{{Short description|Term of state legislature in Colorado, US}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox legislature | name = Colorado General Assembly | legislature = 68th Colorado General Assembly | preceded_by = 67th Colorado General Assembly | succeeded_by = 69th Colorado General Assembly | coa_pic = | coa-pic = | session_room = ColoradoStateCapitol01 gobeirne.jpg | house_type = Bicameral | houses = Senate <br>House of Representatives | leader1_type = President of the Senate | leader1 = Brandon Shaffer | party1 = (D) | leader2_type = Speaker of the House | leader2 = Frank McNulty | party2 = (R) | members = 100 | political_groups1 = Democratic Party<br>Republican Party | meeting_place = Colorado State Capitol, Denver | website = http://www.leg.state.co.us/ }}
The '''Sixty-eighth Colorado General Assembly''' was the meeting of the legislative branch of the State of Colorado, from January 12, 2011 until January 9, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2011A/csljournals.nsf/(jouhse)/D719ADD3EDCCFBA08725780D005F2E62/$FILE/Jn12.pdf |title=Colorado General Assembly Session Calendar, January 12, 2011 |access-date=April 21, 2013 |archive-date=October 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010142347/http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2011A/csljournals.nsf/(jouhse)/D719ADD3EDCCFBA08725780D005F2E62/$FILE/Jn12.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2013A/csljournals.nsf/(jouhse)/101C82F5455CAA1287257AD8007A254F/$FILE/Jn09.pdf |title=Colorado General Assembly Session Calendar, January 9, 2013 |access-date=April 21, 2013 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305194154/http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2013A/csljournals.nsf/(jouhse)/101C82F5455CAA1287257AD8007A254F/$FILE/Jn09.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 2010 midterm elections, the Republican Party won a slim majority in the Colorado House of Representatives, while the Democratic Party kept their majority in the Colorado Senate.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2011A/csljournals.nsf/(jouhse)/D719ADD3EDCCFBA08725780D005F2E62/$FILE/Jn12.pdf |title=Colorado General Assembly Session Calendar, January 12, 2011. Roll call section.}}</ref>
==Major events and legislation==
===Change in partisan balance=== Republican victories in the 2010 midterm elections resulted in a one-seat majority in the Colorado House.<ref name="Post2010">{{cite news |url=http://data.denverpost.com/election/results/state-house/2010/ |title=Denver Post - Colorado State House 2010 Election Results |access-date=2013-04-21 |archive-date=2011-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814080229/http://data.denverpost.com/election/results/state-house/2010/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Three centrist Democrats from swing districts—Joe Rice, Sara Gagliardi, and Dianne Primavera—who had brokered bipartisan agreements in the 67th Colorado General Assembly were replaced by Republican challengers, leading to early fears of partisan gridlock.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coloradostatesman.com/content/992346-innerview-with-pat-waak |title=The Colorado Statesman: InnerView with Pat Waak - Dem party chairwoman reflects on 'sobering' election results |access-date=2013-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101181806/http://coloradostatesman.com/content/992346-innerview-with-pat-waak |archive-date=2012-11-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Post2010" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coloradostatesman.com/content/992290-leadership-changes-legislature |title=The Colorado Statesman: Leadership changes at Legislature |access-date=2013-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326100843/http://coloradostatesman.com/content/992290-leadership-changes-legislature |archive-date=2013-03-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, the two-year-long 33-34 partisan division also resulted in numerous temporary coalitions, prompting the Denver Post to editorialize in 2012 that "on balance, this year's regular session of the legislature was a success."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_20596947/editorial-highs-and-lows-under-dome |title=Denver Post: Highs and lows under the Colorado Capitol dome |date=May 13, 2012 |archive-date=May 15, 2012 |access-date=April 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515082051/http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_20596947/editorial-highs-and-lows-under-dome |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Budgetary measures=== The primary constitutional duty of the General Assembly is to pass an annual appropriations measure. Frequently called "the budget" by the press or "the long bill" by legislative staffers (owing to its enormous number of pages and considerable complexity), the annual appropriation is one of the most-watched measures in any given session. The bill is drafted by the Joint Budget Committee (JBC), which is a bipartisan committee made up of House and Senate members and advised by staffers and economists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tornado.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/jbc/jbcrole.htm |title=Legislative documentation: Role of the Joint Budget Committee |access-date=2013-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006043203/http://www.tornado.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/jbc/jbcrole.htm |archive-date=2014-10-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''SB11-209''' was the 2011-2012 budget, passed by the 68th General Assembly in April 2011. It made an appropriation of $18 billion, of which $7 billion was from the state's General Fund.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tornado.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/jbc/2010-11/11LBNarrative.pdf |title=JBC documentation - Long Bill Overview and Narrative |access-date=2013-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208082851/http://www.tornado.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/jbc/2010-11/11LBNarrative.pdf |archive-date=2016-02-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The state's governor, John Hickenlooper, vetoed several sections of the budget measure, arguing that the legislature had overstepped its constitutional authority by making staffing decisions in the bill.