Chris Richardson | |
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Member of the ColoradoHouseofRepresentatives from the 56th district | |
Assumed office January 8, 2025 | |
Preceded by | Rod Bockenfeld |
Board of County Commissioners of Elbert County from the 1st District | |
In office January 11,2017 –January 8,2025 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Springfield,Massachusetts |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Unincorporated Elbert County,Colorado |
Website | sites |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Rank | Colonel |
Chris Richardson is an American politician from unincorporated Elbert County,Colorado,U.S. A Republican,Richardson is the representative for Colorado House of Representatives District 56,which encompasses portions of Adams,Arapahoe,Cheyenne,El Paso,Elbert,Kit Carson,and Lincoln counties,including all or parts of the communities of Aurora,Ponderosa Park,Strasburg,Burlington,and Bennett. [1] The district is mostly rural and covers over 1,100 square miles (2,800 square kilometers). [2]
Originally from Springfield,Massachusetts,Richardson was an officer in the United States Army for 23 years,working as a brigade commander and retiring at the rank of colonel. A Desert Storm veteran,he moved to Colorado with his wife and daughter in 2010 just before retiring from the Army. [2] [3]
Richardson served two four-year terms as a county commissioner for Elbert County,representing District 1 from January 2017 to January 2025. [2]
In the 2024 Republican primary election for Colorado House of Representatives District 56,Richardson ran unopposed. [4]
In the general election,Richardson defeated his Democratic Party opponent,winning 75.72% of the total votes cast. [5]