Colorado’s twenty-second state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Brittany Pettersen.

Colorado state senators represent an average of 143,691 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 122,893 residents.

About the office

Members of the Colorado State Senate serve four-year terms with term limits. Colorado legislators assume office on first day of the first legislative session following the election.

Qualifications

Article 5, Section 4 of the Colorado Constitution states: "No person shall be a representative or senator who shall not have attained the age of twenty-five years, who shall not be a citizen of the United States, who shall not for at least twelve months next preceding his election, have resided within the territory included in the limits of the county or district in which he shall be chosen; provided, that any person who at the time of the adoption of this constitution, was a qualified elector under the territorial laws, shall be eligible to the first general assembly."

Salaries

Term limits

Voters enacted the Colorado Term Limits Act in 1990. That initiative said that Colorado senators are subject to term limits of no more than two four-year terms.

Vacancies

In the event of any vacancy in the senate, the political party that holds the vacant seat is responsible for deciding a replacement. A vacancy committee consisting of members of the political party holding the vacant seat must conduct an election when deciding an appointee. A simple majority vote of members in the vacancy committee is needed to approve any appointment. The person selected to fill the vacancy serves until the next scheduled general election.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Colorado State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for June 30, 2020. The filing deadline is March 17, 2020.

2018

2014

Elections for the Colorado State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 31, 2014. Incumbent Andy Kerr was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Tony Sanchez defeated Mario Nicolais in the Republican primary. Kerr defeated Sanchez in the general election.

Colorado State Senate, District 22, General Election, 2014

Colorado State Senate District 22 Republican Primary, 2014

2012

Elections for the Colorado State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 26, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 2, 2012. Redistricting drew Andrew Kerr into the same senate and house legislative district as two other incumbents of the state house, Max Tyler and Kenneth Summers. As a result, both Kerr and Summers chose to run in the 2012 election for Colorado State Senate District 22. Kerr faced no primary challenge before defeating Summers in the general election.

Colorado State Senate, District 22, General Election, 2012

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Colorado State Senate District 22 raised a total of $1,358,645. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $90,576 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Colorado State Senate District 22