STATES AND TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES (COLORADO).

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In this post we will looking at Colorado and its territories, Its present and past governors and House of representative’s members.

INTRODUCTION.

The Territory of Colorado was organized on February 28, 1861 and on August 1, 1876, U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant signed Proclamation 230 admitting Colorado to the Union as the 38th state. Colorado is nicknamed the “Centennial State” because it became a state one century after the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. Colorado is bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east, Oklahoma to the southeast, New Mexico to the south, and Utah to the west, as well as touching Arizona to the southwest at the Four Corners. Colorado is noted for its vivid landscape of mountains, forests, high plains, mesas, canyons, plateaus, rivers, and desert lands. Colorado is one of the Mountain States, and is a part of the western and southwestern United States. Denver is the capital of and most populous city in Colorado. Residents of the state are known as Coloradans, although the antiquated “Coloradoan” is occasionally used. Colorado is a comparatively wealthy state, ranking eighth in household income in 2016 and 11th in per capita income in 2010. It also ranks highly in the nation’s standard of living index. Major parts of the economy include government and defense, mining, agriculture, tourism, and increasingly other kinds of manufacturing. With increasing temperatures and decreasing water availability, Colorado’s agriculture, forestry, and tourism economies are expected to be heavily affected by climate change. The Spanish Empire claimed Colorado as part of its New Mexico province before U.S. involvement in the region. The U.S. acquired a territorial claim to the eastern Rocky Mountains with the Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803. This U.S. claim conflicted with the claim by Spain to the upper Arkansas River Basin as the exclusive trading zone of its colony of Santa Fe de Nuevo México. In 1806, Zebulon Pike led a U.S. The U.S. relinquished its claim to all land south and west of the Arkansas River and south of 42nd parallel north and west of the 100th meridian west as part of its purchase of Florida from Spain with the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819. The treaty took effect on February 22, 1821. Having settled its border with Spain, the U.S. admitted the southeastern portion of the Territory of Missouri to the Union as the state of Missouri on August 10, 1821. The remainder of Missouri Territory, including what would become northeastern Colorado, became an unorganized territory and remain so for 33 years over the question of slavery. After 11 years of war, Spain finally recognized the independence of Mexico with the Treaty of Córdoba signed on August 24, 1821. Mexico eventually ratified the Adams–Onís Treaty in 1831. The Texian Revolt of 1835–36 fomented a dispute between the U.S. and Mexico which eventually erupted into the Mexican–American War in 1846. Mexico surrendered its northern territory to the U.S. with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo after the war in 1848.

COLORADO TERRITORIES.

The Territory of Colorado was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from February 28, 1861, until August 1, 1876, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Colorado. The territory was organized in the wake of the Pike’s Peak Gold Rush of 1858–1861, which brought the first large concentration of white settlement to the region. The organic act creating the territory was passed by Congress and signed by President James Buchanan on February 28, 1861, during the secessions by Southern states that precipitated the American Civil War. The boundaries of the Colorado Territory were identical with those of the current State of Colorado. The organization of the territory helped solidify Union control over a mineral-rich area of the Rocky Mountains. Statehood was regarded as fairly imminent, but territorial ambitions for statehood were thwarted at the end of 1865 by a veto by President Andrew Johnson. Statehood for the territory was a recurring issue during the Ulysses Grant administration, with Grant advocating statehood against a less willing Congress during Reconstruction. The Colorado Territory ceased to exist when the State of Colorado was admitted to the Union in 1876. East of the Continental Divide, the new territory included the western portion of the Kansas Territory, as well as some of the southwestern Nebraska Territory, and a small parcel of the northeastern New Mexico Territory. On the western side of the divide, the territory included much of the eastern Utah Territory, all of which was strongly controlled by the Ute and Shoshoni. The Eastern Plains were held much more loosely by the intermixed Cheyenne and Arapaho, as well as by the Pawnee, Comanche and Kiowa. In 1861, ten days before the establishment of the territory, the Arapaho and Cheyenne agreed with the U.S. to give up most their areas of the plains to white settlement but were allowed to live in their larger traditional areas, so long as they could tolerate homesteaders near their camps. By the end of the American Civil War in 1865, the Native American presence had been largely eliminated from the High Plains.

