Colorado House of Representatives
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Colorado House of Representatives | |
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Colorado General Assembly | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | 4 terms (8 years) |
History | |
New session started | January 7, 2015 |
Leadership | |
Speaker pro Tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 65 |
File:House of Representatives diagram 2014 State of Colorado.svg | |
Political groups | Governing party
Opposition party
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Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | Article V, Colorado Constitution |
Salary | $30,000/year + per diem |
Elections | |
Last election | November 4, 2014 (65 seats) |
Next election | November 8, 2016 (65 seats) |
Redistricting | Colorado Reapportionment Commission |
Meeting place | |
House of Representatives Chamber Colorado State Capitol Denver, Colorado | |
Website | |
Colorado General Assembly |
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 amount 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 two-year respite.
The Colorado House of Representatives convenes at the State Capitol building in Denver.
Committees
Current committees include:[1]
- House Agriculture, Livestock, and Natural Resources Committee
- House Appropriations Committee
- House Business, Labor & Economic, and Workforce Development Committee
- House Education Committee
- House Finance Committee
- House Health, Insurance, and Environment Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
- House Local Government Committee
- House Public Health Care & Human Services Committee
- House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee
- House Transportation and Energy Committee
Current composition
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||
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Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
End of 68th Assembly | 32 | 33 | 65 | 0 |
Beginning of 69th Assembly | 37 | 28 | 65 | 0 |
End of 69th Assembly | ||||
Beginning of 70th Assembly | 34 | 31 | 65 | 0 |
End of 70th Assembly | ||||
Beginning of 71st Assembly | 37 | 28 | 65 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 56.9% | 43.1% |
Leaders
Position | Name | Party | Residence | District |
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Speaker of the House | Dickey Lee Hullinghorst | Democratic | Gunbarrel | 10 |
Speaker pro Tempore | Dan Pabon | Democratic | Denver | 4 |
Majority Leader | Crisanta Duran | Democratic | Denver | 5 |
Assistant Majority Leader | Dominick Moreno | Democratic | Commerce City | 32 |
Majority Caucus Chair | Angela Williams | Democratic | Denver | 7 |
Majority Whip | Su Ryden | Democratic | Aurora | 36 |
Assistant Majority Caucus Chair | Mike Foote | Democratic | Lafayette | 12 |
Minority Leader | Brian DelGrosso | Republican | Loveland | 51 |
Assistant Minority Leader | Polly Lawrence | Republican | Arvada | 39 |
Minority Caucus Chair | Lois Landgraf | Republican | Fountain | 21 |
Minority Whip | Perry Buck | Republican | Henderson | 49 |
Members
See also
- Outline of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- State of Colorado
- United States of America
- American Legislative Exchange Council members
References
- ^ "Colorado House Committees". Open States. Sunlight Foundation. April 9, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ "House Members". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/kc-becker-sworn-in-to-colorado-house-replaces-claire-levy
- ^ http://www.aurorasentinel.com/news/democratic-committee-selects-janet-buckner-hd-40-seat/