Morgan Lenore Carroll is an American politician from Colorado and is currently the Chairwoman of the Colorado Democratic Party. A Democrat,Carroll represented Colorado House District 36 in the city of Aurora from 2004 to 2008,and she represented the state's 29th Senate district from 2009 to 2017. Carroll served as President of the Colorado State Senate from 2013 to 2014 and as minority leader in 2015. Carroll stepped down as minority leader in July 2015 to unsuccessfully run against incumbent Republican Mike Coffman for Colorado's 6th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. In addition to her legislative work,Carroll works for the law firm of Bachus &Schanker.
Bob Hagedorn is an American politician and journalist who served in the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1993 to 2001. After serving eight years in the state house,Hagedorn was elected to the Colorado Senate in 2000 and again in 2004,representing Senate District 29,which includes central Aurora,Colorado.
Susan "Su" Ryden is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2008,Ryden represented House District 36,which encompasses eastern Aurora,Colorado. Term limited,she did not run for re-election to the State House in the 2016 election. However,she ran for State Senate in District 29 but lost in the Democratic primary to Rhonda Fields. Her term in the State House ended in January,2017. She currently serves as Public Trustee of Arapahoe County,Colorado,having been appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper in 2017 and re-appointed by Gov. Jared Polis in 2019.
The politics of Colorado,United States,are that of a blue state. Once considered a definitive swing state,Colorado has been trending Democratic in recent years due to changing demographics and a rising number of the large unaffiliated bloc of voters leaning Democratic. The growing shift of the state's Republican Party towards social and religious conservatism along with shifting further to the right has also been cited as reasons for the changing voting patterns of Colorado.
Cindy Acree was a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2008,Acree represented House District 40,which encompasses Elbert County and eastern Arapahoe County from 2008 to 2012.
Linda Newell is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Democrat in 2008,Newell represented Senate District 26,which encompasses southern suburbs of Denver,including Littleton,Colorado. She did not seek re-election in 2016,and her term ended in January,2017.
Kathleen Conti is a Colorado politician. Previously,she served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives representing House District 38,which encompasses Greenwood Village,Bow Mar,and Littleton,Colorado as well as parts of Englewood,Centennial,Aurora,and Columbine Valley. She did not seek re-election to the State House of Representatives in 2016. Instead,she successfully ran for a seat on the Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners. She currently represents District 1 on the board.
David Balmer is a former legislator in the U.S. of State of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2005,he won election to the Colorado Senate in 2012. In late 2015,he resigned his seat representing Senate District 27 which encompasses parts of Arapahoe County.
Rhonda Marshall Fields is a Democratic politician from Colorado. She represents District 28 in the Colorado Senate. During the 2020 reapportionment process,Buckner's residence moved from senate district 29 to senate district 28. Earlier,she represented District 29 from January 2017 to January 2023. Previously,she served as member of the Colorado State House of Representatives representing District 42 from Aurora,Colorado. She was the first African American woman elected in State House District 42,as well as the first Speaker pro Tempore.
John William Buckner was an American educator and politician who served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 40th district from 2013 to 2015,as a member of the Democratic Party. He was the first black person to represent the 40th district in the state house.
Jessie Danielson is an American politician from the State of Colorado. She is an elected member of the Colorado State Senate representing District 20. Previously,she served in the Colorado House of Representatives representing District 24 in Jefferson County. A Democrat,Danielson was first elected in the November 4,2014 general election.
Christopher Joshi Hansen is an American politician who serves in the Colorado Senate from the 31st as a member of the Democratic Party since 2020. Prior to his service in the state senate he served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 6th district from 2017 to 2020.
Jeff Bridges is an American politician serving as a member of the Colorado Senate from the 26th district. Located in Arapahoe County,the district includes parts of Aurora,Englewood,Sheridan,Greenwood Village,Cherry Hills Village,and Littleton. Bridges serves on the Senate Education Committee,Senate Local Government Committee,and Joint Technology Committee.
Chris deGruy Kennedy is a Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives. He represents house district 30,which includes the Jefferson County communities of Lakewood and Edgewater. Prior to reapportionment implemented in 2023,he represented the 23rd district,which covered a portion of Jefferson County. He was first elected to the state house in 2016,succeeding Max Tyler.
Dafna Michaelson Jenet is a Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives. She represents House District 30,which covers a portion of Adams County including parts of Commerce City,Aurora,Brighton,Henderson,Bennett,Keensburg,Strasburg,and Thornton. She was elected to her seat in 2016,unseating Republican incumbent JoAnn Windholz.
Mike Weissman is a Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives. He represents District 36,which covers a portion of Arapahoe County. He was first elected to his seat in 2016,succeeding Su Ryden.
Daneya Leigh Esgar is a former Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives. She represented District 46,which covered a portion of Pueblo County. She was first elected to her seat in 2014,succeeding Leroy Garcia.
Colorado's 28th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Rhonda Fields since 2023. Prior to redistricting the district was represented by Democrats Janet Buckner and Nancy Todd.
Colorado's 29th Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Janet Buckner since 2023. Prior to redistricting the district was represented by Democrats Rhonda Fields and Morgan Carroll.
The 2022 elections for the Illinois Senate occurred on November 8,2022 to elect Senators from all of the state's 59 Legislative districts in the Illinois Senate. The primary election took place on Tuesday,June 28,2022. The winners of this election will serve in the 103rd General Assembly with seats apportioned among the state based on the 2020 United States Census. Under the Illinois Constitution of 1970,senators are divided into three groups with each group having a two-year term at a different part of the decade between censuses,with the rest of the decade being taken up by two four-year terms. The Democratic Party has held a majority in the Senate since 2003. The inauguration of the 103rd General Assembly will occur on Wednesday January 11,2023.
