COLORADO LEGISLATORS PAST AND PRESENT

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Clarence A. "Arch"   Decker

Chamber:House,Senate
Political Party:Democrat
Occupation:Attorney
Leadership Position:
Senate Assistant Minority Leader: 1967-70
Senate Minority Leader: 1971-72


House
Years Served House:1963; 1964
District #:no district numbers until 1964
Number of Years:2
General Assembly #:44th
Counties:Denver
Senate
Years Served:1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978
District #:08 (1965-1966); 01 (1967-1968); 05 (1969-1972); 08 (1975-1978)
Number of Years:12
General Assembly #:45th; 46th; 47th; 48th
Counties:Denver
Gender:Male
Birth year and Place:1932
Arkansas City KS

City of Residence:Denver
Date of Death:10/02/2004
Place of Death:Grand Junction CO

Committees
House Standing1963 -- Judiciary; Local Government; Health & Welfare
1964 -- Judiciary; Local Government; Health & Welfare

Senate Standing1965 -- Business Affairs; Finance; Industrial Affairs; State Institutions & Public Buildings; Senate Services
1966 -- Business Affairs; Finance; Industrial Affairs; State Institutions & Public Buildings; Senate Services
1969 -- Agriculture & Livestock; Health & Welfare; Judiciary; Transportation; Water
1970 -- Agriculture & Livestock; Health & Welfare; Judiciary; Transportation; Water
1971 -- Agriculture Livestock & Natural Resources; Game Fish & Parks; Judiciary; Transportation; Senate Services
1972 -- Agriculture Livestock & Natural Resources; Senate Services
1975 -- Business Affairs & Labor; Finance; Local Government
1976 -- Business Affairs & Labor; Finance; Local Government
1977 -- Local Government; State Affairs
1978 -- Local Government; State Affairs

Joint/Statutory1968 -- Legislative Audit (Vice-chair) (3-21-1,1963, C.R.S.)
1969 -- Legal Services (63-3-2, 1963 C.R.S.)
1970 --Legal Services (63-3-2, 1963 C.R.S.)
1975 --Legal Services (2-3-502, C.R.S.)
1976 --Legal Services (2-3-502, C.R.S.)
1977 --Legal Services (2-3-502, C.R.S.)
1978 --Legal Services (2-3-502, C.R.S.)

Interim1963 -- Judicial Reorganization (HJR 25)
1965 -- State Aid to Schools  (HJR 1024); Criminal Code (HJR 1024)
1966 -- Criminal Code (HJR 1024 (1965)); Sentencing for Criminals (HJR 1005 (1966), HJR 1024,
1965)); State Aid to Schools (SJR 8 (1966),  HJR 1024 (1965))
1967 -- Public Utilities Commission (Vice-chair) (SJR 32)
1968 -- Supreme Court Backlog (HJR 1026); Public Utilities Commission (HJR 1026)
1970 -- District Attorneys (SJR 37)
1971 -- Hospital Rates (Vice-chair) (HJR 1033); Balanced Population Growth (HJR 1033)
1972 -- Hospital Rates (Vice-chair) (HJR 1033 (1971)); Balanced Population Growth (SJR 11)
1975 -- Business Affairs & Labor; Medical Malpractice;  
1976 -- Health Environment Welfare & Institutions I (HJR 1047)