Steve Barton is a product of a public school system, albeit in another state and a long time ago. Steve Barton is not a professional politician, and is not a professional educator; his background is as an engineer/scientist, lawyer, and he has a doctor of medicine and an MBA degree. Steve has studied much history, half a century ago, he even considered majoring in history of science before settling on biophysics and electrical engineering for his first degrees. He has attended many colleges and universities, including University of California, Berkeley, Brigham Young University, St Georges University (Grenada, West Indies), University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak Community College, Pueblo Community College, Santa Clara University, Central Arizona College, and more.

Steve’s first career was as a computer architect, logic, and circuit design engineer at Intel and Ford Microelectronics. He originated the Intel 8096 processor family internal architecture and instruction set and its Intel 8061/Ford EEC-IV variation. (The 8096 differs in many ways from the 8086 that led to current Intel home computer chips). These sold well—being used in most Ford vehicles built from 1982-2002, many GM dynamic brake modules, millions of Western Digital and Seagate hard drives of the mid 80s through the early 1990s, and many other applications—but Steve got only a salary with no royalty.

Steve’s second career is as a patent attorney, where he has prepared and prosecuted patent application in a wide range of technologies ranging from computer architecture and electronic circuit design to biomedical engineering and medical imaging. He has represented several major universities as well as large and small companies to the patent office. He is still active in this field.

In both careers, Steve used his extensive background in science, engineering, and mathematics. In the second career, he made use of his background in biology and medicine although he never practiced medicine.

Steve has served in appointed positions on other Colorado state boards.

Steve is a member of Canon City first ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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Steve’s wife works severe-needs special ed at the K-5 school pictured. Parts of the buildings date from 1949, others from 2025.