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Encyclopedia > Colorado Senate

The Colorado Senate has 35 members each elected to four-year terms.


The current party composition of the Senate is:

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The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...


Senate office bearers

Position Name Party Residence District Term Up
President Joan Fitz-Gerald Democratic Golden 16 2006
Majority Leader Ken Gordon
RUNNING FOR SECRETARY OF STATE		 Democratic Denver 35 2008
Minority Leader Andrew McElhany Republican Colorado Springs 12 2008

The President of the Senate is the title often given to the presiding officer, or chairman, of a senate. ... Joan Fitz-Gerald is the current President of the Colorado State Senate. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Downtown Golden, Colorado Golden, Colorado lies at the mouth of Clear Creek at the edge of the foothills of the Front Range. ... The majority leader is a term used in congressional systems for the chamber leader of the party in control of a legislature. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Nickname: The Mile-High City Location of Denver in Colorado Coordinates: City-County Denver (coextensive) Founded November 22, 1858 Incorporated November 7, 1861 Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Area    - City 401. ... In U.S. politics, the minority leader is the Floor Leader of the second-largest caucus in a legislative body. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Nickname: The Springs Location in the state of Colorado Coordinates: County El Paso Mayor Lionel Rivera Area    - City 482. ...

Members of the Colorado Senate

District Senator Party Residence Term Up
1 Greg Brophy Republican Wray 2006
2 Kenneth Kester Republican Las Animas 2006
3 Abel Tapia Democrat Pueblo 2006
4 Tom Wiens Republican Sedalia 2008
5 Lewis Entz Republican Hooper 2006
6 James Isgar Democrat Durango 2006
7 Ronald Teck
TERM LIMITED		 Republican Grand Junction 2006
8 Jack Taylor Republican Steamboat Springs 2008
9 Doug Lamborn
RUNNING FOR US HOUSE-5TH CD		 Republican Colorado Springs 2006
10 Ron May Republican Colorado Springs 2008
11 Ed Jones Republican Colorado Springs 2006
12 Andy McElhany Republican Colorado Springs 2008
13 David T. Owen
TERM LIMITED		 Republican Greeley 2006
14 Robert Bacon Democrat Fort Collins 2008
15 Steve Johnson Republican Fort Collins 2006
16 Joan Fitz-Gerald Democrat Golden 2006
17 Brandon Shaffer Democrat Longmont 2008
18 Ron Tupa Democrat Boulder 2008
19 Sue Windels Democrat Arvada 2008
20 Maryanne Keller Democrat Wheat Ridge 2006
21 Betty Boyd Democrat Lakewood 2006
22 Kiki Traylor
DEFEATED IN PRIMARY		 Republican Littleton 2006
23 Shawn Mitchell Republican Broomfield 2008
24 Lois Tochtrop Democrat Thornton 2006
25 Stephanie Takis Democrat Aurora 2008
26 Jim Dyer Republican Englewood 2008
27 Nancy Spence Republican Centennial 2008
28 Suzanne Williams Democrat Aurora 2008
29 Bob Hagedorn Democrat Aurora 2008
30 John E. Evans
TERM LIMITED		 Republican Parker 2006
31 Jennifer Veiga Democrat Denver 2008
32 Dan Grossman
RETIRING		 Democrat Denver 2006
33 Peter Groff Democrat Denver 2008
34 Paula Sandoval Democrat Denver 2006
35 Ken Gordon
RUNNING FOR SECRETARY OF STATE		 Democrat Denver 2008

Wray is a city located in Yuma County, Colorado. ... Las Animas is a city located in Bent County, Colorado. ... Pueblo is a city located in Pueblo County in southern Colorado. ... Sedalia is a census-designated place located in Douglas County, Colorado. ... Hooper is a town located in Alamosa County, Colorado. ... Durango (Navajo: Kinłání) is a city in La Plata County, Colorado (USA). ... Mt. ... Steamboat Springs is a mix of older architecture and newer resort developments, especially near the ski resort on the eastern edge of town. ... Doug Lamborn is a Republican member of the Colorado State Senate representing Colorados 9th legislative district. ... Nickname: The Springs Location in the state of Colorado Coordinates: County El Paso Mayor Lionel Rivera Area    - City 482. ... Nickname: The Springs Location in the state of Colorado Coordinates: County El Paso Mayor Lionel Rivera Area    - City 482. ... Nickname: The Springs Location in the state of Colorado Coordinates: County El Paso Mayor Lionel Rivera Area    - City 482. ... Nickname: The Springs Location in the state of Colorado Coordinates: County El Paso Mayor Lionel Rivera Area    - City 482. ... Greeley is a city in Weld County, Colorado, United States. ... Horsetooth Rock, atop Horsetooth Mountain, is often used as a symbol of Fort Collins. ... Horsetooth Rock, atop Horsetooth Mountain, is often used as a symbol of Fort Collins. ... Joan Fitz-Gerald is the current President of the Colorado State Senate. ... Downtown Golden, Colorado Golden, Colorado lies at the mouth of Clear Creek at the edge of the foothills of the Front Range. ... Longmont is a city located in Boulder County, Colorado. ... Boulder (, Mountain Time Zone) is a city in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. ... Arvada is a city in Jefferson and Adams County, Colorado and part of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area. ... Wheat Ridge is a city located in Jefferson County, Colorado. ... Lakewood is a city located in Jefferson County, Colorado. ... Littleton is a city located in the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Colorado. ... The City and County of Broomfield lies in the northern tier of the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area in Colorado. ... Thornton is a city located in Adams County, Colorado. ... Nickname: The Gateway to the Rockies Official website: http://www. ... Englewood is a city located in Arapahoe County, Colorado. ... Centennial is a city located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. ... Nickname: The Gateway to the Rockies Official website: http://www. ... Nickname: The Gateway to the Rockies Official website: http://www. ... Parker is a town in Douglas County, Colorado that in recent years has become a exurban part of the Denver Metropolitan Area. ... This article refers to the state capital of Colorado. ... This article refers to the state capital of Colorado. ... This article refers to the state capital of Colorado. ... This article refers to the state capital of Colorado. ... This article refers to the state capital of Colorado. ...

See also

The Colorado House of Representatives has 65 members elected for two-year terms. ...

External links

  • Colorado General Assembly
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