James Coleman | |
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President of the Colorado Senate | |
Assumed office January 8, 2025 | |
Preceded by | Steve Fenberg |
President of the Colorado Senate | |
In office January 9,2023 –January 8,2025 | |
Preceded by | Kerry Donovan |
Succeeded by | Dafna Michaelson Jenet |
Member of the Colorado Senate from the 33rd district | |
Assumed office January 13,2021 | |
Preceded by | Angela Williams |
Member of the ColoradoHouseofRepresentatives from the 7th district | |
In office January 11,2017 –January 13,2021 | |
Preceded by | Angela Williams |
Succeeded by | Jennifer Bacon |
Personal details | |
Born | James Rashad Coleman Denver,Colorado,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Shayna |
Children | 2 |
Education | Oral Roberts University (BA) |
James Rashad Coleman is an American politician,who is currently serving as a member of the Colorado Senate from the 33rd district. He is currently the President of the Colorado Senate. Prior to entering the State Senate,he was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 7th district.
He was born and raised in Park Hill,Denver. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology with a minor in business administration from Oral Roberts University. [1]
Coleman was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2016. He won the Democratic primary with 41.37% of the vote against opponents Michele Wheeler and Elet Valentine and ran unopposed in the general election. During his tenure in the House,Coleman served on the Business Affairs &Labor Committee and the House Local Government Committee. [2]
In 2019,Coleman announced his candidacy for the 33rd district seat in the Colorado Senate. [3] [4] Coleman ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Unionist Party nominee Jerry Burton in the November general election. [5] He assumed office on January 13,2021.
Coleman was elected to serve as President of the Colorado Senate for the 75th General Assembly,the second-ever African-American to hold the position. [6]
Coleman lives in Denver's Green Valley Ranch neighborhood. He and his wife,Shayna,have two children. [7]