The Colorado Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Colorado. Shad Murib serves as its chair.
Mark Steven Ferrandino is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado and former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives. Appointed to the legislature in 2007,Ferrandino represented House District 2,encompassing south central Denver from 2012 to 2014. He is the first openly gay male legislator in Colorado history. He did not seek re-election in 2014,and was the chief financial officer of Denver Public Schools. On November 19,2020,Colorado Governor Jared Polis appointed Ferrandino to serve as executive director of the Colorado Department of Revenue. He served in the position until July 2023,when the governor named him director of the Office of State Planning and Budgeting.
Frank McNulty is an attorney and former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives. McNulty was first elected in 2006 to represent Colorado House District 43. He was re-elected in 2008,2010,and 2012. He did not run for a fifth term in 2014.
Dianne I. Primavera is an American politician who is the 50th lieutenant governor of Colorado. A Democrat,she previously served as the Colorado State Representative for the 33rd district from 2007 to 2011,and again from 2013 to 2017. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jared Polis selected Primavera as his running mate,in the 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election.
Edward Casso is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2006,Casso represented House District 32,which encompasses suburbs of Denver,Colorado in northwestern Adams County,from 2006 to 2012.
Susan "Su" Ryden is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2008,Ryden represented House District 36,which encompasses eastern Aurora,Colorado. Term limited,she did not run for re-election to the State House in the 2016 election. However,she ran for State Senate in District 29 but lost in the Democratic primary to Rhonda Fields. Her term in the State House ended in January,2017. She currently serves as Public Trustee of Arapahoe County,Colorado,having been appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper in 2017 and re-appointed by Gov. Jared Polis in 2019.
Max Tyler is a small business owner and former legislator from Lakewood,Colorado. A Democrat,he was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives in 2010 after being appointed in May 2009 following the resignation of Gwyn Green and subsequently elected to the post. Term-limited,he completed his final term in January 2017. He represented the 23rd district,which covers half of Golden,Applewood,and Lakewood within Jefferson County. The district boundaries changed with the decennial reapportionment in 2011,and the new House District 23 includes north and west Lakewood.
Dominick Moreno is an American politician who served as a state legislator in Colorado. A Democrat,Moreno represented the 21st district of the Colorado Senate from January 11,2017 until he resigned on September 1,2023 to serve as deputy chief of staff to Denver Mayor Mike Johnston. Before his election to the senate,he represented the 32nd district in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2012 to 2016.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of Colorado,one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices,including Governor of Colorado and U.S. Senator.
Kathleen Collins Becker is an American politician who served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 13th district from 2013 to 2021,as Majority Leader from 2017 to 2019,and as Speaker from 2019 to 2021,as a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to her tenure in the state legislature,she served on the city council in Boulder,Colorado.
Joseph D. Neguse is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 2nd congressional district since 2019. The district is based in Boulder and includes many of Denver's northwestern suburbs,as well as Fort Collins. A member of the Democratic Party,he was a regent of the University of Colorado from 2008 to 2015. Neguse is the first Eritrean-American elected to the United States Congress and Colorado's first black member of Congress.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on November 8,2016,to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of Colorado,one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 28.
The 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Colorado. Incumbent Democratic governor John Hickenlooper was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term. The primary election was held on June 26.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Colorado on November 6,2018. All of Colorado's executive offices and all seven of its seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. Democrats swept the statewide offices up for election,leaving the Class 2 U.S. Senate seat as the last statewide office held by a Republican.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on November 6,2018,to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of Colorado,one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The Republican and Democratic Party primaries in Colorado were held on June 26,2018. The elections coincided with the gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
Stephen Fenberg is an American politician who serves in the Colorado Senate from the 18th district,since 2017,as a member of the Democratic Party. He serves as President of the Senate and served as Majority Leader from 2019 to 2022.
Chris deGruy Kennedy is a Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives. He represents house district 30,which includes the Jefferson County communities of Lakewood and Edgewater. Prior to reapportionment implemented in 2023,he represented the 23rd district,which covered a portion of Jefferson County. He was first elected to the state house in 2016,succeeding Max Tyler.
Daneya Leigh Esgar is a politician who serves as a county commissioner in Pueblo County,Colorado. Prior to her tenure on the county commission,she was a Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives. She represented District 46,which covered a portion of Pueblo County. She was first elected to her statehouse seat in 2014,succeeding Leroy Garcia. Term limited,she left office in January 2023.
Shannon Kathleen Bird is an American politician who is a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 29th district in Adams County.
The 2022 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jared Polis won re-election to a second term,defeating Republican University of Colorado regent Heidi Ganahl in a landslide. The primary election was held on June 28.
