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The first women who served in the Colorado House of Representatives were Clara Cressingham, Carrie Holly and Frances Klock. All three were elected to serve in 1895-1896. [ 16 ] Carrie Holly introduced and passed a Bill that raised the age of consent for girls from 16 to 18 and another that gave mothers the same rights to their children as fathers.
[1] Thomas B. Stuart: 1885–1888 Republican Denver [1] H. H. Eddy: 1889–1890 Republican Axial [1] James W. Hanna: 1891 Republican Cliff [1] Jesse White 1891–1892 Republican Cortez [1] Elias M. Ammons: 1893–1895 Republican Symes [2] [1] Arthur L. Humphrey: 1895–1896 Republican Colorado Springs [1] Edwin W. Hurlbut: 1897–1898 Silver ...
[15] 1990's Amendment 5 has been credited by the Initiative & Referendum Institute as having started the term limits movement in the United States and was followed by similar initiatives in 1994 and 1996. Colorado's efforts were unique because they placed term limits on members of Congress in addition to state-level officials. [1]
2012 Colorado's 13th House of Representatives district general election [9]: 116 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Claire Levy (incumbent) 30,814 : 67.08% : Republican: Adam Ochs 12,596 27.42% Libertarian: Howard P. Lambert 2,526 5.50% Total votes 43,853 : 100.00% : Democratic hold
The General Assembly is bicameral, composed of the Colorado House of Representatives and the Colorado Senate. The House has 65 members and the Senate 35. Members of the House are elected to two-year terms, and members of the Senate are elected to four-year terms. General legislative elections are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday ...
A similar bill also failed in the House during the 2023 session. Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, the top pro-gun lobby group in the state, promised to oppose the latest assault weapon legislation.
2020 Colorado's 51st House of Representatives district general election [4]: 118 Party Candidate Votes % Republican: Hugh McKean (incumbent) 37,654 : 94.03% : Democratic: Vern Richardson [a] 2,390 5.97% Total votes 40,044 : 100.00% : Republican hold
Colorado's Democrat-controlled House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban the sale and transfer of semiautomatic firearms. House Bill 1292 was passed Sunday with a 35-27 vote along ...