succeed Considine. He was the primary organizer of an initiative that led to Colorado being the first state to impose term limits on the governor and state legislature. He left the state Senate early in 1992 to pursue the open seat in the United States Senate created by the decision of Democrat Tim Wirth to forgo a bid for a second term. Considine was defeated in the 1992 general election by Democratic Congressman Ben Nighthorse Campbell. He is a co-founder and member of the board of directors of Club for Growth, a conservative organization. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Bradley Foundation Personal life Considine is married to Betsy Callaway Considine. The couple are actively involved in education reform and ranching in western Colorado. They have three adult children and three grandchildren. Philanthropy Considine and his wife Betsy Callaway Considine provide charitable support, primarily to education and faith-based causes, including Compositive Primary, a workplace primary school on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado. Considine and his wife have established the Considine Family Foundation. In 2017, it endowed a Harvard Law School professorship in honor of Antonin Scalia. References External links 1947 births American chief executives of financial services companies American real estate businesspeople Republican Party Colorado state senators Date of birth missing (living people) Harvard Law School alumni Living people 20th-century American politicians