Colorado Senate

Colorado State Senate
Colorado General Assembly

Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	2 terms (8 years)
New session started	January 12, 2011
Leadership
President of the Senate	Brandon Shaffer, (D) since May 6, 2009
President pro Tempore	Betty Boyd, (D) since January 7, 2009
Majority Leader	John P. Morse, (D) since May 6, 2009
Minority Leader	Mike Kopp, (R) since May 12, 2010
Structure
Members	35
Political groups	Democratic Party (20) Republican Party (15)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article V, Colorado Constitution
Salary	$30,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 2, 2010 (17 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2012 (18 seats)
Redistricting	Colorado Reapportionment Commission
Meeting place

State Senate Chamber Colorado State Capitol Denver, Colorado
Website
Colorado General Assembly

The Colorado Senate is the upper house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Colorado. It is composed of 35 members elected from single-member districts, with each district having a population of about 123,000 as of the 2000 census. Senators are elected to 4-year terms, and are limited to 2 consecutive terms in office.

The Colorado Senate convenes at the State Capitol in Denver.

1 Composition of the Senate
- 1.1 Leadership
- 1.2 Members of the Colorado Senate
2 See also
3 External links

Composition of the Senate

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of previous legislature	21	14	35	0

Begin	20	15	35	0
Latest voting share	57.1%	42.9%

Leadership

Position	Senator	Party	District
President	Brandon Shaffer	Democratic	17
President pro Tempore	Betty Boyd	Democratic	21
Majority Leader	John P. Morse	Democratic	11
Assistant Majority Leader	Lois Tochtrop	Democratic	24
Majority Caucus Chair	Morgan Carroll	Democratic	29
Minority Leader	Mike Kopp	Republican	22
Assistant Minority Leader	Bill Cadman	Republican	10
Minority Caucus Chair	Mark Scheffel	Republican	4
Minority Whip	Scott Renfroe	Republican	13

Members of the Colorado Senate

District	Senator	Party	Residence	Term Up
1	Greg Brophy	Republican	Wray	2014
2	Kevin Grantham	Republican	Canon City	2014
3	Angela Giron	Democratic	Pueblo	2014
4	Mark Scheffel	Republican	Sedalia	2012
5	Gail Schwartz	Democratic	Snowmass Village	2014
6	Ellen Roberts	Republican	Durango	2014
7	Steve King	Republican	Grand Junction	2014
8	Jean White	Republican	Steamboat Springs	2012
9	Kent Lambert	Republican	Colorado Springs	2014
10	Bill Cadman	Republican	Colorado Springs	2012
11	John Morse	Democratic	Colorado Springs	2014
12	Keith King	Republican	Colorado Springs	2012
13	Scott Renfroe	Republican	Greeley	2014
14	Bob Bacon	Democratic	Fort Collins	2012
15	Kevin Lundberg	Republican	Fort Collins	2014
16	Jeanne Nicholson	Democratic	Golden	2012
17	Brandon Shaffer	Democratic	Longmont	2012
18	Rollie Heath	Democratic	Boulder	2012
19	Evie Hudak	Democratic	Westminster	2012
20	Cheri Jahn	Democratic	Wheat Ridge	2014
21	Betty Boyd	Democratic	Lakewood	2012
22	Tim Neville	Republican	Littleton	2014
23	Shawn Mitchell	Republican	Broomfield	2012
24	Lois Tochtrop	Democratic	Thornton	2014
25	Mary Hodge	Democratic	Aurora	2012
26	Linda Newell	Democratic	Littleton	2012
27	Nancy Spence	Republican	Centennial	2012
28	Suzanne Williams	Democratic	Aurora	2012
29	Morgan Carroll	Democratic	Aurora	2012
30	Ted Harvey	Republican	Parker	2014
31	Pat Steadman	Democratic	Denver	2014
32	Irene Aguilar	Democratic	Denver	2014
33	Michael Johnston	Democratic	Denver	2012
34	Lucía Guzmán‎	Democratic	Denver	2014
35	Joyce Foster	Democratic	Denver	2012

External links

Members of the Colorado State Senate

68th General Assembly (2011–2012)
President of the Senate: Brandon Shaffer (D) • President pro Tempore: Betty Boyd (D) • Majority Leader: John Morse (D) • Minority Leader: Mike Kopp (R)

Greg Brophy (R)
Kevin Grantham (R)
Angela Giron (D)
Mark Scheffel (R)
Gail Schwartz (D)
Ellen Roberts (R)
Steve King (R)

Al White (R)
Kent Lambert (R)
Bill Cadman (R)
John Morse (D)
Keith King (R)
Scott Renfroe (R)
Bob Bacon (D)

Kevin Lundberg (R)
Jeanne Nicholson (D)
Brandon Shaffer (D)
Rollie Heath (D)
Evie Hudak (D)
Cheri Jahn (D)
Betty Boyd (D)

Tim Neville (R)
Shawn Mitchell (R)
Lois Tochtrop (D)
Mary Hodge (D)
Linda Newell (D)
Nancy Spence (R)
Suzanne Williams (D)

Morgan Carroll (D)
Ted Harvey (R)
Pat Steadman (D)
Irene Aguilar (D)
Michael Johnston (D)
Lucía Guzmán (D)
Joyce Foster (D)

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Colorado Senate

Contents

Composition of the Senate

Leadership

Members of the Colorado Senate

See also

External links