| James Coleman | |
| Office: | President pro tempore of the Colorado Senate |
| Term Start: | January 9, 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Kerry Donovan |
| State Senate1: | Colorado |
| District1: | 33rd |
| Term Start1: | January 13, 2021 |
| Predecessor1: | Angela Williams |
| State House2: | Colorado |
| District2: | 7th |
| Term Start2: | January 11, 2017 |
| Term End2: | January 13, 2021 |
| Predecessor2: | Angela Williams |
| Successor2: | Jennifer Bacon |
| Birth Name: | James Rashad Coleman |
| Birth Place: | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Spouse: | Shayna |
| Children: | 2 |
| Education: | Oral Roberts University (BA) |
James Rashad Coleman is an American politician, who is currently serving as a member of the Colorado Senate from the 33rd district. He is currently the president pro tempore of the Colorado Senate. Prior to entering the State Senate, he was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 7th district.
He was born and raised in Park Hill, Denver. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology with a minor in business administration from Oral Roberts University.[1]
Coleman was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2016. He won the Democratic primary with 41.37% of the vote against opponents Michele Wheeler and Elet Valentine and ran unopposed in the general election. During his tenure in the House, Coleman served on the Business Affairs & Labor Committee and the House Local Government Committee.[2]
In 2019, Coleman announced his candidacy for the 33rd district seat in the Colorado Senate.[3] [4] Coleman ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Unionist Party nominee Jerry Burton in the November general election.[5] He assumed office on January 13, 2021.
Coleman lives in Denver's Green Valley Ranch neighborhood. He and his wife, Shayna, have two children.[6]