# 68th Colorado General Assembly
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{{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](/source/67th_Colorado_General_Assembly)
| succeeded_by = [69th Colorado General Assembly](/source/Colorado_General_Assembly)
| coa_pic =
| coa-pic =
| session_room = ColoradoStateCapitol01 gobeirne.jpg
| house_type = Bicameral
| houses = [Senate](/source/Colorado_Senate)
[House of Representatives](/source/Colorado_House_of_Representatives)
| leader1_type = [President of the Senate](/source/President_of_the_Senate)
| leader1 = [Brandon Shaffer](/source/Brandon_Shaffer)
| party1 = ([D](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)))
| leader2_type = [Speaker of the House](/source/Speaker_(politics))
| leader2 = [Frank McNulty](/source/Frank_McNulty_(Colorado_legislator))
| party2 = ([R](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)))
| members = 100
| political_groups1 = [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
[Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
| meeting_place = [Colorado State Capitol](/source/Colorado_State_Capitol), [Denver](/source/Denver%2C_CO)
| website = http://www.leg.state.co.us/
}}
The '''Sixty-eighth Colorado General Assembly''' was the meeting of [the legislative branch](/source/state_legislature_(United_States)) of the State of Colorado, from January 12, 2011 until January 9, 2013.[{{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 }}][{{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 }}] In the [2010 midterm elections](/source/United_States_elections%2C_2010), the [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) won a slim majority in the [Colorado House of Representatives](/source/Colorado_House_of_Representatives), while the [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) kept their majority in the [Colorado Senate](/source/Colorado_Senate).[{{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.}}]
==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.[{{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 }}] Three centrist Democrats from swing districts—[Joe Rice](/source/Joe_Rice), [Sara Gagliardi](/source/Sara_Gagliardi), and [Dianne Primavera](/source/Dianne_Primavera)—who had brokered bipartisan agreements in the [67th Colorado General Assembly](/source/67th_Colorado_General_Assembly) were replaced by Republican challengers, leading to early fears of partisan gridlock.[{{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 }}][{{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 }}] However, the two-year-long 33-34 partisan division also resulted in numerous temporary coalitions, prompting [the Denver Post](/source/the_Denver_Post) to editorialize in 2012 that "on balance, this year's regular session of the legislature was a success."[{{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 }}]
=== 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](/source/Legislative_staff_in_Colorado) (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.[{{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 }}]
'''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.[{{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 }}] The state's governor, [John Hickenlooper](/source/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.[{{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 }}] The House and Senate overrode the partial vetoes on May 11, 2011.[{{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 }}]
'''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.[{{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 }}] 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.[{{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 }}][{{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 }}][{{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 }}]
===2012 Special session===
The 68th Colorado General Assembly was also noteworthy for having a Special Session, the first since 2006.[{{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 }}]
On the second-to-last day of the 2012 legislative session, Speaker of the House [Frank McNulty](/source/Frank_McNulty_(Colorado_legislator)) and a group of Republican legislators engaged in a parliamentary [filibuster](/source/filibuster) intended to prevent an up-or-down vote on a [civil unions](/source/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.[{{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 }}] However, this action also resulted in 30 unrelated bills dying without a floor vote.[{{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 }}][{{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 }}] The delay resulted in nationwide media attention and triggered a special legislative session which cost taxpayers an estimated $23,500 per day.[{{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 }}][{{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 }}][{{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}}][{{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 }}] Most remaining measures followed normal procedures, however.[{{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 }}]
==Composition of Senate during 68th Colorado General Assembly==
===Leadership===
{| class="wikitable"
!align=center | Position
!Senator
!Party
!District
|-
|[President](/source/State_legislature_(United_States))
|[Brandon Shaffer](/source/Brandon_Shaffer)
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic
|17
|-
|[President pro Tempore](/source/State_legislature_(United_States))
|[Betty Boyd](/source/Betty_Boyd_(Colorado_legislator))
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic
|21
|-
|[Majority Leader](/source/Majority_Leader)
|[John P. Morse](/source/John_P._Morse)
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic
|11
|-
|Assistant [Majority Leader](/source/Majority_Leader)
|[Lois Tochtrop](/source/Lois_Tochtrop)
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic
|24
|-
|Majority [Caucus](/source/Caucus) Chair
|[Morgan Carroll](/source/Morgan_Carroll)
|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic
|29
|-
|[Minority Leader](/source/Minority_Leader)
|[Mike Kopp](/source/Mike_Kopp)
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican
