Update -- February 10, 2023 -- One Democratic female State Representative resigned and later pled guilty to criminal charges for lying about her place of residence to run for reelection. Her replacement was male, bringing the number of women down to 50. Colorado made history in the 2022 election by achieving gender parity with legislators … Continue reading Colorado makes history in 2022 election
Category: Research
New report on gender parity in Colorado county elected offices
By Ellie Gerstner, Colorado 50-50 intern In Colorado alone, there are more than 550 elected positions at the county level. These county positions include assessor, clerk and recorder, county commissioner, coroner, treasurer, sheriff, surveyor, and district attorney. New research from Colorado 50-50 shows that overall, there are 218 women and 336 men elected, this puts … Continue reading New report on gender parity in Colorado county elected offices
Colorado women continue leading the way in achieving elected office
Women won 54.5% of school board seats in 2019, higher than the national average By Erin Hottenstein In November of odd years, about half of Colorado’s 974 nonpartisan school board seats are up for election. New research from Colorado 50-50 shows that women won 54.5% of school board seats in 2019, higher than the national … Continue reading Colorado women continue leading the way in achieving elected office
Record number of women poised to become state house members
For the first time, there will be gender parity at the Colorado State House. What’s more, if a woman wins in one more close race, women will be the majority in that chamber. Colorado 50-50, a group encouraging women to run for office in Colorado, has been tracking the number of women candidates running in … Continue reading Record number of women poised to become state house members
One Won’t Cut It – Invite your friends to the next Winning With Women
Only one. Eight city or town councils in Northern Colorado have only one woman on council. That corresponds to 14% female representation. Not 50-50, but 86-14. Colorado 50-50 analyzed the membership of 15 city and town councils across our region. Even with women making up half our population, these councils have only one woman … Continue reading One Won’t Cut It – Invite your friends to the next Winning With Women