Colorado House of Representatives explained
| Colorado House of Representatives |
| Legislature: | 74th Colorado General Assembly |
| Coa Pic: | Seal_of_Colorado.svg |
| House Type: | Lower house |
| Term Limits: | 4 terms (8 years) |
| New Session: | January 9, 2023 |
| Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
| Leader1: | Julie McCluskie (D) |
| Election1: | January 9, 2023 |
| Leader2 Type: | Speaker pro tempore |
| Leader2: | Chris Kennedy (D) |
| Election2: | January 9, 2023 |
| Leader3 Type: | Majority Leader |
| Leader3: | Monica Duran (D) |
| Election3: | January 9, 2023 |
| Leader7 Type: | Minority Leader |
| Leader7: | Rose Pugliese (R) |
| Election7: | January 24, 2024 |
| Term Length: | 2 years |
| Authority: | Article V, Colorado Constitution |
| Salary: | $43,977/year + per diem[1] |
| Members: | 65 |
| Structure1: | Colorado House of Reps 2022.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 250px |
| Political Groups1: | Majority Minority
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| Voting System1: | First-past-the-post |
| Last Election1: | November 8, 2022 |
| Next Election1: | November 5, 2024 |
| Redistricting: | Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission |
| Session Room: | ColoradoStateCapitolHouseOfRepresentatives_gobeirne.jpg |
| Meeting Place: | House of Representatives Chamber
Colorado State Capitol, Denver
United States of America |
| Website: | Colorado General Assembly |
| Rules: | Colorado Legislative Rules |
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 roughly 80 thousand 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.
The Colorado House of Representatives convenes at the State Capitol in Denver.
Committees
The House have 11 current committees of reference:[2]
- House Agriculture, Livestock, and Water Committee[3]
- House Appropriations Committee[4]
- House Business Affairs and Labor[5]
- House Education[6]
- House Energy and Environment Committee[7]
- House Finance Committee[8]
- House Health and Insurance Committee[9]
- House Judiciary Committee[10]
- House Public and Behavioral Health and Human Services Committee[11]
- House State, Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee[12]
- House Transportation and Local Government Committee Committee[13]
Current composition
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
| Total | |
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| | |
| Democratic | Republican | Vacant |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | 68th General Assembly | 32 | | 33 | 65 | 0 |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | 69th General Assembly | | 37 | 28 | 65 | 0 |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | 70th General Assembly | | 34 | 31 | 65 | 0 |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Begin 71st Assembly | | 37 | 28 | 65 | 0 |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | End 71st Assembly | | 36 | 29 | 65 | 0 |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | 72nd General Assembly | | 41 | 24 | 65 | 0 |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Begin 73rd Assembly | rowspan=3 | 41 | 24 | 65 | 0 |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | October 7, 2022[14] | 23 | 64 | 1 |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | October 30, 2022[15] | 22 | 63 | 2 |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Begin 74th Assembly[16] | rowspan=1 | 45 | 19 | 64 | 1 |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | January 28, 2023[17] | rowspan=1 | 46 | 65 | 0 |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | August 4, 2023[18] | rowspan=1 | 45 | 64 | 1 |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | August 26, 2023[19] | rowspan=1 | 46 | 65 | 0 |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | September 19, 2023[20] | rowspan=1 | 45 | 64 | 1 |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | October 2, 2023[21] | rowspan=1 | 46 | 65 | 0 |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | December 11, 2023[22] | rowspan=1 | 45 | 64 | 1 |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | December 31, 2023[23] | rowspan=1 | 44 | 63 | 2 |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | January 3, 2024[24] | rowspan=1 | 45 | 64 | 1 |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | January 18, 2024[25] | rowspan=1 | 46 | 65 | 0 |
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| Latest voting share | | | | |
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Leaders
| Position | Name | Party | Residence | District |
|---|
| Julie McCluskie | | | | 13 |
| Speaker Pro Tempore | | | | | 30 |
| | | | | 23 |
| Assistant Majority Leader | | | | | 7 |
| Majority Caucus Co-chair | | | | | 42 |
| | | | | 53 |
| | | | | 41 |
| | | | | 14 |
| | | | | 47 |
| | | | | 63 | |
Members
[26]
*Representative was originally appointed
Past composition of the House of Representatives
See main article: Political party strength in Colorado.
