Colorado General Assembly

• Locations: News By Jeanne Souldern Published Jan. 18, 2023

  History is made as Colorado General Assembly convenes

  Rep. Velasco shared this selfie with The Sopris Sun from her first day on the new job. Courtesy photo

  When the 74th Colorado General Assembly convened on Jan. 9, it made history with the largest-ever class of female legislators. Fifty-one of the 100 seats in Colorado’s Senate and House are held by women — 44 of whom are Democrats and seven Republicans. Nevada is the only other state to… read more →