Colorado Senate

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Senate Chamber, Colorado State Capitol

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 senate convenes at the State Capitol in Denver.

1 Current composition
2 Leadership
3 Members
4 Miscellaneous facts
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Current composition

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	20
	Republican Party	15
Total		35
Majority		5

Leadership

	Senator	District
President	Peter Groff	33
Majority Leader	Ken Gordon	35
Minority Leader	Andy McElhaney	12

[edit] Members

District	Senator	Party	Residence	Term Up
1	Greg Brophy	Republican	Wray	2010
2	Kenneth Kester	Republican	Las Animas	2010
3	Abel Tapia	Democrat	Pueblo	2010
4	Tom Wiens	Republican	Sedalia	2008
5	Gail Schwartz	Democrat	Hopper, Colorado	2010
6	James Isgar	Democrat	Durango	2010
7	Josh Penry	Republican	Grand Junction	2010
8	Jack Taylor	Republican	Steamboat Springs	2008
9	David Schultheis	Republican	Colorado Springs	2010
10	Bill Cadman	Republican	Colorado Springs	2008
11	John Morse	Democrat	Colorado Springs	2010
12	Andy McElhany	Republican	Colorado Springs	2008
13	Scott Renfroe	Republican	Greeley	2010
14	Robert Bacon	Democrat	Fort Collins	2008
15	Steve Johnson	Republican	Fort Collins	2010
16	Dan Gibbs	Democrat	Silverthorne	2008
17	Brandon Shaffer	Democrat	Longmont	2008
18	Ron Tupa	Democrat	Boulder	2008
19	Sue Windels	Democrat	Arvada	2008
20	Maryanne Keller	Democrat	Wheat Ridge	2010
21	Betty Boyd	Democrat	Lakewood	2008
22	Mike Kopp	Republican	Littleton	2010
23	Shawn Mitchell	Republican	Broomfield	2008
24	Lois Tochtrop	Democrat	Thornton	2010
25	Stephanie Takis	Democrat	Aurora	2008
26	Steve Ward	Republican	Centennial	2008
27	Nancy Spence	Republican	Centennial	2008
28	Suzanne Williams	Democrat	Aurora	2008
29	Bob Hagedorn	Democrat	Aurora	2008
30	Ted Harvey	Republican	Parker	2010
31	Jennifer Veiga	Democrat	Denver	2008
32	Chris Romer	Democrat	Denver	2010
33	Peter Groff	Democrat	Denver	2008
34	Paula Sandoval	Democrat	Denver	2010
35	Ken Gordon	Democrat	Denver	2008

[edit] Miscellaneous facts

Chaplain Rajan Zed delivered the first Hindu opening prayer in the Colorado Senate history on January 29, 2008.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Current members of the Colorado State Senate
1^st: Greg Brophy (R) 2^nd: Kenneth Kester (R) 3^rd: Abel Tapia (D) 4^th: Tom Wiens (R) 5^th: Gail Schwartz (D) 6^th: James Isgar (D) 7^th: Josh Penry (R) 8^th: Jack Taylor (R) 9^th: David Schultheis (R)	10^th: Bill Cadman (R) 11^th: John Morse (D) 12^th: Andy McElhany (R) 13^th: Scott Renfroe (R) 14^th: Bob Bacon (D) 15^th: Steve Johnson (R) 16^th: Dan Gibbs (D) 17^th: Brandon Shaffer (D) 18^th: Ron Tupa (D)	19^th: Sue Windels (D) 20^th: Maryanne Keller (D) 21^st: Betty Boyd (D) 22^nd: Mike Kopp (R) 23^rd: Shawn Mitchell (R) 24^th: Lois Tochtrop (D) 25^th: Stephanie Takis (D) 26^th: Steve Ward (R) 27^th: Nancy Spence (R)	28^th: Suzanne Williams (D) 29^th: Bob Hagedorn (D) 30^th: Ted Harvey (R) 31^st: Jennifer Veiga (D) 32^nd: Chris Romer (D) 33^rd: Peter Groff (D) 34^th: Paula Sandoval (D) 35^th: Ken Gordon (D)
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