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PHOTOS: See snapshots from opening day at the Colorado Capitol

By 01/05/2019 | updated 7 years ago

Here are some of the best shots from opening day at the Colorado Legislature on Friday, Jan. 5.

Brianna Titone, a state representative for the House District 27, center, receives applause as  for becoming the first transgender Coloradan to hold a seat in the legislature during the opening day of the General Assembly on Jan. 4, 2019.
(Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette)
Incoming House of Representatives Speaker KC Becker receives a hug from her son Leo, 10, following Becker’s passionate speech during the opening day of the Colorado State Legislature at the Capitol on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 in Denver, Colorado.
Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette
The Senate during the opening day of the Colorado State Legislature at the Capitol on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 in Denver.
Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette
Daneya Esgar a member of Colorado House of Representatives for District 46 stands as the new House Speaker KC Becker addresses the group during the opening day of the Colorado State Legislature at the Capitol on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. 
Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette
The Senate during the opening day of the Colorado state Legislature at the Capitol on Jan. 4 in Denver.
(Photo by Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette)
Outgoing House Speaker shares a moment with incoming Speaker KC Becker as she hands over the gavel on the opening day of the Colorado General Assembly at the Capitol on  Jan. 4. 
Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette
District 6 House Representative Chris Hansen’s son Ashwin, 10, left shares a moment with state representative Donald Valdez during a House of Representatives recess during the opening day of the Colorado State Legislature at the Capitol on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. 
Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette
House Minority Leader Patrick Neville addresses the Colorado House of Representatives for the Opening Day of the 2018 Colorado Legislature on Jan. 10, 2018.
Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette
Eleven-year-old Xan Garcia sits at the desk of his father, Senate president Leroy Garcia, D-Pueblo, as lawmakers convene for the new session in the Senate House chamber in the State Capitol Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, in Denver.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
John Dorland, emergency medical officer with the Pueblo fire department and honor guard flag bearer, walks in with the state flag of Colorado as lawmakers convene for the new session in the Senate House chamber in the State Capitol, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, in Denver.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Jeff Aube, an engineer with the Pueblo, Colo., Fire Department and member of the honor guard, holds his axe as flags are placed in the front of the Senate chamber as lawmakers convene for the new session at the State Capitol, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, in Denver.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
State Sens., from left, Julie C. Gonzales, D-Denver, Leroy Garcia, D-Pueblo, and Robert Rodriguez, D-Denver, confer as lawmakers convene for the new session in the Senate House chamber in the State Capitol Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, in Denver.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
State Sen. Ray Scott, R-Grand Junction, joins fellow lawmakers as they convene for the new session in the Senate chamber at the State Capitol, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, in Denver. 
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
State Sen. Joann Ginal, D-Fort Collins, uses her mobile device to take a photograph as lawmakers convene for the new session in the Senate chamber in the State Capitol, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, in Denver.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Former state Sen. Rollie Heath, center, greets current senators as the lawmakers convene for the new session in the Senate chamber in the State Capitol, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, in Denver. 
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
State Sen. Leroy Garcia, D-Pueblo, right, joins his wife, Michelle, back center, and their sons Xan, 11, front center, and Jeremiah, 17, for a photograph as lawmakers convene for the new session in the Senate House chamber in the State Capitol Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, in Denver. Garcia will serve as president of the state senate.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, left, jokes with Sen. Mike Foote, D-Lafayette, as lawmakers convene for the session in the State Capitol on Jan. 4, 2019.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Michelle Garcia, left, wife of Colorado Senate President Leroy Garcia, D-Pueblo, greets state Sen. Dominick Moreno, D-Commerce City, as lawmakers convene for the new session in the Senate House chamber of the State Capitol, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, in Denver.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Senate President Leroy Garcia, D-Pueblo, left, confers with state Sen. Chris Holbert, R-Castle Rock, as lawmakers convene for the new session in the Senate House chamber in the State Capitol on Jan. 4, 2019.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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