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COLORADO LEGISLATIVE STRATEGIES NEWSLETTER

11/11/2024

 
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​Caucus Leadership Update  *  November 11, 2024
 
Three of the four caucuses met after the election last week to elect new leadership positions and the House Democrats caucused this morning to elect theirs.  Please see the results below for all four caucuses.
 
House Democrats
  • Speaker of the House – Julie McCluskie (Silverthorne)
  • Majority Leader – Monica Duran (Wheat Ridge)
  • Assistant Majority Leader – Jennifer Bacon (Denver)
  • Majority Co-Whips – Matthew Martinez (Alamosa) and Iman Jodeh (Aurora)
  • Co-Majority Caucus Chairs – Mandy Lindsay (Aurora) and Junie Joseph (Boulder)
 
* The Speaker will be appointing the position of Speaker Pro Tempore and the two JBC members in the near future.
 
Senate Democrats
  • President of the Senate – James Coleman (Denver)
  • Majority Leader – Robert Rodriguez (Denver)
  • Assistant Majority Leader – Lisa Cutter (Arvada)
  • Majority Whip – Nich Hinrichsen (Pueblo)
  • Majority Caucus Chair – Dylan Roberts (Eagle County)
  • President Pro-Tempore – Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Commerce City)
  • Joint Budget Committee – Jeff Bridges (Greenwood Village), Judy Amabile (Boulder)
 
Senate Republicans
  • Minority Leader – Paul Lundeen (Monument)
  • Assistant Minority Leader – Cleave Simpson (Alamosa)
  • Minority Whip – Janice Rich (Grand Junction)
  • Minority Caucus Chair – Byron Pelton (Sterling)
  • Joint Budget Committee – Barb Kirkmeyer (Fort Lupton)
 
House Republicans
  • Minority Leader – Rose Pugliese (Colorado Springs)
  • Assistant Minority Leader – Ty Winter (Colorado Springs)
  • Minority Whip – Ryan Armagost (Berthoud)
  • Minority Caucus Chair – Anthony Hartsook (Parker)
  • Joint Budget Committee – Rick Taggart (Grand Junction)
 
 
The CLS Team – Melanie Layton, Garin Vorthmann, Andrew Wood, Caroline Woodhouse & Connie Grider

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