Dan Grossman

Dan Grossman is an attorney and a former member of the Colorado General Assembly. Grossman was first elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1996. He defeated Democrat Chuck Michaels in the Democratic primary election and Republican Ron Kipp in the general election. Grossman represented House District 6 in East/Central Denver. After winning a second term,[1] Grossman was elected by his House Democratic colleagues to serve as Minority Caucus Chairman.[2] He also served as the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee.[2] After the 2000 election, Grossman became the youngest person in Colorado history to serve as Minority Leader.[3]

In 2002, Grossman was elected to the Colorado Senate,[4] representing District 32. Grossman succeeded Senator Pat Pascoe who could not seek re-election because of term limits. In the Senate, Grossman served as chairman of the Judiciary Committee, chairman of the Joint Committee on Legal Services and vice-chairman of the Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy Committee.[5] He also served as chairman of the Select Committee on Homeland Security.[6]

After serving one term in the Senate and considering and declining a run for attorney general, Grossman chose not to seek re-election.[7]

As of February 2012, Grossman serves as the Rocky Mountain Regional Director for the Environmental Defense Fund.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Secretary of State. "1998 Election Results" (PDF).
  2. 1 2 Colorado General Assembly. "Legislative Directory".
  3. ↑ Siebert, Trent (January 29, 2001). "Reporter". Denver Post.
  4. ↑ Our Campaigns. "Candidate–Dan Grossman".
  5. ↑ Colorado General Assembly. "Senate Resolution 004" (PDF).
  6. ↑ Security Info Watch. "State Homeland Security Panel Rips Efforts".
  7. ↑ Merritt, Jeralyn (January 23, 2006). "Grossman won't run for re-election". 5280 Magazine.
  8. ↑ Environmental Defense Fund. "Staff of Experts".
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