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Littleton is a home rule municipality city located in Arapahoe,Douglas,and Jefferson counties,Colorado,United States. Littleton is the county seat of Arapahoe County and is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood,CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city population was 45,652 at the 2020 United States Census,ranking as the 20th most populous municipality in Colorado.
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David Ortiz is a Democratic member of Colorado State House of Representatives. Ortiz is the representative for Colorado's 38th House District,which situated in western Arapahoe County and includes the community of Columbine Valley as well as most of the town of Littleton and the Southglenn neighborhood of Centennial.
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References
- ↑ Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission (March 18, 2022). "Colorado Senate District 16 (2021)" (PDF). State of Colorado. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ↑ Politics, Marianne Goodland, Colorado (November 5, 2020). "Judge finds former Deputy Secretary of State Suzanne Staiert violated state campaign finance law". Colorado Politics. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Hindi, Saja (November 6, 2020). "Democrats pick up 1 seat in Colorado Senate". The Denver Post. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ↑ Joss, Nina (November 6, 2024). "Chris Kolker declares victory in Colorado Senate District 16 race". Littleton Independent. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ↑ "State Senate District 16 candidate profile: Chris Kolker". Littleton Independent. October 9, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ↑ CCM, Contributed to (October 9, 2024). "State Senate District 16 candidate profile: Chris Kolker". Littleton Independent. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
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