Stephen Hanks
Democratic · CO · Larimer County Coroner
Larimer County Coroner since 2023, an Army veteran who began as a county death investigator in 2012 and holds a University of Denver law degree. Priorities: support for grieving families and open, data-driven work on public health and suicide prevention.
Where Stephen Hanks stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Supported a state bill requiring coroners in large counties to have training or experience in death investigations.
March 21, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: leg.colorado.gov · researched September 25, 2026
Urged police to revisit a death investigation at a mental health facility after reviewing new evidence.
May 18, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: denver7.com · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Called for a state law allowing coroners to remove private health details from public autopsy reports.
August 27, 2026
Source: reporterherald.com · researched September 25, 2026
Received a court order, as coroner, to release an autopsy report without the health-detail redactions his office sought.
April 27, 2026
Source: reporterherald.com · researched September 25, 2026
Race Stephen Hanks is in:
- Larimer County Coroner · November 3, 2026 · Larimer County, Colorado · incumbent
Profile last researched September 24, 2026.