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Speaker of Colorado House of Representatives
since January 9, 2023
StatusPresiding officer
SeatColorado State Capitol, Denver
AppointerColorado House of Representatives
Inaugural holderWebster Anthony

The following is a list of speakers of the Colorado House of Representatives since statehood.

Speakers of the Colorado House of Representatives

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Speaker Term Party County/Residence Notes Citation
Webster Anthony 1876–1877 Republican Arapahoe County [1]
Rienzi Streeter 1879–1880 Republican Longmont [1]
William H. Doe 1881–1882 Republican Idaho Springs [1]
Elisha W. Davis 1883–1884 Republican Lake County [1]
Thomas B. Stuart 1885–1888 Republican Denver [1]
H. H. Eddy 1889–1890 Republican Axial [1]
James W. Hanna 1891 Republican Cliff [1]
Jesse White 1891–1892 Republican Cortez [1]
Elias M. Ammons 1893–1895 Republican Symes [2][1]
Arthur L. Humphrey 1895–1896 Republican Colorado Springs [1]
Edwin W. Hurlbut 1897–1898 Silver Republican Cripple Creek [3][1]
William G. Smith 1899–1900 Silver Republican Golden [4][1]
Benjamin F. Montgomery 1901–1902 Democratic Cripple Creek [5][1]
James B. Sanford 1903–1904 Republican Castle Rock [6][1]
William H. Dickson 1905–1906 Republican Denver [7][1]
Robert G. Breckenridge 1907–1909 Republican Monte Vista [8][1]
Harry L. Lubers 1909–1910 Democratic Las Animas [9][1]
George McLachlin 1911–1913 Democratic Denver [10][1]
Onias C. Skinner 1913–1914 Democratic Montrose County [10]
John H. Slattery 1914–1915 Democratic Silverton [10]
Philip B. Stewart 1915–1917 Republican Colorado Springs [10]
Boon Best 1917–1919 Democratic Arlington [10]
Allyn Cole 1919–1921 Republican Lamar [10]
Roy A. Davis 1921–1923 Republican Colorado Springs [10]
Charles C. Sackmann 1923–1925 Republican Denver [10]
William T. Lambert 1925–1927 Republican Sedalia [10]
John A. Holmberg 1927–1929 Republican Orchard [10]
Royal W. Calkins 1929–1931 Republican Cortez [10]
Delmer E. Hunter 1931–1933 Democratic Manzanola [10]
Byron G. Rogers 1933 Democratic Las Animas [10]
Warren H. Twining 1933–1935 Democratic Aspen [10]
Moses E. Smith 1933–1935 Democratic Ault [10]
Wayne N. Aspinall 1935–1937 Democratic Palisade [10]
William E. Higby 1939–1941 Republican Monument [10]
Homer L. Pearson 1941–1947 Republican Wheat Ridge [10]
William A. Carlson 1947–1949 Republican Greely [10]
Patrick Magill 1949–1950 Democratic Steamboat Springs [10]
Ben Bezoff 1950–1951 Republican Denver [10]
David A. Hamil 1951–1957 Republican Atwood [10]
Charles R. Conklin 1957–1961 Democratic Delta [10]
Albert J. Tomsic 1961–1963 Democratic Walsenburg [10]
John D. Vanderhoof 1963–1965 Republican Glenwood Springs [10]
Allen Dines 1965–1971 Democratic Denver [10]
John Fuhr 1971–1975 Republican Aurora [10]
Ruben A. Valdez 1975–1977 Democratic Denver [10]
Ronald H. Strahle 1977–1979 Republican Fort Collins [10]
Robert F. Burford 1981–1979 Republican Grand Junction [10]
Carl Bledsoe 1981–1991 Republican Hugo [10]
Chuck Berry 1991–1998 Republican Colorado Springs [1]
Russell George 1999–2000 Republican Rifle [1]
Doug Dean 2001–2003 Republican Colorado Springs [1]
Lola Spradley 2003–2005 Republican Beulah [1]
Andrew Romanoff 2005–2009 Democratic Denver [1]
Terrance Carroll 2009–2011 Democratic Denver [1]
Frank McNulty 2011–2013 Republican Highlands Ranch [1]
Mark Ferrandino 2013–2015 Democratic Denver [1]
Dickey Lee Hullinghorst 2015–2017 Democratic Longmont [1]
Crisanta Duran 2017–2019 Democratic
KC Becker 2019–2021 Democratic
Alec Garnett 2021–2023 Democratic
Julie McCluskie 2023– Democratic

Speakers of the Colorado Territorial House of Representatives

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Speaker Term Party County/Residence Notes Citation
C. F. Holly September 9, 1861 – November 7, 1861 [11]
George F. Crocker July 7, 1862 – August 15, 1862 [12]
Jerome B. Chaffee February 1, 1864 – March 11, 1864 [13]
Levi H. Harsh January 2, 1865 – February 10, 1865 [14]
E. N. Stearns January 1, 1866 – February 9, 1866 [15]
Edward L. Berthoud December 3, 1866 – January 11, 1867 [16]
C. H. McLaughlin December 2, 1867 – January 10, 1868 [17]
George W. Miller January 3, 1870 – February 11, 1870 [18]
Alvin Marsh January 1, 1872 – February 9, 1872 [19]
D. H. Nichols January 5, 1874 – February 13, 1874 [20]
Alfred Butters January 3, 1876 – February 11, 1876 [21]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Presidents and Speakers of the Colorado General Assembly: A Biographical Portrait from 1876. Denver, CO, 2016 edition.
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  8. ^ "Senate Journal of the General Assembly of the State of Colorado | Colorado House and Senate Journals".
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  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Sharp, James Roger; Sharp, Nancy Weatherly (1999). American Legislative Leaders in the West, 1911–1994. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313302121.
  11. ^ "House Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado | Colorado House and Senate Journals".
  12. ^ "House Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado | Colorado House and Senate Journals".
  13. ^ "House Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado | Colorado House and Senate Journals".
  14. ^ "House Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado | Colorado House and Senate Journals".
  15. ^ "House Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado | Colorado House and Senate Journals".
  16. ^ "House Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado | Colorado House and Senate Journals".
  17. ^ "House Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado | Colorado House and Senate Journals".
  18. ^ "House Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado. | Colorado House and Senate Journals".
  19. ^ "House Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado | Colorado House and Senate Journals".
  20. ^ "Council Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado, Tenth Session, Convened at Denver, on the 5TH Day of January, 1874. | Colorado House and Senate Journals".
  21. ^ "House Journal of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado | Colorado House and Senate Journals".
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