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Transportation, Housing, and Local Government Committee, Colorado House of Representatives
The Transportation, Housing, and Local Government Committee (formerly the Local Government Committee and Transportation and Local Government Committee) is a standing committee of the Colorado House of Representatives.
Per House Rule 25 standing committees for the Colorado House of Representatives are appointed during the first session after a general election.[1] All appointments last until the first regular session after the next general election.[2] With the exception of the House Workplace Harassment Committee, all committees have between nine and 19 members, as decided by the Speaker of the House.[3] The House Workplace Harassment Committee consists of only six members.[4] The Speaker of the House appoints the chairman and vice-chairman of each committee.[5] The party representation is set proportionally to reflect the party representation in the House.[6]
See rules: Standing Rules of the House
Function
| “ | The House Transportation & Local Government Committee considers matters concerning motor vehicle law, traffic regulation, transportation funding, public infrastructure, other subject areas related to the state transportation system, local governments, special districts, housing, and land use planning. In addition, the committee has legislative oversight responsibility for the Department of Transportation and the Department of Local Affairs.[7][8] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Transportation, Housing, and Local Government Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Transportation, Housing, and Local Government Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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Ruby Dickson (D) left this committee on December 11, 2023. [Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
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Transportation, Housing, and Local Government Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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Jennifer Arndt (D) left this committee on April 16, 2021. [Source]
Note: Jennifer Arndt (D) resigned on April 16, 2021, to become Mayor of Fort Collins, CO.[9]
2019-2020 legislative session
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Transportation, Housing, and Local Government Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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Kimmi Lewis (R) left this committee on December 06, 2019.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Local Government Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Steve Lebsock, Chair | • Larry Liston | |||
| • Paul Rosenthal, Vice chair | • Hugh McKean | |||
| • James Coleman | • Clarice Navarro-Ratzlaff | |||
| • Thomas Exum, Sr. | • Kim Ransom | |||
| • Matt Gray | • Daniel Thurlow | |||
| • Jonathan Singer | • James Wilson | |||
| • Donald Valdez | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Local Government Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Rhonda Fields, Chair | • Jon Keyser | |||
| • Steve Lebsock, Vice chair | • Gordon Klingenschmitt | |||
| • Jennifer Arndt | • Clarice Navarro-Ratzlaff | |||
| • Jessie Danielson | • Kim Ransom | |||
| • Paul Rosenthal | • Lori Saine | |||
| • Jonathan Singer | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Local Government Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Rhonda Fields, Chair | • Tim Dore | |||
| • Jonathan Singer, Vice Chair | • Bob Gardner | |||
| • Tony Exum | • Chris Holbert | |||
| • Leroy Garcia | • Clarice Navarro | |||
| • Joann Ginal | • Bob Rankin | |||
| • Chris Holbert | • Jared Wright | |||
| • Ed Vigil | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Local Government Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Edward Casso | • Laura Bradford, Chair | |||
| • Rhonda Fields | • Libbi Szabo, Vice Chair | |||
| • Pete Lee | • David Balmer | |||
| • Beth McCann | • Kathleen Conti | |||
| • John Soper | • Bob Gardner | |||
| • Keith Swerdfeger | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "House Rules - Committees," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 25(c))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "House Rules - Committees," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 25(c))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "House Rules - Committees," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 25(g))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "House Rules - Committees," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 25(f.5)(1))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "House Rules - Committees," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 25(d))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "House Rules - Committees," accessed March 1, 2021(Section 25(h))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "Transportation & Local Government," accessed March 2, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Colorado Politics, "Rep. Jeni Arndt of Fort Collins resigns after House tribute; challengers for HD53 amass," April 16, 2021
