United States congressional delegations from Colorado
Since Colorado became a U.S. state in 1876,[1] it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, beginning with the 44th United States Congress. Prior to statehood, the Colorado Territory sent non-voting delegates to the House of Representatives from 1861 to 1876.[2] Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year terms. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years in general elections, with their re-election staggered. Prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were elected by the Colorado General Assembly.[3] Each state elects varying numbers of members of the House, depending on population, to two-year terms.[4] Colorado has sent eight members to the House in each congressional delegation since the 2020 United States Census.[5]
Current delegation[edit]
Colorado's current congressional delegation to the 118th Congress consists of two senators, both of whom are Democrats, and eight representatives comprising five Democrats and three Republicans.
United States Senate[edit]
| Current U.S. senators from the State of Colorado | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Colorado
|
Class II senator | Class III senator | ||
.jpeg) John Hickenlooper Junior senator (Denver) |
.jpg) Michael Bennet Senior senator (Denver) | |||
| Party | Democratic | Democratic | ||
| Incumbent since | January 3, 2021 | January 21, 2009 | ||
United States House of Representatives[edit]
The state of Colorado gained an eighth congressional seat beginning in 2023. The current dean of the Colorado delegation is Representative Diana DeGette of the 1st district, having served in the House since 1997.
| Current U.S. representatives from Colorado | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Member (Residence)[7] |
Party | Incumbent since | CPVI (2022)[8] |
District map |
| 1st | .jpg) Diana DeGette (Denver) |
Democratic | January 3, 1997 | D+29 | _(new_version).svg) |
| 2nd |  Joe Neguse (Lafayette) |
Democratic | January 3, 2019 | D+17 | _(new_version).svg) |
| 3rd |  Lauren Boebert (Silt) |
Republican | January 3, 2021 | R+7 | _(new_version).svg) |
| 4th |  Greg Lopez (Elizabeth) |
Republican | June 25, 2024 | R+13 | _(new_version).svg) |
| 5th |  Doug Lamborn (Colorado Springs) |
Republican | January 3, 2007 | R+9 | _(new_version).svg) |
| 6th |  Jason Crow (Aurora) |
Democratic | January 3, 2019 | D+9 | _(new_version).svg) |
| 7th |  Brittany Pettersen (Lakewood) |
Democratic | January 3, 2023 | D+4 | _(new_version).svg) |
| 8th |  Yadira Caraveo (Thornton) |
Democratic | January 3, 2023 | EVEN | _(new_version).svg) |
United States Senate[edit]
| Class II senator | Congress | Class III senator | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado statehood August 1, 1876 | ||||
| Henry M. Teller (R) | 44th (1875–1877) | Jerome B. Chaffee (R) | ||
| 45th (1877–1879) | ||||
| 46th (1879–1881) | Nathaniel P. Hill (R) | |||
| 47th (1881–1883) | ||||
| George M. Chilcott (R) | ||||
| Horace Tabor (R) | ||||
| Thomas M. Bowen (R) | 48th (1883–1885) | |||
| 49th (1885–1887) | Henry M. Teller (R) | |||
| 50th (1887–1889) | ||||
| Edward O. Wolcott (R) | 51st (1889–1891) | |||
| 52nd (1891–1893) | ||||
| 53rd (1893–1895) | ||||
| 54th (1895–1897) | ||||
| 55th (1897–1899) | Henry M. Teller (SvR) | |||
| 56th (1899–1901) | ||||
| Thomas M. Patterson (D) | 57th (1901–1903) | |||
| 58th (1903–1905) | Henry M. Teller (D) | |||
| 59th (1905–1907) | ||||
| Simon Guggenheim (R) | 60th (1907–1909) | |||
| 61st (1909–1911) | Charles J. Hughes Jr. (D) | |||
| 62nd (1911–1913) | Charles S. Thomas (D) | |||
| John F. Shafroth (D) | 63rd (1913–1915) | |||
| 64th (1915–1917) | ||||
| 65th (1917–1919) | ||||
| Lawrence C. Phipps (R) | 66th (1919–1921) | |||
| 67th (1921–1923) | Samuel D. Nicholson (R) | |||
| 68th (1923–1925) | ||||
| Alva B. Adams (D) | ||||
| Rice W. Means (R) | ||||
