Colorado House Of Representatives
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 number 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 four-year respite.
Colorado House of Representatives | |
|---|---|
| 74th Colorado General Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 4 terms (8 years) |
| History | |
| Preceded by | 73rd Colorado General Assembly |
New session started | January 9, 2023 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker pro tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 65 |
 | |
Political groups | Majority
Minority
|
Length of term | 2 years |
| Authority | Article V, Colorado Constitution |
| Salary | $43,977/year + per diem |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | November 8, 2022 |
Next election | November 5, 2024 |
| Redistricting | Colorado Independent Redistricting Commissions |
| Meeting place | |
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| House of Representatives Chamber Colorado State Capitol, Denver United States of America | |
| Website | |
| Colorado General Assembly | |
The Colorado House of Representatives convenes at the State Capitol in Denver.
Committees
The House have 11 current committees of reference:
- House Agriculture, Livestock, and Water Committee
- House Appropriations Committee
- House Business Affairs and Labor
- House Education
- House Energy and Environment Committee
- House Finance Committee
- House Health and Insurance Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
- House Public and Behavioral Health and Human Services Committee
- House State, Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee
- House Transportation and Local Government Committee Committee
Current composition
| ↓ | ||
| 46 | 19 | |
| Democratic | Republican | |
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| 68th General 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 |
| End 71st Assembly | 36 | 29 | 65 | 0 |
| 72nd General Assembly | 41 | 24 | 65 | 0 |
| Begin 73rd Assembly | 41 | 24 | 65 | 0 |
| October 7, 2022 | 23 | 64 | 1 | |
| October 30, 2022 | 22 | 63 | 2 | |
| Begin 74th Assembly | 45 | 19 | 64 | 1 |
| January 28, 2023 | 46 | 65 | 0 | |
| August 4, 2023 | 45 | 64 | 1 | |
| August 26, 2023 | 46 | 65 | 0 | |
| September 19, 2023 | 45 | 64 | 1 | |
| October 2, 2023 | 46 | 65 | 0 | |
| December 11, 2023 | 45 | 64 | 1 | |
| December 31, 2023 | 44 | 63 | 2 | |
| January 3, 2024 | 45 | 64 | 1 | |
| January 18, 2024 | 46 | 65 | 0 | |
| Latest voting share | 71% | 29% | ||
Leaders
| Position | Name | Party | Residence | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker of the House | Julie McCluskie | Democratic | Dillon | 13 |
| Speaker Pro Tempore | Chris deGruy Kennedy | Democratic | Lakewood | 30 |
| Majority Leader | Monica Duran | Democratic | Wheat Ridge | 23 |
| Assistant Majority Leader | Jennifer Bacon | Democratic | Denver | 7 |
| Majority Caucus Co-chair | Mandy Lindsay | Democratic | Aurora | 42 |
| Co-Majority Whip | Andrew Boesenecker | Democratic | Berthoud | 53 |
| Co-Majority Whip | Iman Jodeh | Democratic | Aurora | 41 |
| Minority Leader | Rose Pugliese | Republican | Colorado Springs | 14 |
| Assistant Minority Leader | Ty Winter | Republican | Trinidad | 47 |
| Minority Whip | Richard Holtorf | Republican | Akron | 63 |
Members
- *Representative was originally appointed
Past composition of the House of Representatives
Women who served in the House of Representatives
The first women who served in the Colorado House of Representatives were Clara Cressingham, Carrie Holly and Frances Klock. All three were elected to serve in 1895-1896. Carrie Holly introduced and passed a Bill that raised the age of consent for girls from 16 to 18 and another that gave mothers the same rights to their children as fathers.
A total of 10 women served in the period up to 1904, the last of them being Alice Ruble, after which the party leaders declared that 'no woman will ever again be elected to the (Colorado) legislature'
Their prediction proved wrong, as demonstrated by the list of subsequent women members of the House.
See also
- Outline of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- State of Colorado
- United States of America
References
- Wiki English
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Travel information from Wikivoyage
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