Colorado’s new attorney general Cynthia Coffman, left, shakes hands with Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Nancy E. Rice after Coffman took the oath of office during an inauguration ceremony on the west steps of the Colorado state Capitol Jan. 13. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Republican Cynthia Coffman took the oath of office Tuesday and become Colorado’s next attorney general in a ceremony her husband viewed by looking at pictures sent to his congressional office in Washington.
U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, spent the day voting, listening to an immigration debate and doing other congressional stuff.
“He was very proud to see Cynthia inaugurated for a job she’s incredibly well qualified for,” said the congressman’s spokesman, Tyler Sandberg.
Cynthia Coffman was the chief deputy attorney general for AG John Suthers, who left office because of term limits. Coffman, who has since .
Coffman’s sister, Nancy Honssinger, stood by her side during the oath.
Coffman on Wednesday announced .