| 69th (1925–1927) | ||||
| 70th (1927–1929) | Charles W. Waterman (R) | |||
| 71st (1929–1931) | ||||
| Edward P. Costigan (D) | 72nd (1931–1933) | |||
| Walter Walker (D) | ||||
| Karl C. Schuyler (R) | ||||
| 73rd (1933–1935) | Alva B. Adams (D) | |||
| 74th (1935–1937) | ||||
| Edwin C. Johnson (D) | 75th (1937–1939) | |||
| 76th (1939–1941) | ||||
| 77th (1941–1943) | ||||
| Eugene Millikin (R) | ||||
| 78th (1943–1945) | ||||
| 79th (1945–1947) | ||||
| 80th (1947–1949) | ||||
| 81st (1949–1951) | ||||
| 82nd (1951–1953) | ||||
| 83rd (1953–1955) | ||||
| Gordon Allott (R) | 84th (1955–1957) | |||
| 85th (1957–1959) | John A. Carroll (D) | |||
| 86th (1959–1961) | ||||
| 87th (1961–1963) | ||||
| 88th (1963–1965) | Peter H. Dominick (R) | |||
| 89th (1965–1967) | ||||
| 90th (1967–1969) | ||||
| 91st (1969–1971) | ||||
| 92nd (1971–1973) | ||||
| Floyd Haskell (D) | 93rd (1973–1975) | |||
| 94th (1975–1977) | Gary Hart (D) | |||
| 95th (1977–1979) | ||||
| William L. Armstrong (R) | 96th (1979–1981) | |||
| 97th (1981–1983) | ||||
| 98th (1983–1985) | ||||
| 99th (1985–1987) | ||||
| 100th (1987–1989) | Tim Wirth (D) | |||
| 101st (1989–1991) | ||||
| Hank Brown (R) | 102nd (1991–1993) | |||
| 103rd (1993–1995) | Ben Nighthorse Campbell (D) | |||
| 104th (1995–1997) | Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R) | |||
| Wayne Allard (R) | 105th (1997–1999) | |||
| 106th (1999–2001) | ||||
| 107th (2001–2003) | ||||
| 108th (2003–2005) | ||||
| 109th (2005–2007) | Ken Salazar (D) | |||
| 110th (2007–2009) | ||||
| Mark Udall (D) | 111th (2009–2011) | |||
| Michael Bennet (D) | ||||
| 112th (2011–2013) | ||||
| 113th (2013–2015) | ||||
| Cory Gardner (R) | 114th (2015–2017) | |||
| 115th (2017–2019) | ||||
| 116th (2019–2021) | ||||
| John Hickenlooper (D) | 117th (2021–2023) | |||
| 118th (2023–2025) | ||||
United States House of Representatives[edit]
1861–1876: 1 non-voting delegate[edit]
Starting on August 19, 1861, the Territory of Colorado sent a non-voting delegate to the House.
| Congress | Delegate from Territory's at-large district |
|---|---|
| 37th (1861–1863) | Hiram Pitt Bennet (Cons. R) |
| 38th (1863–1865) | |
| 39th (1865–1867) | Allen Alexander Bradford (R) |
| 40th (1867–1869) | George M. Chilcott (R) |
| 41st (1869–1871) | Allen Alexander Bradford (R) |
| 42nd (1871–1873) | Jerome B. Chaffee (R) |
| 43rd (1873–1875) | |
| 44th (1875–1877) | Thomas M. Patterson (D) |
1876–1893: 1 seat[edit]
Following statehood on August 1, 1876, the state of Colorado was granted one seat in the House.
| Congress | At-large district |
|---|---|
| 44th (1875–1877) | James B. Belford (R) |
| 45th (1877–1879) | |
| Thomas M. Patterson (D) | |
| 46th (1879–1881) | James B. Belford (R) |
| 47th (1881–1883) | |
| 48th (1883–1885) | |
| 49th (1885–1887) | George G. Symes (R) |
| 50th (1887–1889) | |
| 51st (1889–1891) | Hosea Townsend (R) |
| 52nd (1891–1893) |
1893–1903: 2 seats[edit]
Following the 1890 census, Colorado was apportioned with two seats.
| Congress | 1st district | 2nd district |
|---|---|---|
| 53rd (1893–1895) | Lafe Pence (Pop) | John Calhoun Bell (Pop) |
| 54th (1895–1897) | John F. Shafroth (R) | |
| 55th (1897–1899) | John F. Shafroth (Sv) | |
| 56th (1899–1901) | ||
| 57th (1901–1903) |
1903–1913: 3 seats[edit]
Following the 1900 census, Colorado was apportioned with three seats.
| Congress | 1st district | 2nd district | At-large |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th (1903–1905) | John F. Shafroth (D) | Herschel M. Hogg (R) | Franklin E. Brooks (R) |
| Robert W. Bonynge (R) | |||
| 59th (1905–1907) | |||
| 60th (1907–1909) | Warren A. Haggott (R) | George W. Cook (R) | |
| 61st (1909–1911) | Atterson W. Rucker (D) | John Andrew Martin (D) | Edward T. Taylor (D) |
| 62nd (1911–1913) |
1913–1973: 4 seats[edit]
Following the 1910 census, Colorado was apportioned with four seats.
