Bob Bacon
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| Bob Bacon | |
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Member of the Colorado State Senate
from the 14 district |
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| Assumed office 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Peggy Reeves |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | Galesburg, IL  United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Bev |
| Profession | Educator |
Robert "Bob" Bacon is a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate, representing Senate District 14, which encompasses the city of Fort Collins, Colorado.[1]
Born in Galesburg, Illinois, Bacon earned a B.S. in Social Sciences at Illinois State University in 1957, and taught high school in Illinois before moving to Fort Collins, Colorado, in 1959. He received a Master's degree in History from University of Northern Colorado in 1961[2] while teaching in Poudre School District, where he remained until 1991, when he took a post at Front Range Community College for four years.[2] After retiring from teaching, he was twice elected to the Poudre School District Board of Education, then to the State House in 1996, where he represented west Fort Collins, and rose to the post of Assistant Minority Leader. He was elected to his first term in the State Senate in 2004, defeating Republican Ray Martinez and Libertarian Mark Brophy. [3] Bacon is married with three adult children. [4]
In the 2007-2008 session of the Colorado General Assembly, Bacon chairs the Local Government Committee, is Vice-Chair of the Capital Development Committee, and is a member of the Senate Education Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee. [5]
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[edit] References
- ^ Colorado State Senate Districts (html). COMaps. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
- ^ a b Brian Park (October 25th, 2004). "Bacon addresses health care, higher ed". The Rocky Mountain Collegian. Retrieved on 2007-03-20.
- ^ Larimer County, Colorado. Election Information (html). Larimer County Virtual Courhouse. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
- ^ Bob Bacon for Senate - BIOGRAPHY. http://www.baconforsenate.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
- ^ Senate Committees (html). Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
