Walker Stapleton traded companies, until assuming office in 2011. Stapleton was a 2014 Aspen Institute Rodel Fellow. Walker Stapleton Walker Stapleton (born April 15, 1974) is an American politician who is serving his second term as Colorado's State Treasurer. He was elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. Stapleton was the Republican nominee for the 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election, which he lost to Democrat Jared Polis. Stapleton's family has been active in Colorado since the early 1900s. Walker was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, attending the private Brunswick School. He graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts, and
Denver International Airport Stapleton International Airport, and there was also a significant Southwest Airlines operation. At times, Stapleton was a hub for three or four airlines. The main reasons that justified the construction of the new DIA included the fact that gate space was severely limited at Stapleton, and the Stapleton runways were unable to deal efficiently with Denver's weather and wind patterns, causing nationwide travel disruption. From 1980 to 1983, the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) investigated six areas for a new metro area airport that were north and east of Denver. In September 1989, under the leadership of Denver Mayor