CO Corn: 2021 Legislative Session and Ag Committee Assignments
The first session of the 73rd General Assembly was set to convene on January 13, 2020. However, on December 21 it was announced that while lawmakers will still “gavel in” to swear in new members and address any key business, the actual legislative session will not begin until February 16. Governor Polis also announced that his State of the State address will also be delayed until February.
Committee assignments have been released, and the ag committees for the Colorado House and Senate are as follows:
COLORADO SENATE – Agriculture and Natural Resources
Chair, Sen. Kerry Donovan, D-Edwards
Vice Chair, Sen. Jessie Danielson, D-Lakewood
Senator Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora
Senator Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling
Senator Don Coram, R-Montrose
COLORADO HOUSE – Agriculture, Livestock, and Water Committee
- Chair, Rep. Jeni Arndt, D-Fort Collins
- Vice Chair, Rep.-elect Karen McCormick, D-Longmont
- Rep. Lisa Cutter, D-Jefferson County
- Rep. Susan Lontine, D-Denver
- Rep. Barbara McLachlan, D-Durango
- Rep. Dylan Roberts, D-Avon
- Rep. Donald Valdez, D-La Jara
- Rep. Marc Catlin, R-Montrose
- Rep. Richard Holtorf, R-Akron
- Rep. Rod Pelton, R-Cheyenne Wells
- Rep. Perry Will, R-New Castle
The Colorado Corn Administrative Committee (CCAC) oversees how Colorado’s corn check-off dollars (one penny per bushel of grain corn produced in Colorado) are invested in research, market development, outreach and other various endeavors. Learn more about the work of our organization at www.coloradocorn.com.