Chris Holbert

Chris Holbert[1] (born February 6, 1961)[2] is an American politician serving as a member of the Colorado Senate from the 30th district. He has represented the 30th district since January 6, 2015. Formerly he represented the 44th district of the Colorado House of Representatives.

Chris Holbert
Minority Leader of the Colorado Senate
Assumed office
January 4, 2019
Preceded byLeroy Garcia
Majority Leader of the Colorado Senate
In office
January 11, 2017 – January 4, 2019
Preceded byMark Scheffel
Succeeded bySteve Fenberg
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 30th district
Assumed office
January 6, 2015
Preceded byTed Harvey
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 44th district
In office
January 12, 2011 – January 7, 2015
Preceded byMike May
Succeeded byKim Ransom
Personal details
Born (1961-02-06) February 6, 1961
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationColorado Heights University (BA)
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life and education

Holbert was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He earned a Bachelor of Liberal Arts from Loretto Heights College (now Colorado Heights University).[3]

Career

Prior to seeking elected office, Holbert was a trade association manager. From 2000 to 2008, Holbert worked as president and executive director of a statewide trade association, where he represented over 6,000 business professionals throughout Colorado.

Colorado Legislature

Holbert was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in November 2010 and assumed office in January 2011. During the 2015 legislative session, he also served as vice chair of the House Business, Labor and Technology Committee. He was then elected to the Colorado Senate. He was elected Senate majority leader in November 2016, becoming the second-highest position in the Colorado Senate.[4]

During his tenure, Holbert supported legislation to allow children with health conditions to access medical marijuana in school.[5] He has also supported tax breaks for small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado.[6]

Elections
  • 2012: Holbert ran unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 4,063 votes,[7] and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 27,381 votes (64.0%) against Libertarian candidate Jarrod Austin.[8]
  • 2010: When District 44 Republican Representative Mike May left the Legislature and left the seat open, Holbert won a three-way Republican Primary in August 2010 with 4,455 votes (39.8%) in a field which included Polly Lawrence (who was elected to the House for District 39 in 2012),[9] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 28,009 votes (75.21%) against Independent Peter Ericson and Democratic write-in candidate Margie Brown.[10]
  • 2014: Holbert was elected to the State Senate seat for District 30.[11]

Personal life

Holbert married his wife, Diane, in 1986. They have two sons.

References
  1. "Chris Holbert's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  2. "Rep. Holbert shares birthday, ideals with the Gipper". The Spot.
  3. "Chris Holbert's Biography". Vote Smart. Archived from the original on 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  4. "Chris Holbert". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  5. "Colorado Senate passes school cannabis medicine bill". AP NEWS. 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  6. "Colorado governor urges lawmakers to move on economy, health". AP NEWS. 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  7. "2012 Republican Party state representatives primary results". Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  8. "2012 General election state representatives results". Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  9. "Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2010 Primary & 2010 General" (PDF). Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. p. 93. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  10. "Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2010 Primary & 2010 General" (PDF). Denver, Colorado: Secretary of State of Colorado. p. 131. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  11. Ballotpedia. Chris Holbert. Viewed: 2016-01-26.
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