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coloradostatesman.com/content/992782-gov-hickenlooper-signs-first-budget-vetoes-eight-footnotes |title=The Colorado Statesman: Gov. Hickenlooper signs first budget; vetoes eight footnotes |access-date=2013-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322235934/http://coloradostatesman.com/content/992782-gov-hickenlooper-signs-first-budget-vetoes-eight-footnotes |archive-date=2013-03-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The House and Senate overrode the partial vetoes on May 11, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2011a/csl.nsf/billsummary/DC3B69581E48C9C0872578640051CC26 |title=House Journal - Summarized History for Bill Number SB11-209 |access-date=2013-04-21 |archive-date=2016-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306033047/http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2011a/csl.nsf/billsummary/DC3B69581E48C9C0872578640051CC26 |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''HB12-1335''' was the 2012-2013 budget passed by the 68th General Assembly in late April 2012. The bill made a total appropriation of $20 billion, of which $7.7 billion was from the state's General Fund.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tornado.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/jbc/12LBNarrative.pdf |title=FY 2012-2013 BUDGET PACKAGE AND LONG BILL NARRATIVE |access-date=2013-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208082811/http://www.tornado.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/jbc/12LBNarrative.pdf |archive-date=2016-02-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Because of ongoing bipartisan agreements in the legislature, the measure achieved the broadest support and highest number of "yes" votes of any Colorado budget since 1995.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/GovHickenlooper/CBON/1251622221066 |title=Gov. Hickenlooper signs budget bill for next fiscal year |access-date=2013-04-21 |archive-date=2013-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119034627/http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/GovHickenlooper/CBON/1251622221066 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2012a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont/71B7629D0B804A4687257981007F15F7?Open&target=%2Fclics%2Fclics2012a%2Fcsl.nsf%2Fbillsummary%2F82FF8E2EE7DEFECA8725794B0077750B%3Fopendocument |title=Summarized History for Bill Number HB12-1335 |access-date=2013-04-21 |archive-date=2016-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306033519/http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2012a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont/71B7629D0B804A4687257981007F15F7?Open&target=%2Fclics%2Fclics2012a%2Fcsl.nsf%2Fbillsummary%2F82FF8E2EE7DEFECA8725794B0077750B%3Fopendocument |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.denverpost.com/legislature/ci_20505881/colorado-legislators-cheer-budget-but-some-parts-still |title=Colorado legislators cheer budget, but some parts still draw critics |work=Denver Post |first=Tim |last=Hoover |date=April 29, 2012 |archive-date=May 8, 2013 |access-date=April 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508084527/http://www.denverpost.com/legislature/ci_20505881/colorado-legislators-cheer-budget-but-some-parts-still |url-status=live }}</ref>
===2012 Special session=== The 68th Colorado General Assembly was also noteworthy for having a Special Session, the first since 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2013A/cslFrontPages.nsf/PrevSessionInfo?OpenForm |title=State of Colorado: Prior Session Information |access-date=2013-04-21 |archive-date=2013-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212031709/http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2013A/cslFrontPages.nsf/PrevSessionInfo?OpenForm |url-status=live }}</ref>
On the second-to-last day of the 2012 legislative session, Speaker of the House Frank McNulty and a group of Republican legislators engaged in a parliamentary filibuster intended to prevent an up-or-down vote on a civil unions bill. At the time, it was reported that a majority of the House, including five Republicans, supported the measure. Delaying the civil union bill until adjournment resulted in the bill's expiration.<ref name="HuffPost2012">{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/colorado-civil-unions-bil_n_1500536.html |title=Colorado Civil Unions: House Republicans Block Bill From Going To Vote; Bill Dies In House |work=Huffington Post |date=May 8, 2012 |archive-date=March 30, 2014 |access-date=April 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330061922/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/colorado-civil-unions-bil_n_1500536.html |url-status=live }}</ref> However, this action also resulted in 30 unrelated bills dying without a floor vote.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-05-14/gay-marriage-Colorado-Republicans/54964500/1 |work=USA Today |title=Republicans kill civil unions in Colorado |date=May 14, 2012 |archive-date=2013-10-05 |access-date=2013-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005044132/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-05-14/gay-marriage-Colorado-Republicans/54964500/1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.yahoo.com/colorado-civil-union-bill-dies-lawmakers-reach-impasse-062021971.html |agency=Associated Press |title=Colorado civil union bill dies - lawmakers reach impasse after Republican filibuster |date=9 May 2012 |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305055035/http://news.yahoo.com/colorado-civil-union-bill-dies-lawmakers-reach-impasse-062021971.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The delay resulted in nationwide media attention and triggered a special legislative session which cost taxpayers an estimated $23,500 per day.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20582571/fallout-legislative-implosion-over-colorado-civil-union-bill |work=Denver Post |title=Hickenlooper calls for special session in fallout over failed Colorado civil-union bill |first1=Lynn |last1=Bartels |first2=Tim |last2=Hoover |date=May 9, 2012 |archive-date=October 4, 2013 |access-date=April 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004214052/http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20582571/fallout-legislative-implosion-over-colorado-civil-union-bill |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="HuffPost2012" />
