Born in Galesburg,Illinois,Bacon earned a B.S. in social sciences at Illinois State University in 1957,and taught high school in Illinois before moving to Fort Collins,Colorado,in 1959. He received a master's degree in history from University of Northern Colorado in 1961[3] while teaching in Poudre School District,where he remained until 1991,when he took a post at Front Range Community College for four years and then retiring.[3] With his wife Beverly,Bacon has three grown children. In southeast Fort Collins,he was honored with the naming of Bacon Elementary School.
Bacon was a director and board member for Poudre School District Board of Education from 1991 to 1999.
After retiring from the Poudre School District,Bacon was twice elected as a director to the Poudre School District Board of Education,serving from 1991 to 1999. He was then elected to the State House 53rd District in 1996,where he represented western Fort Collins,and rose to the post of Assistant Minority Leader.
Bacon was elected to his first term in the State Senate in 2004,defeating Republican Ray Martinez,a former Fort Collins mayor,and Libertarian Mark Brophy. In 2008,Bacon defeated Republican Matt Fries to win reelection. [1][5]
Bob Bacon has had the following political experience:
Senator,Colorado State Senate,2004–2012
Assistant Minority Leader,Colorado State House of Representatives,1999-2000
Representative,Colorado State House of Representatives,1997-2004
Director/Board Member,Poudre School District Board of Education,1991-1999[4]
↑ Larimer County, Colorado. "Election Information". Larimer County Virtual Courthouse. Archived from the original on February 4, 2007. Retrieved March 14, 2007.
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