Rep. Larry Liston is vice president of RBC Dainrauscher, an investment banking firm where he's worked for 30 years. He keeps up by reading Barron's Financial and keeps fit by getting in a game of tennis whenever he can.

Liston, of Colorado Springs, served as vice chairman of the Colorado Republican Party before being elected to the state House in 2004 and 2006. His chief issues are taxation, transportation and creating a business-friendly environment.

Liston, 54, and his wife, Mary Ann, have one daughter, Katarina, 22, who was named after famed Olympic figure skater Katarina Witt.

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