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Colorado Senate
Type
Type	Upper house
Leadership
President of the Senate	Brandon Shaffer, (D) since May, 2009
Majority Leader	John Morse, (D) since May, 2009
Minority Leader	Josh Penry, (R) since November 7, 2008
Structure
Members	35
Political groups	Democratic Party Republican Party
Election
Last election	November 4, 2008
Meeting place

Senate Chamber, Colorado State Capitol, Denver, CO, US
Website
http://www.leg.state.co.us/

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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 Miscellaneous facts
3 See also
4 External links

Composition of the Senate

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of previous legislature	20	15	35	0

Begin	21	14	35	0
Latest voting share	60%	40%

Leadership

Position	Senator	District
President	Brandon Shaffer	17
Majority Leader	John P. Morse	11
Minority Leader	Josh Penry	7

Members of the Colorado Senate

District	Senator	Party	Residence	Term Up
1	Greg Brophy	Republican	Wray	2010
2	Kenneth Kester	Republican	Las Animas	2010
3	Abel Tapia	Democratic	Pueblo	2010
4	Mark Scheffel	Republican	Sedalia	2012
5	Gail Schwartz	Democratic	Snowmass Village	2010
6	Bruce Whitehead	Democratic	Durango	2010
7	Josh Penry	Republican	Grand Junction	2010
8	Jack Taylor	Republican	Steamboat Springs	2012
9	David Schultheis	Republican	Colorado Springs	2010
10	Bill Cadman	Republican	Colorado Springs	2012
11	John Morse	Democratic	Colorado Springs	2010
12	Keith King	Republican	Colorado Springs	2012
13	Scott Renfroe	Republican	Greeley	2010
14	Bob Bacon	Democratic	Fort Collins	2012
15	Kevin Lundberg	Republican	Fort Collins	2010
16	Dan Gibbs	Democratic	Silverthorne	2012
17	Brandon Shaffer	Democratic	Longmont	2012
18	Rollie Heath	Democratic	Boulder	2012
19	Evie Hudak	Democratic	Arvada	2012
20	Maryanne Keller	Democratic	Wheat Ridge	2010
21	Betty Boyd	Democratic	Lakewood	2012
22	Mike Kopp	Republican	Littleton	2010
23	Shawn Mitchell	Republican	Broomfield	2012
24	Lois Tochtrop	Democratic	Thornton	2010
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	2010
31	Pat Steadman	Democratic	Denver	2010
32	Chris Romer	Democratic	Denver	2010
33	Michael Johnston	Democratic	Denver	2012
34	Paula Sandoval	Democratic	Denver	2010
35	Joyce Foster	Democratic	Denver	2012

Miscellaneous facts

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

External links

Current members of the Colorado Senate

President: Brandon Shaffer • President Pro Tem: Betty Boyd • Majority Leader: John P. Morse • Minority Leader: Josh Penry

Greg Brophy (R)
Ken Kester (R)
Abel Tapia (D)
Mark Scheffel (R)
Gail Schwartz (D)
Bruce Whitehead (D)
Josh Penry (R)

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

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Colorado Senate

Contents

Composition of the Senate

Leadership

Members of the Colorado Senate

Miscellaneous facts

See also

External links