# Bob Bacon > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bob_Bacon > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bob_Bacon.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Bacon > Source revision: 1349799072 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For other people named Bob Bacon, see [Robert Bacon (disambiguation)](/source/Robert_Bacon_(disambiguation)). **Robert Bacon** is a retired educator and [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) politician from [Fort Collins, Colorado](/source/Fort_Collins,_Colorado). Bacon served as a [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) member of the [Colorado Senate](/source/Colorado_Senate), representing the [14th district](/source/Colorado's_14th_Senate_district) from 2005 to 2013. Bacon also served in the [Colorado State House](/source/Colorado_House_of_Representatives) from 1997 to 2003. Prior to that, he was elected twice to the [Poudre School District](/source/Poudre_School_District) Board of Education, serving from 1991 to 1999.[1] Bacon Elementary School is named in his honor.[2] ## Biography Born in [Galesburg, Illinois](/source/Galesburg,_Illinois), Bacon earned a B.S. in social sciences at [Illinois State University](/source/Illinois_State_University) in 1957, and taught high school in Illinois before moving to Fort Collins, Colorado, in 1959. He received a master's degree in history from [University of Northern Colorado](/source/University_of_Northern_Colorado) in 1961[3] while teaching in [Poudre School District](/source/Poudre_School_District), where he remained until 1991, when he took a post at [Front Range Community College](/source/Front_Range_Community_College) for four years and then retiring.[3] With his wife Beverly, Bacon has three grown children. In southeast Fort Collins, he was honored with the naming of Bacon Elementary School. Bob Bacon was a teacher from 1957 to 1996.[4] ## Political history Bacon was a director and board member for [Poudre School District](/source/Poudre_School_District) Board of Education from 1991 to 1999. After retiring from the Poudre School District, Bacon was twice elected as a director to the [Poudre School District](/source/Poudre_School_District) Board of Education, serving from 1991 to 1999. He was then elected to the [State House](/source/Colorado_House_of_Representatives) 53rd District in 1996, where he represented western Fort Collins, and rose to the post of Assistant Minority Leader. Bacon was elected to his first term in the [State Senate](/source/Colorado_Senate) in 2004, defeating Republican [Ray Martinez](/source/Ray_Martinez_(Republican)), a former Fort Collins mayor, and Libertarian [Mark Brophy](/source/Mark_Brophy). In 2008, Bacon defeated Republican Matt Fries to win reelection. [1][5] Bob Bacon has had the following political experience: - Senator, Colorado State Senate, 2004–2012 - Assistant Minority Leader, Colorado State House of Representatives, 1999-2000 - Representative, Colorado State House of Representatives, 1997-2004 - Director/Board Member, Poudre School District Board of Education, 1991-1999[4] ## Senate committee assignments ### 2011-2012 In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Bacon served on these committees: - Appropriations Committee, Colorado State Senate - Capital Development Committee, Colorado General Assembly, Vice Chair - Education Committee, Colorado State Senate, Chair - State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee, Colorado State Senate, Vice Chair ### 2009-2010 - In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Bacon served on these committees: - Appropriations Committee, Colorado Senate - Education Committee, Colorado Senate - State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee, Colorado Senate ## References 1. ["Bob Bacon"](https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Bob_Bacon). *[Ballotpedia](/source/Ballotpedia)*. Retrieved 2024-07-04. 1. ["About Us"](https://bac.psdschools.org/about-us). *Bacon Elementary School*. Poudre School District. 1. Park, Brian (2004-10-25). ["Bacon addresses health care, higher ed"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160408180651/http://archives.collegian.com/). *The Rocky Mountain Collegian*. Archived from [the original](http://www.collegian.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=6c6c6519-80de-4ce8-a09d-bb6e478c30af) on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2007-03-20. 1. ["Senator Bob L. Bacon's Biography"](http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/12543/bob-bacon). Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 14 December 2012. 1. Larimer County, Colorado. ["Election Information"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070204090734/http://www.co.larimer.co.us/elections/elections_tab.htm). *Larimer County Virtual Courthouse*. Archived from [the original](http://www.co.larimer.co.us/elections/elections_tab.htm) on 2007-02-04. Retrieved 2007-03-14. ## External links - [Senator Bob Bacon](http://bobbacon.org/) **official website** - [State Senator Bob Bacon](https://web.archive.org/web/20060615045403/http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/senate/members/sen14.htm) **official government site** - *Follow the Money* - Bob Bacon - [2006](http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=20066&c=426160) [2004](http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=20046&c=411067) Senate campaign contributions - [2002](http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=20026&c=21945) [2000](http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=20006&c=347440) [1998](http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=19986&c=347062) [1996](http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=19966&c=346768) House campaign contributions --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bob Bacon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Bacon) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Bacon?action=history)). 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