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.[27] 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.[28]
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'[29]
Their prediction proved wrong, as demonstrated by the list of subsequent women members of the House.[30]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Salaries for Legislators, Statewide Elected Officials, and County Officers. Colorado General Assembly. 7 July 2023.
- Web site: Committees . . 2021 . Colorado General Assembly, First Regular Session, 73rd General Assembly . State of Colorado . 2021-01-14.
- Web site: Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources | Colorado General Assembly .
- Web site: Appropriations | Colorado General Assembly .
- Web site: Business Affairs & Labor | Colorado General Assembly .
- Web site: Education | Colorado General Assembly .
- Web site: Energy & Environment | Colorado General Assembly .
- Web site: Finance | Colorado General Assembly .
- Web site: Health & Insurance | Colorado General Assembly .
- Web site: Judiciary | Colorado General Assembly .
- Web site: Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services | Colorado General Assembly .
- Web site: State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs | Colorado General Assembly .
- Web site: Transportation, Housing & Local Government | Colorado General Assembly .
- Republican and Minority Whip Tim Geitner (District 19) resigned. https://gazette.com/elections/state-rep-tim-geitner-resigns-from-colorado-general-assembly/article_c5d412b7-3cc7-589d-ac61-8c6bc52ad757.html
- Republican and Minority Leader Hugh McKean (District 51) died. https://www.coloradopolitics.com/denver-gazette/house-minority-leader-hugh-mckean-has-died/article_5bd8d1d0-5873-11ed-83e6-ef9138e8e44b.html
- Democrat Tracey Bernett (District 12) resigned on January 9, 2023. https://www.dailycamera.com/2023/01/09/rep-tracey-bernett-resigns-following-complaint-about-her-residency/
- Democrat Kyle Brown was selected by a vacancy committee to replace Bernett. https://www.coloradopolitics.com/legislature/democrats-in-louisville-based-house-district-12-choose-kyle-brown-to-replace-tracey-bernett/article_08cea394-9f3f-11ed-862f-c3b5a8fda528.html
- Democrat Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez (District 4) resigned after her election to the Denver City Council. https://www.news-journal.com/gonzales-gutierrez-resigns-from-colorado-house/article_4142cf61-6ea2-5a92-beae-22991398e879.html
- Democrat Tim Hernández was selected by a vacancy committee to replace Gonzales-Gutierrez. https://coloradonewsline.com/briefs/tim-hernandez-chosen-to-represent-house-district-4-next-year-in-legislature/
- Democrat Dafna Michaelson Jenet (District 32) was sworn into the Colorado Senate. https://twitter.com/COSenDem/status/1704206084645474794
- Democrat Manny Rutinel was selected by a vacancy committee to replace Michaelson Jenet. https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/tonty-manny-rutinel-democrats-house-district-32-election/article_4b497566-6152-11ee-b8ab-7730088790ec.html
- Democrat Ruby Dickson (District 37) resigned. https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/state-rep-ruby-dickson-to-resign-citing-vitriolic-political-environment/article_d1fa2424-906f-11ee-9468-5341b0c73f16.html
- Democrat Said Sharbini (District 31) resigned. https://coloradosun.com/2023/12/18/colorado-house-member-resigns/
- Democrat Chad Clifford was selected by a vacancy committee to replace Dickson. https://coloradonewsline.com/briefs/democrat-chad-clifford-selected-to-fill-vacant-colorado-house-seat/
- Democrat Julia Marvin was selected by a vacancy committee to replace Sharbini. https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/democrats-pick-julia-marvin-to-replace-rep-said-sharbini/article_740dd94e-b664-11ee-a98d-0f1f3681ce8d.html
- Web site: Legislators . . Colorado General Assembly . 2019-01-08.
- Web site: . February 2, 2024.
- Web site: . February 2, 2024.
- News: December 6, 1906. Leaders of all parties in Colorado announce equal suffrage policy a failure. Pawnee Courier Dispatch. 6. February 2, 2024. ..
- Web site: . February 2, 2024.
