The Colorado House of Representatives is the lower house of the Colorado General Assembly,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Colorado. The House is composed of 65 members from an equal number of constituent districts,with each district having roughly 80 thousand people. Representatives are elected to two-year terms,and are limited to four consecutive terms in office,but can run again after a four-year respite.
The Colorado State Senate is the upper house of the Colorado General Assembly,the state legislature of the US state of Colorado. It is composed of 35 members elected from single-member districts,with each district having a population of about 123,000 as of the 2000 census. Senators are elected to four-year terms,and are limited to two consecutive terms in office. Senators who are term-limited become eligible to run again after a one-term respite.
Nelida "Nellie" Avila Pou is an American Democratic Party politician who has served in the New Jersey Senate since 2012,representing the 35th Legislative District. She previously represented the 35th district in the General Assembly. When Pou was sworn into the Assembly on January 29,1997,to succeed Bill Pascrell,she became the first woman and the first Hispanic to represent the 35th district.
Curtis Scott Bramble is an American politician and Certified Public Accountant serving as a member of the Utah State Senate,representing the state's 24th senate district. Prior to redistricting he represented the 16th senate district in Provo. On March 18,2024,he announced that he would retire from the legislature at the end of 2024.
Pamela J. Althoff is a Republican politician from Illinois. She has held several elected positions,including serving in the Illinois Senate,representing the 32nd District from her appointment in March 2003 through September 2018.
Margaret Coldwell Hassan is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from New Hampshire since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,Hassan was the 81st governor of New Hampshire from 2013 to 2017.
Karen Rae Tallian is an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the Indiana Senate for the 4th district from December 2005 through October 2021. She was re-elected in 2006,2010 and 2014. While serving in the Senate,Tallian,a progressive,has supported medicinal prescription and the decriminalization of marijuana,and has authored bills in its favor. In 2015,she announced her candidacy for governor of Indiana but dropped out that same year,well before the primary season. Tallian was also a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for Indiana Attorney General in 2020,but lost the nomination to Jonathan Weinzapfel.
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.
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.
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.
Randall C. Brogdon is an American businessman and politician from the state of Oklahoma. He was a state senator for Oklahoma's 34th senate district from 2002 until 2011. Brogdon ran for governor of Oklahoma in 2010 on a platform of tax cuts and reducing the role of government. He was defeated by Mary Fallin. On December 25,2013,Brogdon announced that he would challenge incumbent governor Fallin in the 2014 gubernatorial election. However,he withdrew to run for the U.S. Senate in a special election triggered by the retirement of Tom Coburn. He lost the nomination to representative James Lankford. In April 2015,he was elected as chairman of the Oklahoma Republican Party.
Jeanne Nicholson is a former Democratic member of the Colorado Senate who represented the 16th district from 2011 to 2015,encompassing the city of Georgetown,Colorado.
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.
Tracy Kraft-Tharp is an American teacher and politician who serves on the county commission in Jefferson County,Colorado. Prior to her tenure on the county commission she served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 29th district from 2013 to 2021,as a member of the Democratic Party.
Evan J. Vickers is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah State Senate representing District 28 since January 1,2013. Vickers previously served in the Utah State Legislature from January 1,2009,until December 31,2012,in the Utah House of Representatives District 72 seat.
Deidre Marie Henderson is an American politician serving as the ninth lieutenant governor of Utah since January 4,2021. From 2013 to 2021,she served as member of the Utah State Senate for District 7,which is based in Spanish Fork,Utah.
Jerry W. Stevenson is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah State Senate representing District 6 since 2023. Prior to redistricting he represented District 21 following his January 25,2010 appointment to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sheldon Killpack. Stevenson was mayor of Layton from 1994 until 2006.
Jessie Danielson is an American politician from the State of Colorado. She is an elected member of the Colorado State Senate representing District 22 after being redistricted from 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.
Jack Tate is a businessman and former Republican legislator in the U.S. State of Colorado. He served both in the state house and state senate. He represented Senate District 27 in the Denver Metro Area,which encompasses parts of unincorporated Arapahoe County,the City of Centennial,and the town of Foxfield. While in the Colorado Senate,he served as Chair of the Senate Committee on Business,Labor,and Technology. He was also a member of the Senate Finance Committee and the Joint Technology Committee,the Pension Reform Commission,the Statutory Revision Committee,the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee,and the Alternatives to the Gallagher Amendment Interim Study Committee.
Faith Winter is a Democratic Party legislator in the U.S. State of Colorado. She represents District 25 in the Colorado State Senate. Her district covers portions of Adams County,the City and County of Broomfield and Weld County,including the communities of Broomfield,Westminster,Northglenn and Shaw Heights. Prior to 2023,she represented District 24. During the 2020 reapportionment process,her residence moved from senate district 24 to senate district 25.