|22
|-
|Assistant [Minority Leader](/source/Minority_Leader)
|[Bill Cadman](/source/Bill_Cadman)
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican
|10
|-
|Minority [Caucus](/source/Caucus) Chair
|[Mark Scheffel](/source/Mark_Scheffel)
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican
|4
|-
|Minority Whip
|[Scott Renfroe](/source/Scott_Renfroe)
|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican
|13
|}
===Members of the Colorado Senate===
{| class=wikitable
! District !! Senator !! Party !! Residence
|-
| 1
| [Greg Brophy](/source/Greg_Brophy)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Wray](/source/Wray%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 2
| [Kevin Grantham](/source/Kevin_Grantham)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Canon City](/source/Ca%C3%B1on_City%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 3
| [Angela Giron](/source/Angela_Giron)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Pueblo](/source/Pueblo%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 4
| [Mark Scheffel](/source/Mark_Scheffel)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Sedalia](/source/Sedalia%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 5
| [Gail Schwartz](/source/Gail_Schwartz)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Snowmass Village](/source/Snowmass_Village)
|-
| 6
| [Ellen Roberts](/source/Ellen_Roberts)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Durango](/source/Durango%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 7
| [Steve King](/source/Steve_King_(Colorado_politician))
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Grand Junction](/source/Grand_Junction%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 8
| [Jean White](/source/Jean_White_(Colorado_legislator))
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Steamboat Springs](/source/Steamboat_Springs%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 9
| [Kent Lambert](/source/Kent_Lambert)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Colorado Springs](/source/Colorado_Springs%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 10
| [Bill Cadman](/source/Bill_Cadman)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| Colorado Springs
|-
| 11
| [John Morse](/source/John_Morse_(Colorado_legislator))
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Colorado Springs
|-
| 12
| [Keith King](/source/Keith_King)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| Colorado Springs
|-
| 13
| [Scott Renfroe](/source/Scott_Renfroe)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Greeley](/source/Greeley%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 14
| [Bob Bacon](/source/Bob_Bacon)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Fort Collins](/source/Fort_Collins%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 15
| [Kevin Lundberg](/source/Kevin_Lundberg)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| Fort Collins
|-
| 16
| [Jeanne Nicholson](/source/Jeanne_Nicholson)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Golden](/source/Golden%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 17
| [Brandon Shaffer](/source/Brandon_Shaffer)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Longmont](/source/Longmont%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 18
| [Rollie Heath](/source/Rollie_Heath)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Boulder](/source/Boulder%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 19
| [Evie Hudak](/source/Evie_Hudak)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Westminster](/source/Westminster%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 20
| [Cheri Jahn](/source/Cheri_Jahn)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Wheat Ridge](/source/Wheat_Ridge%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 21
| [Betty Boyd](/source/Betty_Boyd_(Colorado_legislator))
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Lakewood](/source/Lakewood%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 22
| [Tim Neville](/source/Tim_Neville)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Littleton](/source/Littleton%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 23
| [Shawn Mitchell](/source/Shawn_Mitchell)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Broomfield](/source/Broomfield%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 24
| [Lois Tochtrop](/source/Lois_Tochtrop)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Thornton](/source/Thornton%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 25
| [Mary Hodge](/source/Mary_Hodge)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Aurora](/source/Aurora%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 26
| [Linda Newell](/source/Linda_Newell)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Littleton
|-
| 27
| [Nancy Spence](/source/Nancy_Spence)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Centennial](/source/Centennial%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 28
| [Suzanne Williams](/source/Suzanne_Williams)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Aurora
|-
| 29
| [Morgan Carroll](/source/Morgan_Carroll)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Aurora
|-
| 30
| [Ted Harvey](/source/Ted_Harvey)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Parker](/source/Parker%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 31
| [Pat Steadman](/source/Pat_Steadman)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Denver](/source/Denver)
|-
| 32
| [Irene Aguilar](/source/Irene_Aguilar)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Denver
|-
| 33
| [Michael Johnston](/source/Mike_Johnston_(Colorado_politician))
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Denver
|-
| 34
| [Lucía Guzmán](/source/Luc%C3%ADa_Guzm%C3%A1n)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Denver
|-
| 35
| [Joyce Foster](/source/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](/source/Frank_McNulty_(Colorado_legislator)) || {{Party shading/Republican}} | [Republican](/source/Colorado_Republican_Party) || [Highlands Ranch](/source/Highlands_Ranch%2C_Colorado) || 43
|-
