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The bill would have amended the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to $10.10 per hour over the course of a two-year period. [78] The bill was strongly supported by President Barack Obama and many of the Democratic senators, but strongly opposed by Republicans in the Senate and House.
NCSL classifies Colorado's legislative staff members into five broad categories: [2] Member staff, who work for individual members of the General Assembly, Administrative staff, who support numerous functions of the legislature, Committee staff, who serve House and Senate committees as well as the Joint Budget Committee,
2016 Colorado State Senate election, District 35 [7] Party Candidate Votes % Republican: Larry Crowder (incumbent) 38,880 : 59.9 : Democratic: Jim Casias 23,358 36.0 Libertarian: William Bartley 2,668 4.1 Total votes 64,906 : 100 : Republican hold
The district is located entirely within Colorado's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 8th, and 9th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives. [5] At 23 square miles, it is the smallest Senate district in the state. [1]
The district is split between Colorado's 2nd, 4th congressional district, and 8th congressional districts and overlaps with the 19th, 48th, 49th, 52nd, 53rd, 63rd, 64th, and 65th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives. [6]
The Senate is divided into three classes to stagger the terms of its members such that one-third of the Senate would be up for re-election every two years. Upon Colorado's admission to the Union in 1876, the state was assigned a Class 2 seat and a Class 3 seat, first elected in 1876 .
2016 Colorado State Senate election, District 28 [8] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Nancy Todd (incumbent) 39,143 : 55.7 : Republican: James Woodley 31,096 44.3 Total votes 70,239 : 100 : Democratic hold
The 2016 Colorado State Senate elections were held on November 8, 2016 to elect 18 of the 35 members of Colorado's Senate. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and state senate. The primary election was held on June 28, 2016.