Debbie Stafford is a Colorado legislator. First appointed to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2000,Stafford was elected four times to represent House District 40,which encompasses Elbert County and rural Arapahoe County east of Aurora,Colorado. Noted for her work on animal welfare and children's issues,Stafford left the Republican caucus and joined the Democratic Party in October 2007.
Amy Stephens is a Principal in Public Policy and Regulation Practice at Dentons,a multinational law firm;previously,she served as Colorado House Majority Leader and House Minority Caucus Chairman in the Colorado House of Representatives.
Jeanne Labuda was a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2006,Labuda represented House District 1.
Christine Scanlan is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. A Democrat appointed to a vacancy in the Colorado House of Representatives in 2007,Scanlan represented House District 56,encompassing Eagle,Lake and Summit Counties,including the skiing communities of Vail and Breckenridge from 2007 to 2010.
Spencer Swalm is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. First elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2006,Swalm represented House District 37,which encompasses the most of the city of Centennial,Colorado. Term limited,he did not run for re-election in 2014,so his term ended in January 2015.
Cherylin Naylor Peniston is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. A career public school teacher,Peniston was first elected as a Democrat in 2006 to the Colorado House of Representatives. She represented House District 35,which encompasses most of Westminster,Colorado and portions of Arvada. Term limited,she did not seek re-election in 2014.
Sara Elizabeth Gagliardi was a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. A career nurse,Gagliardi was first elected as a Democrat in 2006 to the Colorado House of Representatives. She represented House District 27,which encompasses most of Arvada,Colorado,until her defeat in the 2010 election by Republican Libby Szabo. During her time with the House of Representatives,Gagliardi served as vice-chair for two legislative committees and successfully carried 22 bills into law,predominantly on health care,state services and education,and state fiscal issues. Following the recall attempt and subsequent resignation of Senator Evie Hudak in November 2013,Gagliardi announced her intention to be appointed to the office by the Democratic vacancy committee. The committee ultimately appointed Rachel Zenzinger.
Scott Renfroe is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Republican in 2006,Renfroe represented Senate District 13,which encompasses northern and eastern Weld County,including the city of Greeley.
Kenneth Guy Summers is a retired Colorado legislator. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2006,Summers represented House District 22,including southern Lakewood,Colorado and portions of Jefferson County from 2006 to 2012.
Mike Kopp is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as a member of the Colorado Senate,representing Senate District 22,which encompassed southern Jefferson County. He served from 2007 and as Senate Minority Leader from 2009 until his resignation in October 2011 after his wife died from cancer. He was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Colorado in 2014.
Karen Middleton is an American politician who served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2004 to 2008 and 2008 to 2011.
Chris Romer is a former American politician from the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Democrat in 2006,he represented Senate District 32,which encompasses south Denver. As of 2022,Romer is the CEO of Project Canary,an independent certification organization that measures,tracks,and delivers ESG data across the energy value chain.
Gail Sheridan Schwartz is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Democrat in 2006,Schwartz represented Senate District 5,which covers a large section of south-central Colorado,ranging from Aspen,and Delta,Colorado through the San Luis Valley to the New Mexico border. Schwartz left office in 2015 after serving two terms and unsuccessfully ran for the United States House of Representatives in Colorado's 3rd congressional district.
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.
Sue Schafer is an educator and former legislator from the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2008,Schafer represented House District 24,which encompassed the cities of Wheat Ridge,Edgewater,and Arvada,and was redrawn in 2011 to encompass Wheat Ridge,Edgewater and Golden.
Stratton Rollins Heath Jr. is an American politician and former state legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado who previously served as the Colorado State Senate Assistant Minority Leader. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Democrat in 2008,Heath represented Senate District 18,which encompasses Boulder,Colorado and portions of Boulder County. Heath served as State Senate Majority Caucus Leader from October 2013 to 2014. Prior to winning elective office,Heath was the founding chairman of ProgressNow,a progressive advocacy organization. Term limited,he did not run for re-election in the 2016 elections,so his term ended in January 2017. Heath is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder.
Mary Hodge is a former state senator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Democrat in 2008,Hodge represented Senate District 25,which encompasses eastern Adams County,Colorado. Term limited,she could not seek re-election in 2016. Prior to being elected to the state senate,Hodge served in the Colorado House of Representatives for eight years.
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.
Mark Scheffel is an American politician and a former Majority Leader of the Colorado Senate. First elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Republican in 2008,Scheffel represented Senate District 4 in Douglas County,which encompasses Castle Rock,Larkspur,Parker,Franktown,and Castle Pines. Term limited,he did not run for re-election in the 2016 elections,so his term ended in January,2017.
Joyce Foster (born February 13,1944) is a former state legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Democrat in 2008,Foster represented Senate District 35,which encompassed southeastern Denver,Colorado.