| [Speaker pro Tempore](/source/Speaker_(politics)) || [Kevin Priola](/source/Kevin_Priola) || {{Party shading/Republican}} | [Republican](/source/Colorado_Republican_Party) || [Brighton](/source/Brighton%2C_Colorado) || 30
|-
| [Majority Leader](/source/Majority_Leader) || [Amy Stephens](/source/Amy_Stephens) || {{Party shading/Republican}} | [Republican](/source/Colorado_Republican_Party) || [Colorado Springs](/source/Colorado_Springs%2C_Colorado) || 20
|-
| Assistant [Majority Leader](/source/Majority_Leader) || [Mark Waller](/source/Mark_Waller_(politician)) || {{Party shading/Republican}} | [Republican](/source/Colorado_Republican_Party) || [Colorado Springs](/source/Colorado_Springs%2C_Colorado) || 15
|-
| Majority [Caucus](/source/Caucus) Chair || [Carole Murray](/source/Carole_Murray) || {{Party shading/Republican}} | [Republican](/source/Colorado_Republican_Party) || [Castle Rock](/source/Castle_Rock%2C_Colorado) || 45
|-
| [Majority Whip](/source/Majority_Whip) || [B.J. Nikkel](/source/B.J._Nikkel) || {{Party shading/Republican}} | [Republican](/source/Colorado_Republican_Party) || [Loveland](/source/Loveland%2C_Colorado) || 49
|-
| [Minority Leader](/source/Minority_Leader) || [Mark Ferrandino](/source/Mark_Ferrandino) || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [Democratic](/source/Colorado_Democratic_Party) || [Denver](/source/Denver) || 2
|-
| Assistant [Minority Leader](/source/Minority_Leader) || [Nancy Todd](/source/Nancy_Todd) || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [Democratic](/source/Colorado_Democratic_Party) || [Aurora](/source/Aurora%2C_Colorado) || 41
|-
| Minority [Caucus](/source/Caucus) Chair || [Lois Court](/source/Lois_Court) || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [Democratic](/source/Colorado_Democratic_Party) || [Denver](/source/Denver) || 6
|-
| [Minority Whip](/source/Minority_Whip) || ''vacant'' || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [Democratic](/source/Colorado_Democratic_Party) || ''n/a'' || ''n/a''
|}
===Members===
{| class=wikitable
|-
! District !! Representative !! Party !! Residence
|-
| 1
| [Jeanne Labuda](/source/Jeanne_Labuda)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Denver](/source/Denver)
|-
| 2
| [Mark Ferrandino](/source/Mark_Ferrandino)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Denver
|-
| 3
| [Daniel Kagan](/source/Daniel_Kagan)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Denver
|-
| 4
| [Dan Pabon](/source/Dan_Pabon)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Denver
|-
| 5
| [Crisanta Duran](/source/Crisanta_Duran)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Denver
|-
| 6
| [Lois Court](/source/Lois_Court)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Denver
|-
| 7
| [Angela Williams](/source/Angela_Williams_(politician))
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Denver
|-
| 8
| [Beth McCann](/source/Beth_McCann)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Denver
|-
| 9
| [Joe Miklosi](/source/Joe_Miklosi)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Denver
|-
| 10
| [Dickey Lee Hullinghorst](/source/Dickey_Lee_Hullinghorst)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Boulder](/source/Boulder%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 11
| [Jonathan Singer](/source/Jonathan_Singer_(politician))
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Longmont](/source/Longmont)
|-
| 12
| [Matt Jones](/source/Matt_Jones_(Colorado_politician))
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Louisville](/source/Louisville%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 13
| [Claire Levy](/source/Claire_Levy)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Boulder
|-
| 14
| [Janak Joshi](/source/Janak_Joshi)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Colorado Springs](/source/Colorado_Springs%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 15
| [Mark Waller](/source/Mark_Waller_(politician))
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| Colorado Springs
|-
| 16
| [Larry Liston](/source/Larry_Liston)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| Colorado Springs
|-
| 17
| [Mark Barker](/source/Mark_Barker)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Colorado Springs](/source/Colorado_Springs%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 18
| [Pete Lee](/source/Pete_Lee)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Colorado Springs](/source/Colorado_Springs%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 19
| [Marsha Looper](/source/Marsha_Looper)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Calhan](/source/Calhan%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 20
| [Amy Stephens](/source/Amy_Stephens)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| Colorado Springs
|-
| 21
| [Bob Gardner](/source/Bob_Gardner)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| Colorado Springs
|-
| 22
| [Kenneth Summers](/source/Ken_Summers_(politician))
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Lakewood](/source/Lakewood%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 23
| [Max Tyler](/source/Max_Tyler_(Colorado_legislator))
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Golden](/source/Golden%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 24
| [Sue Schafer](/source/Sue_Schafer)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Wheat Ridge](/source/Wheat_Ridge%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 25
| [Cheri Gerou](/source/Cheri_Gerou)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Evergreen](/source/Evergreen%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 26
| [Andrew Kerr](/source/Andy_Kerr_(American_politician))
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Lakewood](/source/Lakewood%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 27
| [Libby Szabo](/source/Libby_Szabo)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Arvada](/source/Arvada%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 28
| [Jim Kerr](/source/James_Kerr_(Colorado_politician))
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Littleton](/source/Littleton%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 29
