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	Hugh McKean (R) ; since January 13, 2021
Structure
Seats	65
Political groups	Majority Democratic (41); Minority Republican (24);
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 3, 2020; (65 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2022; (65 seats)
Redistricting	Colorado Reapportionment Commission
Meeting place
	House of Representatives Chamber; Colorado State Capitol, Denver
Website
	Colorado General Assembly

Coordinates: 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 two-year respite.

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

Committees[]

Current committees include:^[1]

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

Current composition[]


41	24
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
Latest voting share	63%	37%

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	Hugh McKean	Republican	Loveland	51
Assistant Minority Leader	Tim Geitner	Republican	Falcon	19
Minority Caucus Chair	Janice Rich	Republican	Grand Junction	55
Minority Whip	Rod Pelton	Republican	Cheyenne Wells	65

Members[]

^[2]

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	Tim Geitner	Republican	Falcon
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	Dominique Jackson	Democratic	Aurora
43	Kevin Van Winkle	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	Hugh McKean	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.
^ "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] "Legislators". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved January 8, 2019.

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73rd General Assembly (2021–2022) Speaker of the House Alec Garnett (D) Speaker pro tempore Adrienne Benavidez (D) Majority Leader Daneya Esgar (D) Minority Leader Hugh McKean (R)
Susan Lontine (D) Alec Garnett (D) Meg Froelich (D) Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez (D) Alex Valdez (D) Steven Woodrow (D) Jennifer Bacon (D) Leslie Herod (D) Emily Sirota (D) Edie Hooton (D) Karen McCormick (D) Tracey Bernett (D) Judy Amabile (D) Shane Sandridge (R) Dave Williams (R) Andres G. Pico (R) Tony Exum (D) Marc Snyder (D) Tim Geitner (R) Terri Carver (R) Mary Bradfield (R) Colin Larson (R) Chris Kennedy (D) Monica Duran (D) Lisa Cutter (D) Dylan Roberts (D) Brianna Titone (D) Kerry Tipper (D) Lindsey Daugherty (D) Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D) Yadira Caraveo (D) Adrienne Benavidez (D) Matt Gray (D) Kyle Mullica (D) Shannon Bird (D) Mike Weissman (D) Tom Sullivan (D) (D) Mark Baisley (R) Naquetta Ricks (D) Iman Jodeh (D) Dominique Jackson (D) Kevin Van Winkle (R) Kim Ransom (R) Patrick Neville (R) Daneya Esgar (D) Stephanie Luck (R) Tonya Van Beber (R) Mike Lynch (R) Mary Young (D) Hugh McKean (R) Cathy Kipp (D) Andrew Boesenecker (D) Matt Soper (R) Janice Rich (R) Rod Bockenfeld (R) Perry Will (R) Marc Catlin (R) Barbara McLachlan (D) Ron Hanks (R) Julie McCluskie (D) Donald Valdez (D) Dan Woog (R) Richard Holtorf (R) Rod Pelton (R)
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