STEVE BALCEROVICH is a Colorado native. He was raised on his parent’s homestead farming, ranching, and custom wheat-cutting operation near Kiowa, Colorado (Western Elbert County), where his mom taught school for 52 years. He still lives at the family homestead when the legislature is out of session. He graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder, with a Bachelor of Science in Business. He served two years as a student lobbyist for the university and one year as student body president.
After college graduation, he served 14 years in the government affairs division of the Public Service Company of Colorado (PSC), one of the nation’s largest gas, electric, and steam utilities. During his last eight years with PSC, he was an in-house lobbyist.
Balcerovich left PSC in 1998 to begin his lobbying practice. He has over 25 years of highly successful lobbying experience representing local government jurisdictions, water and wastewater providers, electric and broadband utilities, private businesses, and professional trade associations.
Balcerovich consistently works bi-partisanly and maintains superb personal and professional relationships with legislative leaders, committee chairs, and legislators in all four caucuses, as well as with the executive and judicial branches, Legislative Council staff, committee staff, and fellow lobbyists.
As a seasoned and highly successful government affairs professional, Balcerovich is often tapped to develop and execute innovative strategies outside the state capitol building. For example, in 2020, he preemptively helped a rural client out of a seemingly impossible regulatory predicament. To secure more competitive electric rates for its rural customer base, the Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA) sought independence (a divorce) from the Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association (Tri-State). Colorado’s three-member gubernatorial-appointed Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has governance jurisdiction over such matters — not the Colorado legislature. Before Tri-State’s management and government affairs team knew what happened, Balcerovich had quietly drafted and secured the signatures of 64 key legislators on a compelling, fact-based, and data-driven letter to the PUC urging it to grant DMEA’s independence. As a direct result of the Balcerovich strategy, the PUC voted unanimously to grant DMEA the necessary divorce.
Balcerovich has been a Colorado Water Congress’ State Affairs Committee voting member for 12 years. He participates in weekly legislative meetings throughout each session. He also possesses fantastic relationships with CDPHE/WQCD staff, with whom he frequently works to help clients navigate regulatory issues.
In summary, Steve Balcerovich’s rural roots, work ethic, moral ethos, reputation for value-added ‘heavy lifting’ on behalf of his clients, and record of legislative accomplishments are unrivaled in the Colorado lobby.
TIMOTHY COLEMAN is a professional Colorado lobbyist with a robust background in government relations and public policy analysis.
In 2015, Timothy moved from the Washington, D.C. area to Colorado and earned a master’s in public policy at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. Before earning his master’s, he earned a bachelor’s in political science from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. He also joined the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia, where he studied rural mental health deficiencies and public policy enhancements.
Over the past five years, Coleman has served as a policy analyst, in-house lobbyist, and, most recently, Director of Government Relations for the Colorado Rural Electric Association (CREA). Coleman developed CREA’s short- and long-term policy and political strategies. He consistently demonstrates exemplary skill at working effectively with legislators, stakeholders, state agency staff, and fellow lobbyists to deliver state legislative victories for CREA.
Since 2020, Coleman has served as an ex-office member of the Colorado Fire Commission and, since 2021, as co-chair of the Colorado Electric Vehicle Coalition’s Beneficial Electrification subgroup.
As of September 1, 2024, Coleman left his CREA leadership post to become Balcerovich’s lobby partner. As he has throughout his career, he will continue exceeding expectations by securing legislation, negotiating amendments, and defeating objectionable bills – all in service to Balcerovich Coleman clients.
Coleman has developed a reputation as a warm, hardworking young leader adept at navigating the minefield of hard-left urban/suburban-focused legislators and legislation. He is affable, well-liked, and easy to work with. However, don’t let his affability fool you! Coleman is smart, sharply competitive, and a fantastic lobbyist who routinely secured victories for his rural professional association amid the highest self-imposed ethical standards.
On a personal note, Tim Coleman is a proud Eagle Scout. He credits his passion for politics and public policy to his Eagle Scout journey.