Colorado officials urge Polis not to reduce sentence for former clerk Tina Peters

Officials in Colorado on Wednesday decried the prospect of clemency for imprisoned former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters after Gov. Jared Polis suggested there was an unfair disparity between her sentence and that of a former state senator who was recently sentenced to probation.

Polis, a Democrat, noted in a post on X Tuesday that former state Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis was sentenced to probation for attempting to influence a public servant. Jaquez Lewis, also a Democrat, was convicted for fabricating letters of support amid an ethics investigation into her treatment of her staff.

Peters is serving a nine-year sentence in state prison for her role in a breach of her office’s election system. A Mesa County jury convicted Peters on multiple felony counts, including three counts of attempting to influence a public servant. During her 2024 trial, Peters, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, spread conspiracy theories about voting machines, as she had done since the 2020 presidential election.

Polis, who has the power to grant clemency, has previously called Peters’ sentence “harsh,” but his post highlighting what he characterized as “sentencing disparities” between Peters and Jaquez Lewis is his most clear indication that he will take action to reduce Peters’ sentence.



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