| [Robert Ramirez](/source/Robert_Ramirez)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Arvada](/source/Arvada%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 30
| [Kevin Priola](/source/Kevin_Priola)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Brighton](/source/Brighton%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 31
| [Judy Solano](/source/Judy_Solano)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Brighton
|-
| 32
| [Edward Casso](/source/Edward_Casso)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Thornton](/source/Thornton%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 33
| [Donald Beezley](/source/Donald_Beezley)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Broomfield](/source/Broomfield%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 34
| John Soper
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Westminster](/source/Westminster%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 35
| [Cherylin Peniston](/source/Cherylin_Peniston)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Westminster](/source/Westminster%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 36
| [Su Ryden](/source/Su_Ryden)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Aurora](/source/Aurora%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 37
| [Spencer Swalm](/source/Spencer_Swalm)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Centennial](/source/Centennial%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 38
| [Kathleen Conti](/source/Kathleen_Conti)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| Littleton
|-
| 39
| [David Balmer](/source/David_Balmer)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| Centennial
|-
| 40
| [Cindy Acree](/source/Cindy_Acree)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| Aurora
|-
| 41
| [Nancy Todd](/source/Nancy_Todd_(politician))
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Aurora
|-
| 42
| [Rhonda Fields](/source/Rhonda_Fields)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Aurora
|-
| 43
| [Frank McNulty](/source/Frank_McNulty_(Colorado_legislator))
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Highlands Ranch](/source/Highlands_Ranch%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 44
| [Chris Holbert](/source/Chris_Holbert)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Parker](/source/Parker%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 45
| [Carole Murray](/source/Carole_Murray)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Castle Rock](/source/Castle_Rock%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 46
| [Salvatore Pace](/source/Sal_Pace)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Pueblo](/source/Pueblo%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 47
| [Keith Swerdfeger](/source/Keith_Swerdfeger)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Pueblo West](/source/Pueblo_West%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 48
| [Glenn Vaad](/source/Glenn_Vaad)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Mead](/source/Mead%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 49
| [B.J. Nikkel](/source/B.J._Nikkel)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Loveland](/source/Loveland%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 50
| [James Riesberg](/source/James_Riesberg)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Greeley](/source/Greeley%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 51
| [Brian DelGrosso](/source/Brian_DelGrosso)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| Loveland
|-
| 52
| [John Kefalas](/source/John_Kefalas)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Fort Collins](/source/Fort_Collins%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 53
| [Randy Fischer](/source/Randy_Fischer)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| Fort Collins
|-
| 54
| [Ray Scott](/source/Ray_Scott_(Colorado_politician))
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Grand Junction](/source/Grand_Junction%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 55
| [Laura Bradford](/source/Laura_Bradford)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| Grand Junction
|-
| 56
| [Christine Scanlan](/source/Christine_Scanlan)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Dillon](/source/Dillon%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 57
| [Randy Baumgardner](/source/Randy_Baumgardner)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Winter Park](/source/Winter_Park%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 58
| [Don Coram](/source/Don_Coram)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Montrose](/source/Montrose%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 59
| [Paul Brown](/source/J._Paul_Brown)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Durango](/source/Durango%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 60
| Tom Massey
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Poncha Springs](/source/Poncha_Springs%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 61
| [Roger Wilson](/source/Roger_Wilson_(Colorado_politician))
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Glenwood Springs](/source/Glenwood_Springs%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 62
| [Edward Vigil](/source/Edward_Vigil)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
|
|-
| 63
| [Jon Becker](/source/Jon_Becker)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Yuma](/source/Yuma%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 64
| [Wes McKinley](/source/Wes_McKinley)
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [Walsh](/source/Walsh%2C_Colorado)
|-
| 65
| [Jerry Sonnenberg](/source/Jerry_Sonnenberg)
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [Sterling](/source/Sterling%2C_Colorado)
|}
==See also==
{{portal|United States|Colorado}}
* [List of Colorado state legislatures](/source/List_of_Colorado_state_legislatures)
*[Outline of Colorado](/source/Outline_of_Colorado)
*[Index of Colorado-related articles](/source/Index_of_Colorado-related_articles)
*[State of Colorado](/source/State_of_Colorado)
**[Law and government of Colorado](/source/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.
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