Rep. Jennifer Bacon ​becomes first Black woman​ elected ​Colorado House speaker

By: Lindsey Toomer

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: November 6, 2026

Words: 432

Last Updated: 3 days, 2 hours ago

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Colorado House Democrats on Friday elected Rep. Jennifer Bacon of Denver to serve as the next speaker of the chamber. She will be the first Black woman to hold the position.

Bacon will lead a Democratic supermajority in the 76th General Assembly, which will convene on Jan. 11. She will succeed Speaker Julie McCluskie, a Dillon Democrat who is term-limited and won’t return to the chamber in January.

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