COLORADO LEGISLATORS PAST AND PRESENT

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Cora Ransom   Strain

Chamber:House
Political Party:Republican
Occupation:Merchant; Manager

House
Years Served House:1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948
District #:no district numbers until 1964
Number of Years:6
General Assembly #:34th; 35th; 36th
Counties:Prowers
Gender:Male
Birth year and Place:1871
Bloomington IN

City of Residence:Lamar
Date of Death:04/08/1960
Place of Death:Lamar CO
Notes:
6/13/2011 - confirmed that Cora Strain was male, by finding his photo in 1947 legislature photos. Father of Marion Strain who also served in the legislature.

Committees
House Standing1943 -- Mercantile & Manufacturing Interests (Chair); Banking; Corporations; Indian & Military Affairs; Insurance; Labor
1944 -- Mercantile & Manufacturing Interests (Chair); Banking; Corporations; Indian & Military Affairs; Insurance; Labor
1945 -- Mercantile & Manufacturing Interests (Chair); Banking; Corporations; Indian & Military Affairs; Insurance; Irrigation & Water Resources; Labor
1946 -- Mercantile & Manufacturing Interests (Chair); Banking; Corporations; Indian & Military Affairs; Insurance; Irrigation & Water Resources; Labor
1947 -- Banking; Corporations; Finance Ways & Means; Mercantile & Manufacturing Interests; Printing; Railroads; Rules
1948 -- Banking; Corporations; Finance Ways & Means; Mercantile & Manufacturing Interests; Printing; Railroads; Rules