Colorado Senate Republicans, who now have an 18-17 majority, celebrated during caucus leadership elections by donning No. 18 Peyton Manning jerseys. Democrats had been in power since 2005. (Senate GOP)
Colorado Senate Republicans, who will be in charge for the next two years, have announced their committee chair and members for the next two years.
The biggest surprise for Democrats might be the Senate Education Committee, where some of the chamber’s most conservative Republicans are assigned. In other words, this is not a teachers union friendly crowd.
“The Senate Republicans have a dedicated and talented team committed to ensuring a fair and open process for all committee hearings,” said Senate Majority Leader Mark Scheffel of Parker. “We look forward to working with our Democratic colleagues to build a better Colorado in the upcoming legislative session.”
Republicans, who have been in the minority since 2005, will have an 18-17 majority next year and will be led by Senate President Bill Cadman of Colorado Springs.
Here are the committee assignments:
Senate Business, Labor and Technology
Sen. David Balmer, Centennial — chair
Sen.-elect Chris Holbert, Parker — vice chair
Sen. Randy Baumgardner, Hot Sulphur Springs
Sen.-elect Tim Neville, Littleton
Sen.-elect Laura Woods, Arvada
Senate Judiciary
Sen. Ellen Roberts, Durango — chair
Sen. Kevin Lundberg, Loveland – vice chair
Sen.-elect John Cooke, Greeley
Senate State, Veterans, and Military Affairs
Sen.-elect Ray Scott, Grand Junction — chair
Sen.-elect Jerry Sonnenberg, Sterling — vice chair
Sen. Owen Hill, Colorado Springs
Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy
Sonnenberg — chair
Roberts — vice chair
Baumgardner
Scott
Cooke
Senate Education
Hill — chair
Sen. Vicki Marble, Fort Collins — vice chair
Neville
Holbert
Woods
Senate Health and Human Services
Lundberg — chair
Senator Larry Crowder, Alamosa — vice chair
Sen.-elect Beth Martinez Humenik, Thornton
Senate Local Government
Marble — chair
Balmer — vice chair
Crowder
Humenik
Senate Transportation
Baumgardner — chair
Scott — vice chair
Cooke
Senate Finance
Neville — chair
Hill — vice chair
Holbert
Senate Appropriations
Sen. Kevin Grantham, Canon City — chair
Sen. Kent Lambert, Colorado Springs — vice chair
Sonnenberg
Woods
