Colorado’s fifty-sixth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Rod Bockenfeld.

Colorado state representatives represent an average of 77,372 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 66,173 residents.

About the office

Members of the Colorado House of Representatives serve two-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 representatives are subject to term limits of no more than four two-year terms.

Vacancies

In the event of any vacancy in the house, 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 House of Representatives 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

2016

Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 4, 2016. Incumbent Kevin Priola (R) did not seek re-election.

Philip Covarrubias defeated Matthew Snider and Kevin Gulbranson in the Colorado House of Representatives District 56 general election.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 56 General Election, 2016

Matthew Snider ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 56 Democratic primary.
Philip Covarrubias ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 56 Republican primary.

2014

Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives 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. Vicki A. Snider was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Kevin Priola was unopposed in the Republican primary. Priola defeated Snider and Chris Baerns (L) in the general election.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 56, General Election, 2014

2012

Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives 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 February 19, 2012. Incumbent Kevin Priola defeated David Rose (D) and Will Hiltscher (L) in the general election. The candidates ran without opposition in the June 26 primary elections.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 56, General Election, 2012

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Colorado House of Representatives District 56 raised a total of $1,140,039. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $54,288 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Colorado House of Representatives District 56