List of speakers of the Colorado House of Representatives

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

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

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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  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".
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