Colorado governor fires two clemency board members who spoke out about Tina Peters’ commutation
The governor said the firings were for breaching confidentiality after the board twice voted to deny clemency for Tina Peters.
- On Wednesday, Colorado Governor Jared Polis fired clemency board members Hannah Seigel Proff and Azra Taslimi for violating confidentiality standards by publicly disclosing board votes.
- Polis commuted Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters' nearly nine-year sentence in June after the board twice unanimously rejected her clemency requests, which Proff and Taslimi claimed resulted from political pressure from President Donald Trump.
- Peters, convicted in 2024 for tampering with voting machines, has promoted election conspiracies since her release and met with Trump in the Oval Office this week, fueling criticism her commutation was politically motivated.
- Defending the terminations, Polis cited an executive order requiring confidentiality for board deliberations, while Taslimi argued he is "protecting himself from scrutiny" rather than protecting the process.
- Dismissed members now worry the terminations will discourage future board members from speaking out, with Proff stating "people are less likely to speak out & that politicians will go unchecked" on hundreds of backlogged cases.
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Polis says he fired clemency board members over Tina Peters case disclosure, not their rebuke
FILE – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks to the National Governors Association at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 25, 2025. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Controversy continues after Gov. Jared Polis fired two members of his clemency advisory board who spoke publicly about the board’s recommendation against releasing Tina Peters. Peters, the former Mesa County …
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Gov. Jared Polis speaks during an Agriculture Day event at the Colorado Capitol on March 24, 2026. (Photo by Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline)Colorado Gov. Jared Polis fired two members of his clemency advisory board who spoke publicly about the board’s recommendation against releasing Tina Peters. Peters, the former Mesa County clerk and election denier who was convicted and sentenced for her role in a breach of her office’s election system, was …
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