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

By: Lindsey Toomer

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 858

Last Updated: 6 days, 16 hours ago

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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 …

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