In the first special session of the 68th General Assembly, Speaker McNulty assigned the civil unions bill to the State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee which functioned as a "kill committee," permanently avoiding a vote by the House.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20619943/colorado-civil-unions-backers-dont-have-high-hopes |work=Denver Post |title=Colorado civil unions bill dies in "kill committee" |first1=Tim |last1=Hoover |first2=John |last2=Ingold |date=May 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204174004/http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20619943/colorado-civil-unions-backers-dont-have-high-hopes |archivedate=February 4, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-14/colorado-civil-unions-legislation-assigned-to-kill-committee.html |work=Bloomberg News |title=Colorado Civil Unions Legislation Assigned to 'Kill' Committee}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-colorado-civil-unions-20120514,0,2854846.story |work=Los Angeles Times |title=Same-sex unions: Fate of Colorado measure may be sealed |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515190253/http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-colorado-civil-unions-20120514%2C0%2C2854846.story |archivedate=May 15, 2012 }}</ref> Most remaining measures followed normal procedures, however.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2012B/csl.nsf/BillFoldersHouse?openFrameset |title=2012 House Special Session Bill Tracker |access-date=2013-04-21 |archive-date=2013-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129121352/http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2012B/csl.nsf/BillFoldersHouse?openFrameset |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Composition of Senate during 68th Colorado General Assembly==
===Leadership=== {| class="wikitable" !align=center | Position !Senator !Party !District |- |President |Brandon Shaffer |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic |17 |- |President pro Tempore |Betty Boyd |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic |21 |- |Majority Leader |John P. Morse |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic |11 |- |Assistant Majority Leader |Lois Tochtrop |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic |24 |- |Majority Caucus Chair |Morgan Carroll |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic |29 |- |Minority Leader |Mike Kopp |{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican |22 |- |Assistant Minority Leader |Bill Cadman |{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican |10 |- |Minority Caucus Chair |Mark Scheffel |{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican |4 |- |Minority Whip |Scott Renfroe |{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican |13 |} <!-- |Secretary of the Senate | Cindi L. Markwell -->
===Members of the Colorado Senate=== {| class=wikitable ! District !! Senator !! Party !! Residence |- | 1 | Greg Brophy | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Wray |- | 2 | Kevin Grantham | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Canon City |- | 3 | Angela Giron | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Pueblo |- | 4 | Mark Scheffel | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Sedalia |- | 5 | Gail Schwartz | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Snowmass Village |- | 6 | Ellen Roberts | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Durango |- | 7 | Steve King | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Grand Junction |- | 8 | Jean White | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Steamboat Springs |- | 9 | Kent Lambert | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Colorado Springs |- | 10 | Bill Cadman | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Colorado Springs |- | 11 | John Morse | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Colorado Springs |- | 12 | Keith King | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Colorado Springs |- | 13 | Scott Renfroe | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Greeley |- | 14 | Bob Bacon | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Fort Collins |- | 15 | Kevin Lundberg | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Fort Collins |- | 16 | Jeanne Nicholson | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Golden |- | 17 | Brandon Shaffer | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Longmont |- | 18 | Rollie Heath | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Boulder |- | 19 | Evie Hudak | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Westminster |- | 20 | Cheri Jahn | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Wheat Ridge |- | 21 | Betty Boyd | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Lakewood |- | 22 | Tim Neville | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Littleton |- | 23 | Shawn Mitchell | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Broomfield |- | 24 | Lois Tochtrop | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Thornton |- | 25 | Mary Hodge | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Aurora |- | 26 | Linda Newell | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Littleton |- | 27 | Nancy Spence | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Centennial |- | 28 | Suzanne Williams | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Aurora |- | 29 | Morgan Carroll | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Aurora |- | 30 | Ted Harvey | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Parker |- | 31 | Pat Steadman | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Denver |- | 32 | Irene Aguilar | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Denver |- | 33 | Michael Johnston | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Denver |- | 34 | Lucía Guzmán | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Denver |- | 35 | Joyce Foster | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Denver |}
==Composition of the House during 68th Colorado General Assembly==
===Leaders=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Position !! Name !! Party !! Residence !! District |- | Speaker of the House || Frank McNulty || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || Highlands Ranch || 43 |- | Speaker pro Tempore || Kevin Priola || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || Brighton || 30 |- | Majority Leader || Amy Stephens || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || Colorado Springs || 20 |- | Assistant Majority Leader || Mark Waller || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || Colorado Springs || 15 |- | Majority Caucus Chair || Carole Murray || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || Castle Rock || 45 |- | Majority Whip || B.J. Nikkel || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || Loveland || 49 |- | Minority Leader || Mark Ferrandino || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || Denver || 2 |- | Assistant Minority Leader || Nancy Todd || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || Aurora || 41 |- | Minority Caucus Chair || Lois Court || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || Denver || 6 |- | Minority Whip || ''vacant'' || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || ''n/a'' || ''n/a'' |}
