2023 legislative session
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Batting averages of Colorado lawmakers | 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
The job of a state legislator is to pass laws, but in Colorado, some are more effective than others. To figure out the most and least successful lawmakers of the state’s 2023 legislative session, Colorado Politics looked at the bills they prime-sponsored in both chambers and ranked the number of bills passed, percentage of bills…
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A House divided: Session defined by dissension between progressives, establishment, GOP
In the Colorado House of Representatives, the 2023 legislative session ended the same way it started: with conflict and division. Lawmakers were almost giddy Monday, spending the last day of the session playing with toys and instruments, recording singalongs to “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and sharing a meal on the balcony cooked by Rep. Ron Weinberg. But…
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Colorado House passes first bills of the year
The Colorado House of Representatives passed nine bills Tuesday morning, marking the first legislation of the year to make it all the way through a chamber. Each of the bills passed three readings on the House floor, in addition to their respective committee votes. The bills will now be sent to the state Senate for…
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Lorena Garcia picked to replace Rep. Adrienne Benavidez in Colorado House
Former U.S. Senate candidate Lorena Garcia is coming to the Colorado House of Representatives after a vacancy committee elected her to replace resigning Rep. Adrienne Benavidez. Garcia is a progressive Democrat and community organizer who unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2020. She will finish Benavidez’s term representing House District 35, which runs through 2024. The Colorado Democratic Party announced Garcia’s…