Shannon Bird

Shannon Kathleen Bird (born April 23, 1969) is an American politician who is a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 29th district in Adams County. She is running in the 2026 election to represent Colorado's 8th congressional district.^[1]

Shannon Bird
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 4, 2019
Preceded by	Faith Winter
Constituency	35th district (2019–2023) 29th district (2023–present)
Personal details
Born	(1969-04-23) April 23, 1969 (age 56) Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Colorado, Boulder (BA) University of Colorado, Denver (MS, MBA) University of Denver (JD)

Biography

Bird was born in Reno, Nevada, and was raised by her mother and grandmother. Her family later moved to Colorado. She attended the University of Colorado Boulder and graduated with a B.A. in economics and earned a M.S. in finance and a M.B.A. from the University of Colorado Denver. She graduated with a J.D. from the University of Denver.^[2]

From 2015 to 2019, Bird served as a member in the Westminster City Council.^[2]

Political career

Since 2021, Bird has served in the House Finance Committee. In 2022, Bird was selected to fill one of the vacant seats on the influential Joint Budget Committee for her next term starting in January 2023.^[2] Her legislative focus includes afforable housing, healthcare, education, transportation and public safety.^[3]

Election

Bird was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 59 percent of the vote over 37 percent of Republican candidate Bruce Baker.^[4] She won re-election in 2020 with 62% of the vote and was re-elected again in 2022 with over 61% of the vote.^[5]

Personal life

Bird is an attorney.^[6] She is married and has two children.^[2]