Byron Pelton

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Byron H. Pelton
Colorado State Senator Byron Pelton in 2023 (cropped).jpg
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 1st district
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Website www.byronpelton.com

Byron H. Pelton is a state senator from Sterling, Colorado. A Republican, Pelton represents Colorado's 1st Senate district, which includes all or part of Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld, and Yuma, counties in northeast Colorado, including all or parts of the communities of Greeley, Sterling, Fort Morgan, Lochbuie, and Severance. [2]

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Background

Pelton, his wife Celeste, and their two daughters live in Sterling, Colorado where they run a small cow-calf operation. Originally from Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, Pelton is a United States Navy veteran. In the Navy, he was trained as an electrician, and, upon being honorably discharged from the Navy, he moved to northeast Colorado and worked as an electrician for 20 years. [1]

Pelton was elected Logan County commissioner in 2016 and was re-elected in 2020. He has served on several task forces and boards, such as the Governor's Behavioral Health Taskforce. He has also served on the board of directors of Colorado Counties, Inc. and was named "Colorado Commissioner of the Year" in 2021. [1]

Elections

In the 2022 Colorado Senate election, Pelton ran unopposed, winning 100.00% of the total votes cast. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Rice, Jeff (January 4, 2022). "Logan County Commissioner Pelton announces bid for state senate". Journal-Advocate. Sterling, Colorado. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  2. Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission (March 18, 2022). "Colorado Senate District 1 (2021)" (PDF). State of Colorado. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  3. "Colorado election results: November 8, 2022, general election state senate district 1". Colorado Secretary of State. State of Colorado. n.d. Retrieved November 29, 2022.