LIST OF GOVERNORS AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE’S MEMBERS

Seven people served as governor of Colorado Territory over eight terms, appointed by the president of the United States. Since statehood, there have been 38 governors, serving 43 distinct terms. One governor Alva Adams served three non-consecutive terms, while John Long Routt, James Hamilton Peabody, and Edwin C. Johnson each served during two non-consecutive periods. The longest-serving governors were Richard “Dick” Lamm (1975–1987) and Roy Romer (1987–1999), who each served 12 years over three terms. The shortest term occurred on March 16 and 17, 1905, when the state had three governors in the span of 24 hours: Alva Adams won the election, but soon after he took office, the legislature declared his opponent, James Hamilton Peabody, governor, but on the condition that he immediately resign, so that his lieutenant governor, Jesse McDonald, could be governor. Thus, Peabody served less than a day as governor. The current governor is Democrat Jared Polis, who took office on January 8, 2019. The Territory of Colorado was organized on February 28, 1861, from parts of the territories of New Mexico, Utah, and Nebraska, and the unorganized territory that was previously the western portion of Kansas Territory.

Governors of the Territory of Colorado
No.	Governor	Term in office	Appointed by
1		William Gilpin October 4, 1813 – January 20, 1894 (aged 80)	March 25, 1861^[7][a] – March 26, 1862^[b]	Abraham Lincoln
2		John Evans March 9, 1814 – July 2, 1897 (aged 83)	March 26, 1862^[7] – October 17, 1865^[c]
3		Alexander Cummings November 17, 1810 – 1879 (aged 68 or 69)	October 17, 1865^[11] – April 24, 1867	Andrew Johnson
4		Alexander Cameron Hunt December 23, 1825 – May 14, 1894 (aged 68)	April 24, 1867^[11] – June 14, 1869
5		Edward M. McCook June 15, 1833 – September 9, 1909 (aged 76)	June 14, 1869^[12] – Sometime in 1873^[d]	Ulysses S. Grant
6		Samuel Hitt Elbert April 3, 1833 – November 27, 1899 (aged 66)	April 4, 1873^[13] – Sometime in 1874^[e]
7		Edward M. McCook June 15, 1833 – September 9, 1909 (aged 76)	June 19, 1874^[12] – March 29, 1875
8		John Long Routt April 25, 1826 – August 13, 1907 (aged 81)	March 29, 1875^[14] – November 3, 1876^[f]

