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Revision as of 08:24, 29 June 2022
Barbara Kirkmeyer | |
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Member of the Colorado Senate from the 23rd district | |
Assumed office January 13, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Vicki Marble |
Personal details | |
Born | September 15, 1958 |
Political party | Republican |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Colorado, Boulder (BS) |
Website | Campaign website |
Barbara Jean Kirkmeyer (born December 31, 1969)[1] is an American politician serving as a member of the Colorado Senate for district 23, which encompasses parts of Weld and Larimer counties and all of the City and County of Broomfield in north-central Colorado.[2] She is the Republican nominee for Colorado's 8th congressional district in the 2022 election.
Early life and education
Kirkmeyer is a fourth-generation Coloradoan and has lived in Weld County for 35 years. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education from the University of Colorado Boulder in 1980.[3]
Career
Kirkmeyer served for a total of 19 years as a county commissioner for Weld County, Colorado, having been elected and re-elected five times. Representing the third district, she served from 1993 to 2000 and again from 2009 to 2020. In the interim, she served as acting director of the Colorado Department of Local Affairs under Governor Bill Owens. In addition, she has served on several boards and commissions, including the Fort Lupton Urban Renewal Authority Board and the Dacono Urban Renewal Authority Board.
In the 2020 Republican primary election for Colorado's 23rd Senate district, Kirkmeyer defeated opponent Rupert Parchment, winning 55.24% of the votes cast.[4] In the 2020 general election, Kirkmeyer defeated her Democratic Party opponent, winning 55.14% of the votes cast.[5] She currently serves on the Senate Education, Local Government, Health and Human Services, and Statutory Revision Committees. She is also Vice Chair of the Legislative Interim Committee on School Finance.[6]
2022 congressional campaign
On November 15, 2021, Kirkmeyer announced she was running to represent Colorado's new 8th congressional district.[7]
References
- ^ https://services.statescape.com/LegislatorInfo/Legislator.aspx?id=19090
- ^ "Legislative District Information After 2011 Reapportionment: Senate District 23" (PDF). Colorado Reapportionment Commission. December 22, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ "...more about Barb Kirkmeyer". Elect Barbara Kirkmeyer for Senate District 23. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ "Colorado election results: June 30, 2020 primary election, official results, state senator, district 23, Republican Party". Colorado Secretary of State. October 27, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ "Colorado election results: November 3, 2020 general election". Colorado Secretary of State. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ "Barbara Kirkmeyer | Colorado General Assembly". leg.colorado.gov. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ Aguilar, John (November 15, 2021). "Republican state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer jumps into increasingly crowded 8th Congressional District race". The Denver Post. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
External links
- Colorado politician stubs
- 1969 births
- 21st-century American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Colorado Republicans
- Colorado state senators
- County commissioners in Colorado
- Living people
- People from Weld County, Colorado
- University of Colorado Boulder alumni
- Women state legislators in Colorado