Colorado House of Representatives

Colorado House of Representatives
Colorado House of Representatives
73rd Colorado General Assembly
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
History
Preceded by	72nd Colorado General Assembly
New session started	January 13, 2021
Leadership
Speaker	Alec Garnett (D) ; since January 13, 2021
Speaker pro tempore	Adrienne Benavidez (D) ; since January 13, 2021
Majority Leader	Daneya Esgar (D) ; since January 13, 2021
Minority Leader	Rod Pelton (R) ; since November 15, 2022
Structure
Seats	65
Political groups	Majority Democratic (41); Minority Republican (23); Vacant Vacant (1);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article V, Colorado Constitution
Salary	$30,000/year + per diem
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	November 8, 2022
Next election	November 5, 2024
Redistricting	Colorado Independent Redistricting Commissions
Meeting place
	House of Representatives Chamber; Colorado State Capitol, Denver
Website
	Colorado General Assembly

39°44′21″N 104°59′05″W / 39.7392°N 104.9848°W / 39.7392; -104.9848

The Colorado House of Representatives is the lower house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Colorado. The House is composed of 65 members from an equal number of constituent districts, with each district having 75,000 people. Representatives are elected to two-year terms, and are limited to four consecutive terms in office, but can run again after a four-year respite.

The Colorado House of Representatives convenes at the State Capitol building in Denver.

Committees

Current committees include:^[1]

House Agriculture, Livestock, and Water
House Appropriations
House Business Affairs and Labor
House Education
House Energy and Environment
House Finance
House Health and Insurance
House Judiciary
House Public and Behavioral Health and Human Services
House State, Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs
House Transportation and Local Government

Current composition

↓
2	41	22
V	Democratic	Republican

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
68th General Assembly	32	33	65	0

69th General Assembly	37	28	65	0

70th General Assembly	34	31	65	0

Begin 71st Assembly	37	28	65	0
End 71st Assembly	36	29	65	0

72nd General Assembly	41	24	65	0

Begin 73rd Assembly	41	24	65	0
October 7, 2022^[2]		23	64	1
October 30, 2022^[3]		22	63	2
Latest voting share	65.1%	34.9%

Leaders

Position	Name	Party	Residence	District
Speaker of the House	Alec Garnett	Democratic	Denver	2
Speaker pro Tempore	Adrienne Benavidez	Democratic	Adams County	32
Majority Leader	Daneya Esgar	Democratic	Pueblo	46
Assistant Majority Leader	Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez	Democratic	Denver	4
Majority Caucus co-chair	Meg Froelich	Democratic	Greenwood Village	3
Majority Caucus co-chair	Lisa Cutter	Democratic	Jefferson County	25
co-Majority Whip	Monica Duran	Democratic	Wheat Ridge	24
co-Majority Whip	Kyle Mullica	Democratic	Northglenn	34
Assistant Majority Caucus Chair	Dafna Michaelson Jenet	Democratic	Commerce City	30
Minority Leader	Rod Pelton	Republican	Cheyenne Wells	65
Assistant Minority Leader	Mike Lynch	Republican	Wellington	49
Minority Caucus Chair	Janice Rich	Republican	Grand Junction	55
Minority Whip	Marc Catlin	Republican	Montrose	58

Members

^[4]

District	Representative	Party	Residence
1	Susan Lontine	Democratic	Denver
2	Alec Garnett	Democratic	Denver
3	Meg Froelich	Democratic	Greenwood Village
4	Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez	Democratic	Denver
5	Alex Valdez	Democratic	Denver
6	Steven Woodrow	Democratic	Denver
7	Jennifer Bacon	Democratic	Denver
8	Leslie Herod	Democratic	Denver
9	Emily Sirota	Democratic	Denver
10	Edie Hooton	Democratic	Boulder
11	Karen McCormick	Democratic	Hygiene
12	Tracey Bernett	Democratic	Boulder
13	Judy Amabile	Democratic	Boulder
14	Shane Sandridge	Republican	Colorado Springs
15	Dave Williams	Republican	Colorado Springs
16	Andres G. Pico	Republican	Colorado Springs
17	Tony Exum	Democratic	Colorado Springs
18	Marc Snyder	Democratic	Colorado Springs
19	Don Wilson	Republican	Monument
20	Terri Carver	Republican	Colorado Springs
21	Mary Bradfield	Republican	Colorado Springs
22	Colin Larson	Republican	Littleton
23	Christopher Kennedy	Democratic	Lakewood
24	Monica Duran	Democratic	Wheat Ridge
25	Lisa Cutter	Democratic	Evergreen
26	Dylan Roberts	Democratic	Eagle
27	Brianna Titone	Democratic	Arvada
28	Kerry Tipper	Democratic	Lakewood
29	Lindsey Daugherty	Democratic	Arvada
30	Dafna Michaelson Jenet	Democratic	Commerce City
31	Yadira Caraveo	Democratic	Thornton
32	Adrienne Benavidez	Democratic	Commerce City
33	Matt Gray	Democratic	Broomfield
34	Kyle Mullica	Democratic	Northglenn
35	Shannon Bird	Democratic	Westminster
36	Mike Weissman	Democratic	Aurora
37	Tom Sullivan	Democratic	Centennial
38	David Ortiz	Democratic	Littleton
39	Mark Baisley	Republican	Littleton
40	Naquetta Ricks	Democratic	Aurora
41	Iman Jodeh	Democratic	Aurora
42	Mandy Lindsay	Democratic	Aurora
43	Kurt Huffman	Republican	Highlands Ranch
44	Kim Ransom	Republican	Parker
45	Patrick Neville	Republican	Castle Rock
46	Daneya Esgar	Democratic	Pueblo
47	Stephanie Luck	Republican	Penrose
48	Tonya Van Beber	Republican	Weld County
49	Mike Lynch	Republican	Wellington
50	Mary Young	Democratic	Greeley
51	Amy Parks	Republican	Loveland
52	Cathy Kipp	Democratic	Fort Collins
53	Andrew Boesenecker	Democratic	Fort Collins
54	Matt Soper	Republican	Delta
55	Janice Rich	Republican	Grand Junction
56	Rod Bockenfeld	Republican	Henderson
57	Perry Will	Republican	New Castle
58	Marc Catlin	Republican	Montrose
59	Barbara McLachlan	Democratic	Durango
60	Ron Hanks	Republican	Penrose
61	Julie McCluskie	Democratic	Dillon
62	Donald Valdez	Democratic	Alamosa
63	Dan Woog	Republican	Erie
64	Richard Holtorf	Republican	Akron
65	Rod Pelton	Republican	Cheyenne Wells

Past composition of the House of Representatives

References

^ "Committees". Colorado General Assembly, First Regular Session, 73rd General Assembly. State of Colorado. 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ Republican and Minority Whip Tim Geitner (District 19) resigned. [1]
^ Republican and Minority Leader Hugh McKean (District 51) died. [2]
^ "Legislators". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved January 8, 2019.

External links

Colorado General Assembly
Video of proceedings from 2013 (at Archive.org)

[1] "Committees". Colorado General Assembly, First Regular Session, 73rd General Assembly. State of Colorado. 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[2] Republican and Minority Whip Tim Geitner (District 19) resigned. [1]

[3] Republican and Minority Leader Hugh McKean (District 51) died. [2]

[4] "Legislators". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved January 8, 2019.

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