COLORADO LEGISLATORS PAST AND PRESENT

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Martha McElveen   Ezzard

Chamber:House,Senate
Political Party:Republican,Democrat
Occupation:Journalist; Attorney
Leadership Position:
Senate Majority Caucus Leader; replaced Powers who became Senate Assistant Majority Leader: 1983-84


House
Years Served House:1979; 1980
District #:37 (1979-1980)
Number of Years:
General Assembly #:52nd
Counties:Arapahoe; Denver
Senate
Years Served:1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987
District #:20 (1981-1982); 26 (1983-1987)
Number of Years:
General Assembly #:53rd; 54th; 55th; 56th
Counties:Arapahoe; Denver
Notes About Member's Term:7/25/1987 -- Senator Ezzard resigned & changed party affiliation to Democrat; replaced by Terry Considine.
Gender:Female
Birth year and Place:1938
Atlanta GA

City of Residence:Englewood
Date of Death:10/29/2023
Place of Death:Tiger, GA
Obituaries:

Committees
House Standing1979 -- Health Environment Welfare & Institutions; Judiciary
1980 -- Health Environment Welfare & Institutions; Judiciary

Senate Standing1981 -- Judiciary (Vice-chair); Education; Health Environment Welfare & Institutions
1982 -- Health Environment Welfare & Institutions (Chair); Judiciary (Vice-chair); Education
1983 -- Health Environment Welfare & Institutions (Chair); Education (Vice-chair); Judiciary
1984 -- Health Environment Welfare & Institutions (Chair); Education (Vice-chair); Judiciary
1985 -- Health Environment Welfare & Institutions (Chair); Finance; Judiciary
1986 -- Health Environment Welfare & Institutions (Chair); Judiciary
1987 -- Health Environment Welfare & Institutions (Vice-chair); Judiciary

Joint/Statutory1982 -- Advisory Commission on Crime Classification & Sentencing
1983 -- Legislative Council (2-3-301, C.R.S.); Prison Overcrowding Project
1984 -- Legislative Council (2-3-301, C.R.S.)
1985 -- Joint Review Committee for the Medically Indigent (26-15-107, C.R.S.)
1986 -- Joint Review Committee for the Medically Indigent (26-15-107, C.R.S.)
1987 -- Legal Services (2-3-502, C.R.S.)

Interim1978 -- Finance-Taxation; Judiciary
1980 -- Judiciary
1981 -- Exceptional Children & Community Colleges; New State Prison (HJR 1034)
1982 -- Exceptional Children; State Government Issues
1983 -- Hazardous Waste (Vice-chair) (SJR 19)
1985 -- Highways & Hazardous Materials Transportation (HJR 1025)
1987 -- Adult Criminal Justice System (HJR 1032)