Colorado House of Representatives | |
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| 75thColorado General Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 4 terms (8 years) |
| History | |
New session started | January 8, 2025 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker pro tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 65 |
Political groups | Majority
Minority
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Length of term | 2 years |
| Authority | Article V,Colorado Constitution |
| Salary | $43,977/year + per diem[1] |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | November 5, 2024 |
Next election | November 3, 2026 |
| Redistricting | Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission |
| Meeting place | |
| House of Representatives Chamber Colorado State Capitol,Denver United States of America | |
| Website | |
| Colorado General Assembly | |
| Rules | |
| Colorado Legislative Rules | |
TheColorado House of Representatives is thelower house of theColorado General Assembly, thestate legislature of the U.S. state ofColorado. 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 arelimited to four consecutive terms in office, but can run again after a four-year respite.
The Colorado House of Representatives convenes at theState Capitol in Denver.
The House have 11 current committees of reference:[2]
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| 43 | 22 | |
| 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 |
| March 2, 2018[a] | 36 | 29 | ||
| 72nd General Assembly | 41 | 24 | 65 | 0 |
| 73rd General Assembly | 41 | 24 | 65 | 0 |
| 74th General Assembly | 46 | 19 | 65 | 0 |
| Begin 75th Assembly | 43 | 22 | 65 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 66.2% | 33.8% | ||
| Position | Name | Party | Residence | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker of the House | Julie McCluskie | Democratic | Dillon | 13 |
| Speaker Pro Tempore | Andrew Boesenecker | Democratic | Fort Collins | 53 |
| 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 |
| Majority Caucus Co-Chair | Junie Joseph | Democratic | Boulder | 10 |
| Majority Co-Whip | Matthew Martinez | Democratic | Alamosa | 62 |
| Majority Co-Whip | Elizabeth Velasco | Democratic | Glenwood Springs | 57 |
| Minority Leader | Jarvis Caldwell | Republican | Colorado Springs | 20 |
| AssistantMinority Leader | Ty Winter | Republican | Trinidad | 47 |
| Minority Caucus Chair | Anthony Hartsook | Republican | Parker | 44 |
| Minority Whip | Carlos Barron | Republican | Fort Lupton | 48 |
The first women who served in the Colorado House of Representatives wereClara Cressingham,Carrie Holly andFrances Klock. All three were elected to serve in 1895-1896.[16]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.[17]
A total of 10 women served in the period up to 1904, the last of them beingAlice Ruble, after which the party leaders declared that 'no woman will ever again be elected to the (Colorado) legislature'[18]
Their prediction proved wrong, as demonstrated by the list of subsequent women members of the House.[16]
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