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)
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
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
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
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
Past race Stephen Hanks ran in:
- Larimer County Coroner · November 3, 2026 · Larimer County, Colorado · incumbent