1973–1983: 5 seats[edit]
Following the 1970 census, Colorado was apportioned with five seats.
| Congress | 1st district | 2nd district | 3rd district | 4th district | 5th district |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93rd (1973–1975) | Pat Schroeder (D) | Donald G. Brotzman (R) | Frank Evans (D) | James Johnson (R) | William L. Armstrong (R) |
| 94th (1975–1977) | Tim Wirth (D) | ||||
| 95th (1977–1979) | |||||
| 96th (1979–1981) | Ray Kogovsek (D) | Ken Kramer (R) | |||
| 97th (1981–1983) | Hank Brown (R) |
1983–2003: 6 seats[edit]
Following the 1980 census, Colorado was apportioned with six seats.
| Congress | District | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | |
| 98th (1983–1985) | Pat Schroeder (D) | Tim Wirth (D) | Ray Kogovsek (D) | Hank Brown (R) | Ken Kramer (R) | Daniel Schaefer (R) |
| 99th (1985–1987) | Mike Strang (R) | |||||
| 100th (1987–1989) | David Skaggs (D) | Ben Nighthorse Campbell (D) |
Joel Hefley (R) | |||
| 101st (1989–1991) | ||||||
| 102nd (1991–1993) | Wayne Allard (R) | |||||
| 103rd (1993–1995) | Scott McInnis (R) | |||||
| 104th (1995–1997) | ||||||
| 105th (1997–1999) | Diana DeGette (D) | Bob Schaffer (R) | ||||
| 106th (1999–2001) | Mark Udall (D) | Tom Tancredo (R) | ||||
| 107th (2001–2003) | ||||||
2003–2023: 7 seats[edit]
Following the 2000 census, Colorado was apportioned with seven seats.
| Congress | District | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | |
| 108th (2003–2005) | Diana DeGette (D) |
Mark Udall (D) | Scott McInnis (R) | Marilyn Musgrave (R) |
Joel Hefley (R) | Tom Tancredo (R) |
Bob Beauprez (R) |
| 109th (2005–2007) | John Salazar (D) | ||||||
| 110th (2007–2009) | Doug Lamborn (R) |
Ed Perlmutter (D) | |||||
| 111th (2009–2011) | Jared Polis (D) | Betsy Markey (D) | Mike Coffman (R) | ||||
| 112th (2011–2013) | Scott Tipton (R) | Cory Gardner (R) | |||||
| 113th (2013–2015) | |||||||
| 114th (2015–2017) | Ken Buck (R) | ||||||
| 115th (2017–2019) | |||||||
| 116th (2019–2021) | Joe Neguse (D) | Jason Crow (D) | |||||
| 117th (2021–2023) | Lauren Boebert (R) | ||||||
2023–present: 8 seats[edit]
Following the 2020 census, Colorado was apportioned with eight seats.
| Congress | District | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | |
| 118th (2023–2025) | Diana DeGette (D) | Joe Neguse (D) | Lauren Boebert (R) | Ken Buck (R) | Doug Lamborn (R) | Jason Crow (D) | Brittany Pettersen (D) | Yadira Caraveo (D) |
| Greg Lopez (R) | ||||||||
Key[edit]
| Democratic (D) |
| Populist (Pop) |
| Republican (R) |
| Silver (Sv) |
| Silver Republican (SvR) |
See also[edit]
- List of United States congressional districts
- Colorado's congressional districts
- Political party strength in Colorado
References[edit]
- ^ "Today in History - August 1". Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ Biographical directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005: the Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788, and the Congress of the United States, from the First through the One Hundred Eighth Congresses, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 2005, inclusive (PDF). Washington, D.C: United States Government Printing Office. 2005. p. 54. ISBN 0-16-073176-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 5, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913) | National Archives". National Archives. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. September 15, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "Congressional elections and midterm elections | USAGov". USA.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Historical Apportionment Data (1910-2020)". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI) State List". The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter. 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter. 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.