Governors of the State of Colorado^[g]
No.	Governor	Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. Governor^[h]
1			John Long Routt April 25, 1826 – August 13, 1907 (aged 81)	November 3, 1876^[f] – January 14, 1879 (did not seek reelection)	Republican	1876		Lafayette Head
2		Frederick Walker Pitkin August 31, 1837 – December 18, 1886 (aged 49)	January 14, 1879 – January 9, 1883 (did not seek reelection)	Republican	1878	Horace Tabor
1880
3			James Benton Grant January 2, 1848 – November 1, 1911 (aged 63)	January 9, 1883 – January 13, 1885 (did not seek reelection)	Democratic	1882	William H. Meyer^[i]
4			Benjamin Harrison Eaton December 15, 1833 – October 29, 1904 (aged 70)	January 13, 1885 – January 11, 1887 (did not seek reelection)	Republican	1884	Peter W. Breene
5			Alva Adams May 14, 1850 – November 1, 1922 (aged 72)	January 11, 1887 – January 8, 1889 (did not seek reelection)	Democratic	1886		Norman H. Meldrum
6			Job Adams Cooper November 6, 1843 – January 20, 1899 (aged 55)	January 8, 1889 – January 13, 1891 (did not seek reelection)	Republican	1888		William Grover Smith
7		John Long Routt April 25, 1826 – August 13, 1907 (aged 81)	January 13, 1891 – January 10, 1893 (did not seek reelection)	Republican	1890	William Story
8			Davis Hanson Waite April 9, 1825 – November 27, 1901 (aged 76)	January 10, 1893 – January 8, 1895 (lost election)	Populist	1892		David H. Nichols
9			Albert McIntire January 15, 1853 – January 31, 1935 (aged 82)	January 8, 1895 – January 12, 1897 (did not seek reelection)	Republican	1894		Jared L. Brush^[i]
10			Alva Adams May 14, 1850 – November 1, 1922 (aged 72)	January 12, 1897 – January 10, 1899 (did not seek reelection)	Democratic	1896
11		Charles S. Thomas December 6, 1849 – June 24, 1934 (aged 84)	January 10, 1899 – January 8, 1901 (did not seek reelection)	Democratic	1898		Francis Patrick Carney^[j]
12		James Bradley Orman November 4, 1849 – July 21, 1919 (aged 69)	January 8, 1901 – January 13, 1903 (did not seek reelection)	Democratic	1900		David C. Coates^[k]
13			James Hamilton Peabody August 21, 1852 – November 23, 1917 (aged 65)	January 13, 1903 – January 10, 1905 (lost election)^[l]	Republican	1902		Warren A. Haggott^[m]
14			Alva Adams May 14, 1850 – November 1, 1922 (aged 72)	January 10, 1905 – March 16, 1905 (declared loser in election)^[l]	Democratic	1904^[l]		Arthur Cornforth
15			James Hamilton Peabody August 21, 1852 – November 23, 1917 (aged 65)	March 16, 1905 – March 17, 1905 (resigned)^[l]	Republican		Jesse Fuller McDonald
16		Jesse Fuller McDonald June 30, 1858 – February 25, 1942 (aged 83)	March 17, 1905 – January 8, 1907 (did not run for election)	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor^[l]		Arthur Cornforth^[n] (removed July 5, 1905)
	Fred W. Parks
17		Henry Augustus Buchtel September 30, 1847 – October 22, 1924 (aged 77)	January 8, 1907 – January 12, 1909 (did not seek reelection)	Republican	1906	Erastus Harper
18			John F. Shafroth June 9, 1854 – February 20, 1922 (aged 67)	January 12, 1909 – January 14, 1913 (did not seek reelection)	Democratic	1908		Stephen R. Fitzgarrald
1910
19		Elias M. Ammons July 28, 1860 – May 20, 1925 (aged 64)	January 14, 1913 – January 12, 1915 (did not seek reelection)	Democratic	1912
20			George Alfred Carlson October 23, 1876 – December 6, 1926 (aged 50)	January 12, 1915 – January 9, 1917 (lost election)	Republican	1914		Moses E. Lewis
21			Julius Caldeen Gunter October 31, 1858 – October 26, 1940 (aged 81)	January 9, 1917 – January 14, 1919 (did not seek reelection)	Democratic	1916		James Pulliam
22			Oliver Henry Shoup December 13, 1869 – September 30, 1940 (aged 70)	January 14, 1919 – January 9, 1923 (did not seek reelection)	Republican	1918		George Stephan
