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Colorado Democratic Party
Political party in Colorado From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Colorado Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Colorado. Shad Murib serves as its chair.[3]
The governing body of the party is the State Central Committee, which consists of the chair and vice chair of the county Democratic Party in each of Colorado's 64 counties and "bonus" members for larger counties. In each odd-numbered year, county parties elect officers in February followed by the state party which elects its officers in March.
The party once held weak power in the state, but growing support increased its popularity. Currently, It is the dominant party in the state, controlling both of the state's U.S. Senate seats and all statewide executive offices, including the governorship. The Democrats also have a supermajority in the Colorado House of Representatives, and hold half of its U.S. House districts.
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Responsibilities
The Colorado Democratic Party manages and oversees statewide coordinated campaigns and is responsible for arranging and staging the state convention in Presidential years and the state assembly every two years. The state convention selects delegates to the Democratic National Convention and Colorado's Presidential electors. The state's assemblies designate candidates for statewide, congressional, district attorneys, state legislative and county offices, including the offices of Governor, Attorney-General, Secretary of State, Treasurer, C.U. Regent At-Large, Board of Education Director At Large, and United States Senator. The party also adopts its platform at the state convention.
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Current elected officials
Democrats hold all of the state's five statewide offices, a majority in the Colorado House of Representatives and a majority in the Colorado Senate. The party also holds both of the state's U.S. Senate seats and four of its eight U.S. House of Representatives seats.
Members of Congress
U.S. Senate
- Junior U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper
- Senior U.S. Senator Michael Bennet
U.S. House of Representatives
Statewide offices
Legislative leadership
- President of the Senate: James Coleman
- Senate Majority Leader: Robert Rodriguez
- Speaker of the House: Julie McCluskie
- House Majority Leader: Monica Duran
Municipal
The following Democrats hold prominent mayoralties in Colorado:
- Denver: Mike Johnston (1)
- Fort Collins: Jennifer Arndt (4)
- Boulder: Aaron Brockett
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Election results
Presidential
Gubernatorial
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See also
References
Further reading
External links
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