COLORADO LEGISLATORS PAST AND PRESENT

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Vernon A.   Cheever

Chamber:House,Senate
Political Party:Republican
Occupation:Research Engineer
Leadership Position:
Senate Majority Caucus Leader: 1955-56
Senate Minority Leader: 1957-58
Senate Minority Caucus Leader: 1959-60
Senate President Pro Tem: 1963-64


House
Years Served House:1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944
District #:no district numbers until 1964
Number of Years:6
General Assembly #:32nd; 33rd; 34th
Counties:
Senate
Years Served:1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964
District #:03 (1945-1964)
Number of Years:20
General Assembly #:35th; 36th; 37th; 38th; 39th; 40th; 41st; 42nd; 43rd; 44th
Counties:El Paso
Gender:Male
Birth year and Place:1895
Webster City IA

City of Residence:Colorado Springs
Date of Death:05/14/1968
Place of Death:Denver CO
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Committees
House Standing1939 -- State Affairs & Reapportionment (Chair); Medical Affairs & Public  Health (Chair); Indian & Military Affairs; Mercantile & Manufacturing Interests; Permanent Patronage; Railroads; State Institutions
1940 -- State Affairs & Reapportionment (Chair); Medical Affairs & Public  Health (Chair); Indian & Military Affairs; Mercantile & Manufacturing Interests; Permanent Patronage; Railroads; State Institutions
1941 -- Education (Chair); State Institutions (Chair); Federal Relations; Fish & Game; Interstate Cooperation; Irrigation & Water Resources; Permanent Patronage; Public Lands
1942 -- Education (Chair); State Institutions (Chair); Federal Relations; Fish & Game; Interstate Cooperation; Irrigation & Water Resources; Permanent Patronage; Public Lands
1943 -- Education (Chair); Corporations; Federal Relations; Mercantile & Manufacturing Interests; Mines & Mining; Municipal Affairs
1944 -- Education (Chair); Corporations; Federal Relations; Mercantile & Manufacturing Interests; Mines & Mining; Municipal Affairs

Senate Standing1945 -- Military Affairs (Chair); Constitutional Amendments; Judiciary; Interstate Cooperation; Coal Mining; Municipal Affairs; Railroads
1946 -- Military Affairs (Chair); Constitutional Amendments; Judiciary; Interstate Cooperation; Coal Mining; Municipal Affairs; Railroads
1947 -- Military Affairs (Chair); Constitutional Amendments; Interstate Cooperation; Judiciary; Coal Mining; Metal Mining
1948 -- Military Affairs (Chair); Constitutional Amendments; Interstate Cooperation; Judiciary; Coal Mining; Metal Mining
1949 -- Municipal Affairs (Chair); Aviation; Interstate Cooperation; Judiciary; Medical Affairs; Mining-Coal; Mining Metal; Veterans & Military Affairs
1950 -- Municipal Affairs (Chair); Aviation; Interstate Cooperation; Judiciary; Medical Affairs; Mining-Coal; Mining Metal; Veterans & Military Affairs
1951 -- Interstate Cooperation (Chair); Finance; Industrial Affairs; Judiciary; Labor; Mining; Veterans & Military Affairs
1952 -- Interstate Cooperation (Chair); Finance; Industrial Affairs; Judiciary; Labor & Employment Relations; Mining; Veterans & Military Affairs
1953 -- Interstate Cooperation (Chair); Business Affairs; Finance; Health & Welfare; Judiciary
1954 -- Interstate Cooperation (Chair); Business Affairs; Finance; Health & Welfare; Judiciary
1955 -- Interstate Cooperation (Chair); Finance; Judiciary; Mining; State Institutions & Public Buildings; Veterans & Military Affairs
1956 -- Interstate Cooperation (Chair); Finance; Judiciary; Mining; State Institutions & Public Buildings; Veterans & Military Affairs
1957 -- Game & Fish; Interstate Cooperation; Judiciary; Labor; State Affairs Veterans & Military Affairs
1958 -- Game & Fish; Interstate Cooperation; Judiciary; Labor; State Affairs Veterans & Military Affairs
1959 -- Interstate Cooperation; Judiciary; Labor; Local Government; State Affairs Veterans & Military Affairs
1960 -- Interstate Cooperation; Judiciary; Labor; Local Government; State Affairs Veterans & Military Affairs
1961 -- Interstate Cooperation; Judiciary; Labo;r State Affairs Veterans & Military Affairs
1962 -- Interstate Cooperation; Judiciary; Labor; State Affairs Veterans & Military Affairs
1963 -- Health & Welfare (Chair); Industrial Affairs; Judiciary; Mining; State Affairs Veterans & Military Affairs
1964 -- Health & Welfare (Chair); Industrial Affairs; Judiciary; Mining; State Affairs Veterans & Military Affairs

Joint/Statutory1953 -- Legislative Council (Vice-chair) (63-5-1, C.R.S. 1953); Executive Committee of Legislative Council
1954 -- Legislative Council (Vice-chair) (63-5-1, C.R.S. 1953)
1955 -- Legislative Council (Vice-chair) (63-5-1, C.R.S. 1953)
1956 -- Legislative Council (Vice-chair) (63-5-1, C.R.S. 1953)

Interim1955 -- Comic Books (SJR 14); State Institution Building & Construction (HJR 33); State Payroll Procedure (HR 15)
1956 -- State Institution Building & Construction (HJR 17); Salaries of State Employees (SJR 9); Pension Benefits of Municipal Firemen & Policemen (Vice-chair) (HJR 2); Mental Difficulty (Vice-chair) (HJR 11); Correctional Institutions (Vice-chair) (HJR 12)
1957 -- Revised Classification Plan & Salaries State Employees (SJR 14); Proposed Constitutional Amendments (HJR 14)
1959 -- Urban Renewal (SJR 41)
1960 -- Disposition of Unclaimed Property Implementation of the New Judicial Article Urban Renewal (SJR 41 (1959))
1963-- Judicial Reorganization (HJR 25); Criminal Code (HJR 23)

Special1955 -- Governor's Commission on Organization of State Government (HB 460)