A Tale of Two Sentences: Convictions of Tina Peters vs. a Former State Senator and the Unequal Application of Justice – Gov. Polis Weighs In

Last week, a former state senator in Colorado was sentenced following a conviction for influencing a public servant (C.R.S. 18-8-306) and three counts of forgery.  The former charge may sound familiar.  It is the same charge that was used against former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters in 2024.

Former State Senator Sonya Jacquez Lewis was convicted of the four counts in a Denver District Court in January and sentenced on February 27th.

During a legislative ethics investigation, then-Senator...