Su Ryden
Su Ryden is a former Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 36 from 2009 to 2017. She served as House majority whip from 2015 to 2017 and was deputy majority whip from 2013 to 2014.
Ryden did not seek re-election to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2016 because she was term-limited. Instead, Ryden was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 29 of the Colorado State Senate.
Biography
Ryden earned her B.S. from the University of Denver in 1967.[1]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Ryden served on the following committees:
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• Health, Insurance and Environment |
• State, Veterans and Military Affairs, Chair |
• Legislative Audit |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Ryden served on the following committees:
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• State, Veterans, and Military Affairs, Chair |
• Business, Labor, Economic, and Workforce Development |
• Legislative Audit |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Ryden served on these committees:
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• Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources |
• Judiciary |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Ryden served on these committees:
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• Agriculture and Natural Resources |
• Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources |
• Judiciary |
• Joint Judiciary |
Issues
Training judges in business
Lat in the 2011 session, lawmakers in the House Judiciary Committee an effort to train judges on business matters. The proposed program will be funded with excess fees collected by the Secretary of State’s Office from Colorado businesses.
House Bill 1302, by Rep. Waller authorizes the Secretary of State’s Office to spend $500,000 to administer the program, designed and delivered by the judiciary branch, to train judges in handling business issues.
Mark Waller said the bill concentrates on efficiency that would benefit all who are a party to litigation involving business matters.
“It’s a win-win for everyone involved,” said Waller. “It enables the judiciary to more effectively deal with these cases and deal with other issues that they also deal with.”
Some members were concerned with the bill having a nexus to the secretary of state, suggesting that it should reside wholly within the judiciary branch.
“It feels messy to have two separate branches of government working on the same thing,” said Rep. Su Ryden.
Rep. Daniel Kagan voted in favor of the bill but expressed concern as well over the secretary of state’s involvement in the program.
“What the secretary of state giveth the secretary of state can take away,” said Kagan. “Having a politically controlled office funding the program is probably not a good idea.”[2]
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2016
- See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Colorado State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 4, 2016.[3] Incumbent Morgan Carroll (D) did not seek re-election.
Rhonda Fields defeated Sebastian Chunn and Michele Poague in the Colorado State Senate District 29 general election.[4][5]
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
54.19% | 30,998 | |
Republican | Sebastian Chunn | 39.34% | 22,503 | |
Libertarian | Michele Poague | 6.47% | 3,698 | |
Total Votes | 57,199 | |||
Source: Colorado Secretary of State |
Rhonda Fields defeated Su Ryden in the Colorado State Senate District 29 Democratic primary.[6][7]
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
74.22% | 5,418 | |
Democratic | Su Ryden | 25.78% | 1,882 | |
Total Votes | 7,300 |
Sebastian Chunn ran unopposed in the Colorado State Senate District 29 Republican primary.[6][7]
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2014
Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 31, 2014. Incumbent Su Ryden was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Richard Bowman was unopposed in the Republican primary. Ryden defeated Bowman in the general election.[8][9][10][11]
2012
Ryden won re-election in the 2012 election for Colorado House of Representatives District 36. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 26, 2012. She defeated Jim Parker (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[12]
2010
Ryden ran for re-election to the 36th District seat in 2010. She had no opposition in the August 10 primary. Ryden defeated Gary Marshall (R) in the November 2 general election.
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10,783 | |||
Gary Marshall (R) | 8,580 |
2008
On November 4, 2008, Ryden won election to the 36th District seat in the Colorado House of Representatives, defeating opponent Kathy Green (R).[13]
Ryden raised $70,399 for her campaign, while Green raised $25,124.[14]
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16,878 | |||
Kathy Green (R) | 11,398 |
Campaign themes
2016
Ryden's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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—Su Ryden[16] |
Campaign finance summary
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2017
In 2017, the 71st Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 10. There was also a special session from October 2-3.
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2016
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In 2016, the second session of the 70th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 13 through May 11.
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2015
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In 2015, the first session of the 70th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 7 through May 6.
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2014
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In 2014, the 69th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 8 to May 7.
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2013
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In 2013, the 69th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 9 to May 9.
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Personal
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When she served in the state legislature, Ryden was also the communications chair for the Rotary Club of Denver and a board member of the Rotary Club of Denver Foundation. She was a member of Women Impacting Public Policy, the Institute of International Education, and Leadership Aurora.[1]
Recent news
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See also
- Colorado House of Representatives
- Colorado House Committees
- Colorado House of Representatives District 36
- Colorado State Legislature
- Colorado State Senate
- Colorado State Senate District 29
- Colorado State Senate elections, 2016
External links
- Campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
- LinkedIn page
- Facebook page
- Twitter feed
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ Colorado News Agency, "Businesses would get an ear on the bench under pending bill," April 26, 2011
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Elections & Voting," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2008 General election results," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Funds raised by 2008 House candidates," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Su Ryden, "Issues," accessed June 20, 2016
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Preceded by ' |
Colorado House District 36 2009–2017 |
Succeeded by Mike Weissman (D) |