Byron Pelton

American politician

Byron H. Pelton
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byJerry Sonnenberg
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCeleste
Children2
ResidenceSterling, Colorado
Profession
  • Electrician
  • Cattle producer[1]
Websitewww.byronpelton.com

Byron H. Pelton is a state senator from Sterling, Colorado. A Republican, Pelton represents Colorado's 1st Senate district, which includes all or part of Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld, and Yuma, counties in northeast Colorado, including all or parts of the communities of Greeley, Sterling, Fort Morgan, Lochbuie, and Severance.[2]

Background

Pelton, his wife, and two daughters live in Sterling, Colorado where they run a small cow-calf operation. Originally from Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, Pelton is a United States Navy veteran. In the Navy, he was trained as an electrician, and, upon being honorably discharged from the Navy, he moved to northeast Colorado and worked as an electrician for 20 years.[1]

Pelton was elected Logan County commissioner in 2016 and was re-elected in 2020. He has served on several task forces and boards, such as the Governor's Behavioral Health Taskforce. He has also served on the board of directors of Colorado Counties, Inc. and was named "Colorado Commissioner of the Year" in 2021.[1]

Elections

In the 2022 Colorado Senate election, Pelton ran unopposed, winning 100.00% of the total votes cast.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Rice, Jeff (January 4, 2022). "Logan County Commissioner Pelton announces bid for state senate". Journal-Advocate. Sterling, Colorado. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  2. ^ Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission (March 18, 2022). "Colorado Senate District 1 (2021)" (PDF). State of Colorado. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Colorado election results: November 8, 2022, general election state senate district 1". Colorado Secretary of State. State of Colorado. n.d. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

External links

  • Legislative website
  • Campaign website
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Members of the Colorado Senate
74th General Assembly (2023–2024)
President of the Senate
Steve Fenberg (D)
President pro tempore
James Coleman (D)
Majority Leader
Robert Rodriguez (D)
Minority Leader
Paul Lundeen (R)
  1. ▌Byron Pelton (R)
  2. ▌Jim Smallwood (R)
  3. ▌Nick Hinrichsen (D)
  4. ▌Mark Baisley (R)
  5. ▌Perry Will (R)
  6. ▌Cleave Simpson (R)
  7. ▌Janice Rich (R)
  8. ▌Dylan Roberts (D)
  9. ▌Paul Lundeen (R)
  10. ▌Larry Liston (R)
  11. ▌Tony Exum (D)
  12. ▌Bob Gardner (R)
  13. ▌Kevin Priola (D)
  14. ▌Joann Ginal (D)
  15. ▌Janice Marchman (D)
  16. ▌Chris Kolker (D)
  17. ▌Sonya Jaquez Lewis (D)
  18. ▌Steve Fenberg (D)
  19. ▌Rachel Zenzinger (D)
  20. ▌Lisa Cutter (D)
  21. ▌Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D)
  22. ▌Jessie Danielson (D)
  23. ▌Barbara Kirkmeyer (R)
  24. ▌Kyle Mullica (D)
  25. ▌Faith Winter (D)
  26. ▌Jeff Bridges (D)
  27. ▌Tom Sullivan (D)
  28. ▌Rhonda Fields (D)
  29. ▌Janet Buckner (D)
  30. ▌Kevin Van Winkle (R)
  31. ▌Chris Hansen (D)
  32. ▌Robert Rodriguez (D)
  33. ▌James Coleman (D)
  34. ▌Julie Gonzales (D)
  35. ▌Rod Pelton (R)


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