1920	Earl Cooley
23			William Ellery Sweet January 27, 1869 – May 9, 1942 (aged 73)	January 9, 1923 – January 13, 1925 (lost election)	Democratic	1922	Robert F. Rockwell^[i]
24			Clarence Morley February 9, 1869 – November 15, 1948 (aged 79)	January 13, 1925 – January 11, 1927 (did not seek reelection)	Republican	1924		Sterling Byrd Lacy^[n]
25			Billy Adams February 15, 1861 – February 4, 1954 (aged 92)	January 11, 1927 – January 10, 1933 (did not seek reelection)	Democratic	1926		George Milton Corlett^[i]
1928
1930		Edwin C. Johnson
26		Edwin C. Johnson January 1, 1884 – May 30, 1970 (aged 86)	January 10, 1933 – January 1, 1937 (resigned)^[o]	Democratic	1932	Ray Herbert Talbot
1934
27		Ray Herbert Talbot August 19, 1896 – January 30, 1955 (aged 58)	January 1, 1937 – January 12, 1937 (successor took office)	Democratic	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
28		Teller Ammons December 3, 1895 – January 16, 1972 (aged 76)	January 12, 1937 – January 10, 1939 (lost election)	Democratic	1936		Frank Hayes
29			Ralph Lawrence Carr December 11, 1887 – September 22, 1950 (aged 62)	January 10, 1939 – January 12, 1943 (did not seek reelection)^[p]	Republican	1938		John Charles Vivian
1940
30		John Charles Vivian June 30, 1887 – February 10, 1964 (aged 76)	January 12, 1943 – January 14, 1947 (did not seek reelection)	Republican	1942	William Eugene Higby
1944
31			William Lee Knous February 2, 1889 – December 12, 1959 (aged 70)	January 14, 1947 – April 15, 1950 (resigned)^[q]	Democratic	1946		Homer L. Pearson
1948	Walter Walford Johnson
32		Walter Walford Johnson April 16, 1904 – March 23, 1987 (aged 82)	April 15, 1950 – January 9, 1951 (lost election)	Democratic	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor		Charles P. Murphy^[i]
33			Daniel I. J. Thornton January 31, 1911 – January 18, 1976 (aged 64)	January 9, 1951 – January 11, 1955 (did not seek reelection)	Republican	1950	Gordon Allott
1952
34			Edwin C. Johnson January 1, 1884 – May 30, 1970 (aged 86)	January 11, 1955 – January 8, 1957 (did not seek reelection)	Democratic	1954		Stephen McNichols
35		Stephen McNichols March 7, 1914 – November 25, 1997 (aged 83)	January 8, 1957 – January 8, 1963 (lost election)	Democratic	1956		Frank L. Hays^[i]
1958^[r]		Robert Lee Knous
36			John Arthur Love November 29, 1916 – January 21, 2002 (aged 83)	January 8, 1963 – July 16, 1973 (resigned)^[s]	Republican	1962
1966	Mark Anthony Hogan^[n]
1970		John D. Vanderhoof
37		John D. Vanderhoof May 27, 1922 – September 19, 2013 (aged 91)	July 16, 1973 – January 14, 1975 (lost election)^[32]	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Ted L. Strickland
38			Richard Lamm August 3, 1935 – July 29, 2021 (aged 85)	January 14, 1975 – January 13, 1987 (did not seek reelection)	Democratic	1974		George L. Brown
1978	Nancy E. Dick
1982
39		Roy Romer October 31, 1928 (age 93)	January 13, 1987 – January 12, 1999 (term limited)	Democratic	1986	Mike Callihan (resigned May 10, 1994)
1990
Vacant
	Samuel H. Cassidy (took office May 11, 1994)
1994	Gail Schoettler
40			Bill Owens October 22, 1950 (age 71)	January 12, 1999 – January 9, 2007 (term limited)	Republican	1998		Joe Rogers
2002	Jane E. Norton
41			Bill Ritter September 6, 1956 (age 65)	January 9, 2007 – January 11, 2011 (did not seek reelection)	Democratic	2006		Barbara O’Brien
42		John Hickenlooper February 7, 1952 (age 70)	January 11, 2011 – January 8, 2019 (term limited)	Democratic	2010	Joseph García (resigned May 12, 2016)
2014
Donna Lynne
43		Jared Polis May 12, 1975 (age 47)	January 8, 2019 – Incumbent^[t]	Democratic	2018	Dianne Primavera

