, and was a member of Sigma Pi Sigma, the national Physics Honor Society.

After graduation, Mr. Sharf returned to northern Virginia, where he took up a career in defense and intelligence consulting, working on such projects as satellite systems and missile defense. Eventually, he turned to a career in web development, and in 1997 he turned west, arriving in Denver in March of that year. He attended the University of Denver as a Daniels Scholar and graduated in 2005 with an MBA as well as a Masters of Science in Finance, and has since passed the NYSE Series 7 and the Chartered Financial Analyst Exam, Level I.

Mr. Sharf was selected as a delegate to the 2006 Colorado Republican state assembly. He also served as an election judge in 2004 and 2005. He also ran for the Colorado State House of Representatives as a Republican for House District 6. He currently serves as the 1st Vice Chairman of the Denver County Republican Party, and chairs the Communications and New Technology Committee.

He currently co-hosts Backbone Radio with former State Senator John Andrews on KNUS-710, and has held down a spot on the Denver Post's PoliticsWest.com Gang of Four Blog. This is in addition to his own blogging at View From a Height, and at Brent Bozell's Newsbusters. He is a graduate of the 2006 class of the Leadership Program of the Rockies.

Mr. Sharf holds a Private Pilot's license, and is a talented amateur photographer. He is a founding member of the DAT Minyan, and an active member of Americans Against Terrorism. His parents, sister and brother-in-law, Ellen & Steve, currently live in Atlanta, and he is the proud uncle of Jamie and Daniel (and will brag about them on demand).

COMMENTARIES

'Bama Bigfoot

By Joshua Sharf | 09/18/09

It's good to know that it's not only Republicans who are dealing with out-of-staters eager to pick winners: President Barack Obama endorsed U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet today, throwing the force of the White House into a Democratic primary battle that officially is just over a day old. "Families in Colorado and across America need (Bennet) in the United States Senate to help us revitalize our economy, improve our public schools and pass... read more »

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The Downside of De-Funding ACORN

By Joshua Sharf | 09/18/09

The same thing that a public option in health insurance would have: the ability to run off the competition. Yesterday, you may have heard, the House voted to cut off funding for Acorn, with all of the opposition coming from 75 Democrats. Typically, the minority - the Republicans, for the moment - will try to tack something truly poisonous to the majority on a bill that the majority - for the moment, the Democrats - just can't refuse. In... read more »

3 Comments | Related Topics »National |

DeGette and Polis Vote To Retain ACORN Funding

By Joshua Sharf | 09/17/09

Despite the opposition of Representatives DeGette and Polis, the US House has just voted to defund ACORN, on an amendment to a student aid bill. The amendment passed, and the bill has now passed out of the House, as amended. The bill doesn't seem to have been introduced yet in the Senate, so including the defunding there would seem to be an easy matter, if the Democrats choose to do so. UPDATE: Reader Patrick Gibbs reports that... read more »

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Another Candidate, Another Poll

By Joshua Sharf | 09/16/09

With Jane Norton's entry into the Colorado Senate Race, Rasmussen has test-polled her against both Sen. Ben. and Romanoff. (No word on whether or not the controversies over Obama's czars is hurting Andrew). It turns out she polls better than either Frazier or Buck against the Senator Select, leading 45-36, and beating Romanoff 42-34. Norton does well, 52-21, among unaffiliated voters, but that's a very fluid voter bloc, given... read more »

2 Comments | Related Topics »Denver County (CO) |

McInnis v. Penry v. Ritter

By Joshua Sharf | 09/11/09

On the heels of its Colorado Senate poll showing good news for Ryan Frazier, Rasmussen has published a poll on the governor's race that Scott McInnis supporters are touting, and that can't make Gov. Ritter very happy. While McInnis leads Ritter 44-39, Penry polls in a dead heat with the next former governor, trailing 41-40. McInnis will spin this as showing he's stronger against Ritter, although much of the strength vs. Penry is... read more »

2 Comments | Related Topics »Denver County (CO) |

So Much For That Whole Listening Thing

By Joshua Sharf | 09/10/09

Back when the Town Hells started, I predicted that the President would give a health care speech in an effort to salvage an overhaul this year. I thought that he would try to sell the same unpopular bill of goods, repackaged as a result of his having, "listened" to the anger and discontent that's obviously out there. I didn't give him enough credit. Instead, the President tried to repackage the same discredited... read more »

2 Comments | Related Topics »Denver County (CO) |

Two Wheels Good, Four Wheels Bad

By Joshua Sharf | 09/09/09

Watch where you park. The number of parking tickets written in Denver is on pace to hit near-record levels for Mayor John Hickenlooper's administration, with particular hot spots in neighborhood enclaves scattered throughout the city. Denver officials said the increase is not an attempt to plug the city's sizable budget gap. Uh-huh. Ah, it seems like only yesterday... read more »

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Dick Wadhams Staying Put...It Seems

By Joshua Sharf | 09/08/09

Amid rumors that State Party Chairman Dick Wadhams's trip to Nevada might portend another full-time effort to unseat a Democrat Senate Majority Leader, comes a memo from Dick himself. The relevant parts are quoted below: I just want to let you know that nothing can keep me from being a part of unseating a Democratic governor for the first time in 48 years, and the accidental senator he appointed. ... My friend Sue Lowden, who... read more »

2 Comments | Related Topics »Denver County (CO) |

Jones Resigns Over What?

By Joshua Sharf | 09/06/09

Powerline nicely summarizes the problems with (now former) Obama Administration official Van Jones: Who do they have in the White House? A self-proclaimed Communist. A vulgar Marxist twice over. A supporter of cold-blooded cop killer Mumia Abu Jamal. A 9/11 Truther . A racist hater, whose hatred extends to the United States. And insofar as his current job is concerned, we have a man who sees the "green jobs" con as a tool for... read more »

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A Feature, Not a Bug

By Joshua Sharf | 09/01/09

The Denver Post this morning reports on Sen. Bennet's town hall in Pueblo, and on a Denver Chamber of Commerce poll (PDF) on Coloradoans and health care, excuse me, health insurance. Sen. Bennet seems to have remained an inscrutable non-entity when it comes to actual policy issues, but the DCC report provides at least a little insight, both into how Coloradoans feel about their coverage and reform efforts, and how the Denver Chamber... read more »