Colorado House of Representatives

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 10, 2018
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Crisanta Duran (D) ; Since January 11, 2017
Speaker pro Tempore	Jessie Danielson (D) ; Since January 11, 2017
Majority Leader	KC Becker (D) ; Since January 11, 2017
Minority Leader	Patrick Neville (R) ; Since January 11, 2017
Structure
Seats	65
Political groups	Majority Democratic (36); Minority Republican (29);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article V, Colorado Constitution
Salary	$30,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2016; (65 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2018; (65 seats)
Redistricting	Colorado Reapportionment Commission
Meeting place
	House of Representatives Chamber; Colorado State Capitol; Denver, Colorado
Website
	http://leg.colorado.gov/

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 Affairs & Labor 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

36		29
Democratic		Republican

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of 68th 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
March 2, 2018^[2]	36	28	64	1
March 23, 2018^[3]	36	29	65	0
Latest voting share	7001554000000000000♠55.4%	7001446000000000000♠44.6%

Leaders

Position	Name	Party	Residence	District
Speaker of the House	Crisanta Duran	Democratic	Denver	5
Speaker pro Tempore	Jessie Danielson	Democratic	Wheat Ridge	24
Majority Leader	KC Becker	Democratic	Boulder	13
Assistant Majority Leader	Alec Garnett	Democratic	Denver	2
Majority Caucus Chair	Daneya Esgar	Democratic	Pueblo	46
Majority Whip	Brittany Pettersen	Democratic	Lakewood	28
Majority Deputy Whip	Jovan Melton	Democratic	Aurora	41
Assistant Majority Caucus Chair	Jeni Arndt	Democratic	Fort Collins	53
Minority Leader	Patrick Neville	Republican	Castle Rock	45
Assistant Minority Leader	Cole Wist	Republican	Centennial	37
Minority Caucus Chair	Lois Landgraf	Republican	Fountain	21
Minority Whip	Lori Saine	Republican	Henderson	63

Members

^[4]

District	Representative	Party	Residence
1	Susan Lontine	Democratic	Denver
2	Alec Garnett	Democratic	Denver
3	Jeff Bridges	Democratic	Greenwood Village
4	Dan Pabon	Democratic	Denver
5	Crisanta Duran	Democratic	Denver
6	Chris Hansen	Democratic	Denver
7	James Coleman	Democratic	Denver
8	Leslie Herod	Democratic	Denver
9	Paul Rosenthal	Democratic	Denver
10	Edie Hooton	Democratic	Boulder
11	Jonathan Singer	Democratic	Longmont
12	Mike Foote	Democratic	Lafayette
13	KC Becker^[5]	Democratic	Boulder
14	Shane Sandridge	Republican	Colorado Springs
15	Dave Williams	Republican	Colorado Springs
16	Larry Liston	Republican	Colorado Springs
17	Tony Exum	Democratic	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	Christopher Kennedy	Democratic	Lakewood
24	Jessie Danielson	Democratic	Wheat Ridge
25	Tim Leonard	Republican	Evergreen
26	Dylan Roberts	Democratic	Eagle
27	Lang Sias	Republican	Arvada
28	Brittany Pettersen	Democratic	Lakewood
29	Tracy Kraft-Tharp	Democratic	Arvada
30	Dafna Michaelson Jenet	Democratic	Commerce City
31	Joseph Salazar	Democratic	Thornton
32	Adrienne Benavidez	Democratic	Commerce City
33	Matt Gray	Democratic	Broomfield
34	Alex Winkler	Republican	Northglenn
35	Faith Winter	Democratic	Westminster
36	Mike Weissman	Democratic	Aurora
37	Cole Wist	Republican	Centennial
38	Susan Beckman	Republican	Littleton
39	Polly Lawrence	Republican	Littleton
40	Janet Buckner^[6]	Democratic	Aurora
41	Jovan Melton	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	Judy Reyher	Republican	Swink
48	Stephen Humphrey	Republican	Severance
49	Perry Buck	Republican	Loveland
50	Dave Young	Democratic	Greeley
51	Hugh McKean	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	Philip Covarrubias	Republican	Henderson
57	Bob Rankin	Republican	Carbondale
58	Marc Catlin	Republican	Montrose
59	Barbara Hall McLachlan	Democratic	Durango
60	James Wilson	Republican	Salida
61	Millie Hamner	Democratic	Dillon
62	Donald Valdez	Democratic	Alamosa
63	Lori Saine	Republican	Dacono
64	Kimmi Lewis	Republican	Kim
65	Jon Becker	Republican	Sterling

Past composition of the House of Representatives

References

↑ "Colorado House Committees". Open States. Sunlight Foundation. 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
↑ Rep. Steve Lebsock (D - Thornton 34) expelled. Before being expelled he switched to the Republican party, ensuring a Republican will be appointed to replace him.
↑ Republican Alex Winkler appointed to succeed Lebsock
↑ "Legislators". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
↑ http://www.aurorasentinel.com/news/democratic-committee-selects-janet-buckner-hd-40-seat/

External links

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

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[OpenStates-1] "Colorado House Committees". Open States. Sunlight Foundation. 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2014-04-09.

[2] Rep. Steve Lebsock (D - Thornton 34) expelled. Before being expelled he switched to the Republican party, ensuring a Republican will be appointed to replace him.

[3] Republican Alex Winkler appointed to succeed Lebsock

[4] "Legislators". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved 2017-12-20.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.

[6] ttp://www.aurorasentinel.com/news/democratic-committee-selects-janet-buckner-hd-40-seat/

Members of the Colorado House of Representatives
71st General Assembly (2017–2018) Speaker of the House: Crisanta Duran (D) Speaker pro Tempore: Jessie Danielson (D) Majority Leader: KC Becker (D) Minority Leader: Patrick Neville (R)
Susan Lontine (D) Alec Garnett (D) Jeff Bridges (D) Dan Pabon (D) Crisanta Duran (D) Chris Hansen (D) James Coleman (D) Leslie Herod (D) Paul Rosenthal (D) Edie Hooton (D) Jonathan Singer (D) Mike Foote (D) KC Becker (D) Shane Sandridge (R) Dave Williams (R) Larry Liston (R) Tony Exum (D) Pete Lee (D) Paul Lundeen (R) Terri Carver (R) Lois Landgraf (R) Justin Everett (R) Chris Kennedy (D) Jessie Danielson (D) Timothy Leonard (R) Dylan Roberts (D) Lang Sias (R) Brittany Pettersen (D) Tracy Kraft-Tharp (D) Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D) Joe Salazar (D) Adrienne Benavidez (D) Matt Gray (D) Alexander "Skinny" Winkler (R) Faith Winter (D) Mike Weissman (D) Cole Wist (R) Susan Beckman (R) Polly Lawrence (R) Janet Buckner (D) Jovan Melton (D) Dominique Jackson (D) Kevin Van Winkle (R) Kim Ransom (R) Patrick Neville (R) Daneya Esgar (D) Judy Reyher (R) Stephen Humphrey (R) Perry Buck (R) Dave Young (D) Hugh McKean (R) Joann Ginal (D) Jennifer Arndt (D) Yeulin Willett (R) Dan Thurlow (R) Philip Covarrubias (R) Bob Rankin (R) Marc Catlin (R) Barbara McLachlan (D) James Wilson (R) Millie Hamner (D) Donald Valdez (D) Lori Saine (R) Kimmi Lewis (R) Jon Becker (R)
Democratic (36) Republican (29) Colorado General Assembly Colorado House of Representatives Colorado State Senate

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