MEMBERS OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE U.S. HOUSE FROM COLORADO.

The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Colorado. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Colorado. The list of names should be complete (as of January 3, 2019), but other data may be incomplete. It includes members who have represented both the state and the territory, both past and present.

List of members / delegates

Member / delegate	Party	District	Years	Notes
Wayne Allard	Republican	4th	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997	Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
William L. Armstrong	Republican	5th	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979	Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Wayne N. Aspinall	Democratic	4th	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1973	Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Lost renomination to Alan Merson.
Bob Beauprez	Republican	7th	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007	Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Retired after running for Governor of Colorado.
James B. Belford	Republican	At-large	October 3, 1876 – December 13, 1877	Elected in 1876. Lost contested election to Patterson.
March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1885	Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Lost renomination to Symes.
John Calhoun Bell	Populist	2nd	March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1903	Elected in 1892. Re-lected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Lost re-election to Hogg.
Hiram Pitt Bennet	Conservative Republican	Territory	August 19, 1861 – March 4, 1865	Elected in 1861. Re-elected in 1862. Retired.
Lauren Boebert	Republican	3rd	January 3, 2021 – present	Elected in 2020
Robert W. Bonynge	Republican	1st	February 16, 1904 – March 4, 1909	Won contested election after Shafroth declared his conviction that his opponent was actually elected. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Lost re-election to Rucker.
Allen Alexander Bradford	Republican	Territory	March 4, 1865 – March 4, 1867	Elected in 1864. Retired.
March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1871	Elected in 1868. Retired.
Franklin E. Brooks	Republican	At-large	March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1907	Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Retired.
Donald G. Brotzman	Republican	2nd	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	Elected in 1962. Lost re-election to McVicker.
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975	Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Lost re-election to Wirth.
Hank Brown	Republican	4th	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991	Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Ken Buck	Republican	4th	January 3, 2015 – present	Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020.
William E. Burney	Democratic	3rd	November 5, 1940 – January 3, 1941	Elected to finish Martin’s term. Retired.
Ben Nighthorse Campbell	Democratic	3rd	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993	Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
John A. Carroll	Democratic	1st	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1951	Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Jerome B. Chaffee	Republican	Territory	March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1875	Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Retired.
John Chenoweth	Republican	3rd	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1949	Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Lost re-election to Marsalis.
January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1965	Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Lost re-election to Evans.
George M. Chilcott	Republican	Territory	March 4, 1867 – March 4, 1869	Elected in 1866. Retired.
Mike Coffman	Republican	6th	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Lost re-election to Crow.
George W. Cook	Republican	At-large	March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909	Elected in 1906. Retired.
Jason Crow	Democratic	6th	January 3, 2019 – present	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020.
Fred N. Cummings	Democratic	2nd	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1941	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Lost re-election to Hill.
Diana DeGette	Democratic	1st	January 3, 1997 – present	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020.
Peter H. Dominick	Republican	2nd	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963	Elected in 1960. Retired to Run for U.S. senator.
William R. Eaton	Republican	1st	March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933	Elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election to Lewis.
Frank Evans	Democratic	3rd	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1979	Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Retired.
Cory Gardner	Republican	4th	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015	Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Dean M. Gillespie	Republican	1st	March 7, 1944 – January 3, 1947	Elected to finish Lewis’s term. Re-elected in 1944. Lost re-election to Carroll.
Warren A. Haggott	Republican	2nd	March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909	Elected in 1906. Lost re-election to Martin.
Guy U. Hardy	Republican	3rd	March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1933	Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election to Martin.
Joel Hefley	Republican	5th	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2007	Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Retired.
William S. Hill	Republican	2nd	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1959	Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Retired.
Benjamin C. Hilliard	Democratic	1st	March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1919	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Lost re-election to Vaile.
Herschel M. Hogg	Republican	2nd	March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1907	Elected in 1902 Re-elected in 1904. Retired.
Byron L. Johnson	Democratic	2nd	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	Elected in 1958. Lost re-election to Dominick.
Jim Johnson	Republican	4th	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981	Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Retired.
