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Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Colorado State Senate
The Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee (formerly the Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy Committee) is a standing committee of the Colorado State Senate.
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Per Senate Rule 21 standing committees for the Colorado State Senate are appointed by resolution at the first general session after a general election.[1] The State Senate Majority Leader appoints majority members to the committees, while the State Senate Minority Leader appoints minority members.[2] All appointees serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.[3] Party representation is set proportionally to reflect the party representation of the two majority parties in the Senate.[4]
See rules: Standing Rules of the Senate
Function
| “ | The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee generally considers matters concerning water, agriculture, wildlife, and recreation. In addition, the committee has legislative oversight responsibility for the departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources.[5][6] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Rhonda Fields | • Jerry Sonnenberg, Chair | |||
| • Kerry Donovan | • Randy Baumgardner, Vice chair | |||
| • Leroy Garcia, Jr. | • Vicki Marble | |||
| • Stephen Fenberg | • Ray Scott | |||
| • Matt Jones | • John Cooke | |||
| • Don Coram | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Kerry Donovan | • Jerry Sonnenberg, Chair | |||
| • Leroy Garcia, Jr. | • Ellen Roberts, Vice chair | |||
| • Mary Hodge | • Randy Baumgardner | |||
| • Matt Jones | • John Cooke | |||
| • Ray Scott | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Gail Schwartz, Chair | • Greg Brophy | |||
| • Angela Giron, Vice Chair | • Ted Harvey | |||
| • Matt Jones | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Gail Schwartz, Chair | • Greg Brophy | |||
| • Cheri Jahn, Vice Chair | • Kevin J. Grantham | |||
| • Angela Giron | • Ted Harvey | |||
| • Lucia Guzman | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, “Senate Rules - Committees,” accessed March 2, 2021(Section 21(a))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, “Senate Rules - Committees,” accessed March 2, 2021(Section 21(a)(10))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, “Senate Rules - Committees,” accessed March 2, 2021(Section 21(b))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, “Senate Rules - Committees,” accessed March 2, 2021(Section 21(a)(10))
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "Agriculture & Natural Resources," accessed March 2, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