===Members===
{| class=wikitable |- ! District !! Representative !! Party !! Residence |- | 1 | Jeanne Labuda | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Denver |- | 2 | Mark Ferrandino | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Denver |- | 3 | Daniel Kagan | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Denver |- | 4 | Dan Pabon | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Denver |- | 5 | Crisanta Duran | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Denver |- | 6 | Lois Court | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Denver |- | 7 | Angela Williams | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Denver |- | 8 | Beth McCann | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Denver |- | 9 | Joe Miklosi | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Denver |- | 10 | Dickey Lee Hullinghorst | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Boulder |- | 11 | Jonathan Singer | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Longmont |- | 12 | Matt Jones | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Louisville |- | 13 | Claire Levy | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Boulder |- | 14 | Janak Joshi | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Colorado Springs |- | 15 | Mark Waller | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Colorado Springs |- | 16 | Larry Liston | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Colorado Springs |- | 17 | Mark Barker | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Colorado Springs |- | 18 | Pete Lee | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Colorado Springs |- | 19 | Marsha Looper | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Calhan |- | 20 | Amy Stephens | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Colorado Springs |- | 21 | Bob Gardner | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Colorado Springs |- | 22 | Kenneth Summers | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Lakewood |- | 23 | Max Tyler | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Golden |- | 24 | Sue Schafer | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Wheat Ridge |- | 25 | Cheri Gerou | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Evergreen |- | 26 | Andrew Kerr | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Lakewood |- | 27 | Libby Szabo | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Arvada |- | 28 | Jim Kerr | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Littleton |- | 29 | Robert Ramirez | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Arvada |- | 30 | Kevin Priola | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Brighton |- | 31 | Judy Solano | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Brighton |- | 32 | Edward Casso | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Thornton |- | 33 | Donald Beezley | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Broomfield |- | 34 | John Soper | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Westminster |- | 35 | Cherylin Peniston | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Westminster |- | 36 | Su Ryden | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Aurora |- | 37 | Spencer Swalm | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Centennial |- | 38 | Kathleen Conti | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Littleton |- | 39 | David Balmer | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Centennial |- | 40 | Cindy Acree | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Aurora |- | 41 | Nancy Todd | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Aurora |- | 42 | Rhonda Fields | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Aurora |- | 43 | Frank McNulty | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Highlands Ranch |- | 44 | Chris Holbert | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Parker |- | 45 | Carole Murray | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Castle Rock |- | 46 | Salvatore Pace | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Pueblo |- | 47 | Keith Swerdfeger | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Pueblo West |- | 48 | Glenn Vaad | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Mead |- | 49 | B.J. Nikkel | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Loveland |- | 50 | James Riesberg | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Greeley |- | 51 | Brian DelGrosso | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Loveland |- | 52 | John Kefalas | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Fort Collins |- | 53 | Randy Fischer | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Fort Collins |- | 54 | Ray Scott | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Grand Junction |- | 55 | Laura Bradford | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Grand Junction |- | 56 | Christine Scanlan | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Dillon |- | 57 | Randy Baumgardner | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Winter Park |- | 58 | Don Coram | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Montrose |- | 59 | Paul Brown | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Durango |- | 60 | Tom Massey | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Poncha Springs |- | 61 | Roger Wilson | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Glenwood Springs |- | 62 | Edward Vigil | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | |- | 63 | Jon Becker | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Yuma |- | 64 | Wes McKinley | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Walsh |- | 65 | Jerry Sonnenberg | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Sterling |}
==See also== {{portal|United States|Colorado}} * List of Colorado state legislatures *Outline of Colorado *Index of Colorado-related articles *State of Colorado **Law and government of Colorado
== References == {{reflist|2}}
==External links== *[http://www.leg.state.co.us Official Colorado General Assembly Website] Includes links to state Constitution and statutes. {{Clear}}
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