Edward Keating	Democratic	At-large	March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915	Elected in 1912. Redistricted to the 3rd district.
3rd	March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1919	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Lost re-election to Hardy.
George John Kindel	Democratic	1st	March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915	Elected in 1912. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Raymond P. Kogovsek	Democratic	3rd	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Retired.
Ken Kramer	Republican	5th	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1987	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Doug Lamborn	Republican	5th	January 3, 2007 – present	Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020.
Lawrence Lewis	Democratic	1st	March 4, 1933 – December 9, 1943	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Died.
Betsy Markey	Democratic	4th	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011	Elected in 2008. Lost re-election to Gardner.
John H. Marsalis	Democratic	3rd	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951	Elected in 1948. Lost re-election to Chenoweth.
John Andrew Martin	Democratic	2nd	March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913	Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Retired.
3rd	March 4, 1933 – December 23, 1939	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Died.
Scott McInnis	Republican	3rd	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Retired.
Mike McKevitt	Republican	1st	January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973	Elected in 1970. Lost re-election to Schroeder.
Roy H. McVicker	Democratic	2nd	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	Elected in 1964. Lost re-election to Brotzman.
Marilyn Musgrave	Republican	4th	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009	Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Lost re-election to Markey.
Joe Neguse	Democratic	2nd	January 3, 2019 – present	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020.
Thomas M. Patterson	Democratic	Territory	March 4, 1875 –August 1, 1876	Elected in 1874. Colorado achieved statehood.
At-large	December 13, 1877– March 4, 1879	Won contested election. Retired.
Lafe Pence	Populist	1st	March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895	Elected in 1892. Lost re-election to Shafroth.
Ed Perlmutter	Democratic	7th	January 3, 2007 – present	Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020.
Jared Polis	Democratic	2nd	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2019	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired after being elected Governor of Colorado.
Robert F. Rockwell	Republican	4th	December 9, 1941 – January 3, 1949	Elected to finish Taylor’s term. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Lost re-election to Aspinall.
Byron G. Rogers	Democratic	1st	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1971	Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Lost re-nomination to Craig S. Barnes.
Atterson W. Rucker	Democratic	1st	March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913	Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Lost renomination to Kindel.
John Salazar	Democratic	3rd	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2011	Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election to Tipton.
Daniel Schaefer	Republican	6th	March 29, 1983 – January 3, 1999	Elected to begin Jack Swigert’s term, who died before taking office. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Retired.
Bob Schaffer	Republican	4th	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Retired.
Pat Schroeder	Democratic	1st	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1997	Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired.
Harry H. Seldomridge	Democratic	2nd	March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915	Elected in 1912. Lost re-election to Timberlake.
John F. Shafroth	Republican	1st	March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897	Elected in 1894.
Silver Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1903	Re-elected in 1896 as a Silver Republican. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900.
Democratic	March 4, 1903 – February 15, 1904	Re-elected in 1902 as a Democrat. Resigned after declaring his conviction that his opponent was actually elected.
David Skaggs	Democratic	2nd	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1999	Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Retired.
Michael L. Strang	Republican	3rd	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987	Elected in 1984. Lost re-election to Campbell.
George G. Symes	Republican	At-large	March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1889	Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Retired.
Tom Tancredo	Republican	6th	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009	Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired.
Edward T. Taylor	Democratic	At-large	March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1915	Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Redistricted to the 4th district.
4th	March 4, 1915 – September 3, 1941	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Died.
Charles B. Timberlake	Republican	2nd	March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1933	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost renomination to George H. Bradfield.
Scott Tipton	Republican	3rd	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2021	Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Lost renomination to Boebert.
Hosea Townsend	Republican	At-large	March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893	Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost renomination to Earl B. Coe.
Mark Udall	Democratic	2nd	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009	Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired after being elected to the U.S. Senate.
William N. Vaile	Republican	1st	March 4, 1919 – July 2, 1927	Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Died.
S. Harrison White	Democratic	1st	November 15, 1927 – March 4, 1929	Elected to finish Vaile’s term. Lost re-election to Eaton.
Tim Wirth	Democratic	2nd	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1987	Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Retired to Run for U.S. senator.