COLORADO LEGISLATORS PAST AND PRESENT

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Randy   Baumgardner

Chamber:House,Senate
Political Party:Republican
Occupation:Rancher

House
Years Served House:2009; 2010; 2011; 2012
District #:57 (2009-2012)
Number of Years:4
General Assembly #:67th; 68th
Counties:Garfield; Grand; Jackson; Moffat; Rio Blanco; Routt
Senate
Years Served:2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019
Leadership Position:
Senate Majority Whip: 2015 - 2016

District #:08 (2013-1/21/2019 )
Number of Years:6
General Assembly #:69th; 70th; 71st; 72nd
Counties:Garfield; Grand; Jackson; Moffat; Rio Blanco; Routt; Summit
Notes:Resigned his Senate seat effective January 21, 2019. A vacancy committee selected Representative Bob Rankin to fill the remainder of his Senate term.
Gender:Male
Birth year and Place:1956
Bedford, IN

City of Residence:Hot Sulphur Springs
Notes:
Senator Baumgarardner was the subject of an attempted expulsion in 2018. The resolution to expel him did not pass.

Committees
House Standing2009 -- Agriculture Livestock & Natural Resources; Education; Transportation & Energy
2010 -- Agriculture Livestock & Natural Resources; Transportation & Energy
2011 -- Agriculture Livestock & Natural Resources (Vice-chair); State Veterans & Military Affairs
2012 -- Agriculture Livestock & Natural Resources (Vice-chair); State Veterans & Military Affairs

Senate Standing2013 -- Business, Labor & Technology; Transportation
2014 -- Business Labor & Technology
2015 -- Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy; Business Labor & Technology; Transportation (Chair)
2016 -- Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy; Business Labor & Technology; Transportation (Chair)
2017 -- Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy (Vice-chair); Transportation (Chair)
2018 -- Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy (Vice-chair); Transportation (Chair*)

*02/13/2018 - Senator Randy Baumgardner voluntarily stepped down as Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee. Senator John Cooke (formally Vice Chairman) was appointed Chairman of the Committee and Senator Ray Scott was appointed Vice Chairman on the same date.

Joint/Statutory2009 -- Transportation Legislation Review (43-2-145, C.R.S.); Water Resources Review Committee (37-98-102, C.R.S.)
2013 -- Capital Development (2-3-1302, C.R.S.)
2014 -- Capital Development (Vice-Chair) (2-3-1302, C.R.S.)
2015 -- Capital Development (Vice-Chair) (2-3-1302, C.R.S.)
2016 -- Capital Development (Chair) (2-3-1302, C.R.S.)
2017 -- Capital Development (Vice-Chair) (2-3-1302, C.R.S.)

Interim2012 -- Water Resources Review (37-98-102, C.R.S.)
2014 -- Marijuana Revenues Interim Committee (Request letter)
2015 -- Off-Highway Vehicle Interim Committee (Request letter); Transportation Legislation Review (Vice - chair) (43-2-145, C.R.S.); Water Resources Review Committee (37-98-102, C.R.S.); Wildfire Matters Review Committee (Vice-chair) (SB 13-082)
2016 -- Interim Study Committee on Cost-benefit Analysis of Legalized Marijuana in Colorado (Vice-chair) (Request letter); Transportation Legislation Review (Chair) (43-2-145, C.R.S.); Water Resources Review Committee (37-98-102, C.R.S.); Wildfire Matters Review Committee (SB 13-082)
2017 -- Transportation Legislation Review (Chair) (43-2-145, C.R.S.); Water Resources Review Committee (37-98-102, C.R.S.); Wildfire Matters Review Committee (SB 13-082)

Bill Sponsorship
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