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First Round of Leadership Elections in Colorado

Posted by on November 8, 2024

Three of the four Colorado legislative caucuses met Friday, Nov. 8 to elect their leadership for the next two years. Leadership matters a great deal in the Colorado legislature. The Speaker/President and the Majority Leaders have the power to set committee sizes, assign bills to committees, determine the order of business on the floor, and make committee assignments for their caucus. Minority Leaders make committee assignments for their caucus. The Joint Budget Committee (JBC) spends months in hearings with Departments leading up the creation of the State Budget each year. The JBC members have enormous power when it comes to the state budget.

Here is who they selected:

The Senate Democrats elected:

  • Sen. James Coleman (D-Denver) to serve as President for the next term.
  • Sen. Robert Rodriguez (D-Denver) will continue as Senate Majority Leader.
  • Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D-Adams) will serve as President Pro Tem.
  • Sen. Lisa Cutter (D-Jefferson) will serve as the Assistant Majority Leader
  • Sen. Dylan Roberts (D-Clear Creek) will be caucus chair.
  • Senate Majority Whip will be Nick Hinrichsen (D-Pueblo).
  • Both Sens. Jeff Bridges (D-Arapahoe/Denver Counties) and Judy Amabile (D-Boulder) will serve on the Joint Budget Committee.

The House Republicans elected:

  • Rep. Rose Pugliese (R-El Paso) to continue serve as Minority Leader for the next term.
  • Rep. Ty Winter (R-Baca) will continue to serve as Assistant Minority Leader.
  • Rep. Ryan Armagost (R-Larimer/Weld) as Minority whip.
  • Rep. Anthony Hartsook (R-Douglas) as caucus chair.
  • The Joint Budget Committee is appointed not elected and will be announced later today.  We expect Rep. Rick Taggart (R-Grand Junction) to remain on the JBC.

The Senate Republicans elected:

  • Sen. Paul Lundeen (R-Monument) to continue to serve as Minority Leader for the next term.
  • Sen. Cleave Simpson (R-Alamosa) will serve as Assistant Minority Leader.
  • Sen. Janice Rich (R-Grand Junction) as Minority Whip and Sen. Byron Pelton (R-Sterling) as Caucus Chair.
  • Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer (R-Weld) will continue to serve on the Joint Budget Committee.

The House Democrats will hold their leadership elections on Monday.

If you have a relationship with one of these elected officials and would like to reach out to offer them congratulations, please do so! You can find many of their legislative emails through this link, or you can reach out to Katie at [email protected] to get their email or cell phone number.

 

Posted in Advocacy on the Move, Colorado Advocacy.