Colorado House of Representatives

Colorado House of Representatives
Colorado General Assembly

Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 7, 2015
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Dickey Lee Hullinghorst (D) Since January 7, 2015
Speaker pro Tempore	Dan Pabon (D) Since January 7, 2015
Majority Leader	Crisanta Duran (D) Since January 7, 2015
Minority Leader	Brian DelGrosso (R) Since January 9, 2013
Structure
Seats	65

Political groups	Governing party Democratic (34) Opposition party Republican (31)
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)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of 68th Assembly	32	33	65	0

Beginning of 69th Assembly	37	28	65	0
End of 69th Assembly		28	65	0

Beginning of 70th Assembly	34	31	65	0
End of 70th Assembly		31	65	0

Beginning of 71st Assembly	37	28	65	0
Latest voting share	7001569000000000000♠56.9%	7001431000000000000♠43.1%

Leaders

Position	Name	Party	Residence	District
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

^[2]

District	Representative	Party	Residence
1	Susan Lontine	Democratic	Denver
2	Alec Garnett	Democratic	Denver
3	Daniel Kagan	Democratic	Denver
4	Dan Pabon	Democratic	Denver
5	Crisanta Duran	Democratic	Denver
6	Lois Court	Democratic	Denver
7	Angela Williams	Democratic	Denver
8	Beth McCann	Democratic	Denver
9	Paul Rosenthal	Democratic	Denver
10	Dickey Lee Hullinghorst	Democratic	Gunbarrel
11	Jonathan Singer	Democratic	Longmont
12	Mike Foote	Democratic	Lafayette
13	KC Becker^[3]	Democratic	Boulder
14	Dan Nordberg	Republican	Colorado Springs
15	Gordon Klingenschmitt	Republican	Colorado Springs
16	Janak Joshi	Republican	Colorado Springs
17	Kit Roupe	Republican	Colorado Springs
18	Pete Lee	Democratic	Colorado Springs
19	Paul Lundeen	Republican	Monument
20	Terri Carver	Republican	Colorado Springs
21	Lois Landgraf	Republican	Fountain
22	Justin Everett	Republican	Littleton
23	Max Tyler	Democratic	Lakewood
24	Jessie Danielson	Democratic	Wheat Ridge
25	Jon Keyser	Republican	Evergreen
26	Diane Mitsch Bush	Democratic	Steamboat Springs
27	Libby Szabo	Republican	Arvada
28	Brittany Pettersen	Democratic	Lakewood
29	Tracy Kraft-Tharp	Democratic	Arvada
30	JoAnn Windholz	Republican	Commerce City
31	Joseph Salazar	Democratic	Thornton
32	Dominick Moreno	Democratic	Commerce City
33	Dianne Primavera	Democratic	Broomfield
34	Steve Lebsock	Democratic	Thornton
35	Faith Winter	Democratic	Westminster
36	Su Ryden	Democratic	Aurora
37	Jack Tate	Republican	Centennial
38	Kathleen Conti	Republican	Littleton
39	Polly Lawrence	Republican	Littleton
40	Janet Buckner^[4]	Democratic	Aurora
41	Jovan Melton	Democratic	Aurora
42	Rhonda Fields	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	Clarice Navarro	Republican	Pueblo
48	Stephen Humphrey	Republican	Severance
49	Perry Buck	Republican	Loveland
50	Dave Young	Democratic	Greeley
51	Brian DelGrosso	Republican	Loveland
52	Joann Ginal	Democratic	Fort Collins
53	Jennifer Arndt	Democratic	Fort Collins
54	Yeulin Willett	Republican	Fruita
55	Dan Thurlow	Republican	Grand Junction
56	Kevin Priola	Republican	Henderson
57	Bob Rankin	Republican	Carbondale
58	Don Coram	Republican	Montrose
59	J. Paul Brown	Republican	Ignacio
60	James Wilson	Republican	Salida
61	Millie Hamner	Democratic	Dillon
62	Edward Vigil	Democratic	Alamosa
63	Lori Saine	Republican	Dacono
64	Tim Dore	Republican	Parker
65	Jon Becker	Republican	Sterling

References

↑ "Colorado House Committees". Open States. Sunlight Foundation. 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
↑ "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/

External links

Colorado General Assembly

Members of the Colorado House of Representatives

70th General Assembly (2015–2016) Speaker of the House: Dickey Hullinghorst (D) Speaker pro Tempore: Dan Pabon (D) Majority Leader: Crisanta Duran (D) Minority Leader: Brian DelGrosso (R)

Susan Lontine (D) Alec Garnett (D) Daniel Kagan (D) Dan Pabon (D) Crisanta Duran (D) Lois Court (D) Angela Williams (D) Beth McCann (D) Paul Rosenthal (D) Dickey Hullinghorst (D) Jonathan Singer (D) Mike Foote (D) KC Becker (D) Dan Nordberg (R) Gordon Klingenschmitt (R) Janak Joshi (R) Kit Roupe (R) Pete Lee (D) Paul Lundeen (R) Terri Carver (R) Lois Landgraf (R) Justin Everett (R) Max Tyler (D) Jessie Danielson (D) Timothy Leonard (R) Diane Mitsch Bush (D) Lang Sias (R) Brittany Pettersen (D) Tracy Kraft-Tharp (D) JoAnn Windholz (R) Joseph Salazar (D) Dominick Moreno (D) Dianne Primavera (D) Steve Lebsock (D) Faith Winter (D) Su Ryden (D) Cole Wist (R) Kathleen Conti (R) Polly Lawrence (R) Janet Buckner (D) Jovan Melton (D) Rhonda Fields (D) Kevin Van Winkle (R) Kim Ransom (R) Patrick Neville (R) Daneya Esgar (D) Clarice Navarro (R) Stephen Humphrey (R) Perry Buck (R) Dave Young (D) Brian DelGrosso (R) Joann Ginal (D) Jennifer Arndt (D) Yeulin Willett (R) Dan Thurlow (R) Kevin Priola (R) Bob Rankin (R) Don Coram (R) J. Paul Brown (R) James Wilson (R) Millie Hamner (D) Edward Vigil (D) Lori Saine (R) Tim Dore (R) Jon Becker (R)

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