Kevin Lundberg
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Kevin Lundberg is a Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing House District 49, which includes most of rural Larimer County, Colorado, including the towns of Wellington, Berthoud, and Estes Park, as well as the town of Windsor in Weld County.[1]
Lundberg, who lives in Berthoud, Colorado, holds a B.A. from Rockmont College in history and social scence.[2] Before marrying, Lundberg worked with his father as a custom harvester;[3] he is currently the owner of a video production company. Lundberg and his wife Sandy have three children, who are each homeschooled. In the 1990s, Lundberg was a founder of Christian Home Educators of Colorado, which recognized him as their "Legislator of the Year" in 2006. Lundberg also sat on the board of Colorado Christian University from 1986-2002.[2]
Lundberg unsuccessfully ran for the Colorado Senate in 1998, but was elected to the State House in 2002, defeating Taylor Stephens in the Republican primary, but facing no general election oppostion. Lundberg has since been twice re-elected, defeating Democrat Doug Frisbie and Libertarian Alberto Squassabia in 2004 and Democrat Sue Radford in 2006. [4]
In office, Lundberg has become noted for sponsoring and backing unsuccessful bills that have been described as "socially conservative,"[5], including measures to define pregnancy as beginning at conception,[6] and prohibiting domestic partnerships for gay and lesbian couples.[6] Lundberg also broke with many in his party, including republican governor Bill Owens to oppose the 2005 Colorado Referendum C.[7]
In the 2007 and 2008 sessions of the Colorado General Assembly, Lundberg sits on the House Finance Committee and the House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee. [8][9]
Lundberg has recently come under fire for his lone "nay" vote on a resolution censuring fellow representative Douglas Bruce for his kicking of a photographer during opening prayer on the house floor. [10]
In the 2008 legislative election, Lundberg is expected to face Democrat James Ross, a political science instructor at Colorado State University.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ State House Map (html). COMaps. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
- ^ a b My Background (html). KevinLundberg.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
- ^ Sealover, Ed. "This week in the legislature", Colorado Springs Gazette, 18 February 2008. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
- ^ Larimer County, Colorado. Election Information (html). Larimer County Virtual Courhouse. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
- ^ Norris, Wendy. "Church-Influenced Bills Are Losers for Lundberg", Colorado Confidential, 19 August 2006. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
- ^ a b Sleven, Coleen. "Lawmakers debate bills concerning abortion, emergency contraception", Fort Collins Coloradoan, 25 January 2005. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
- ^ MacArthur, Dan. "Opponents label C and D a tax increase in disguise", North Forty News, 30 September 2005. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
- ^ House Committees of Reference (html). Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
- ^ House Committees of Reference (html). Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ Censuring Representative Douglas Bruce.
- ^ Keith, Tim. "County Dems call for unity at local meeting", Fort Collins Coloradoan, 9 March 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
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| Current members of the Colorado House of Representatives |  |
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1st: Jeanne Labuda (D) |
17th: Stella Garza-Hicks (R) |
33rd: Dianne Primavera (D) |
49th: Kevin Lundberg (R) |
| Democrat (40 seats) | Republican (25 seats) | |||
