Senate Republican Leadership

Minority Leader

Cleave Simpson

(R-Alamosa)

Senator Lisa Frizell

Assistant Leader

Lisa Frizell

(R-Castle Rock)

Senator Byron Pelton<br />

Caucus Chair

Byron Pelton

(R-Sterling)

Minority Whip

Janice Rich

(R-Grand Junction)

Recent Press Releases

Colorado Senate Republicans Elect New Leadership

Colorado Senate Republicans Elect New Leadership

DENVER – Today, the Colorado Senate Republican Caucus held leadership elections following the resignation of former Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen.  At the leadership elections this afternoon, the Senate Republican Caucus elected Senator Cleave Simpson from...

Colorado Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen Announces Resignation

Colorado Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen Announces Resignation

MONUMENT, CO – June 9, 2025 – Senator Paul Lundeen, Senate Minority Leader, announced today that he will resign from the Colorado Senate and his leadership position effective June 9, 2025, to pursue new opportunities as leader of a national effort to promote...

Democrats Deny Colorado Families Thousands in Annual Savings

Democrats Deny Colorado Families Thousands in Annual Savings

DENVER – Today, Colorado Democrats rejected their final chance to join the Colorado Senate Republicans in making Colorado more affordable for families.  In a hearing before the Senate State, Veterans, and Military Affairs committee this morning, Senate Democrats...

LISTON: Colorado needs nuclear now

LISTON: Colorado needs nuclear now

"Good ideas sometimes take a while to gain acceptance; but eventually the wisdom of their merits can no longer be ignored, and the good idea takes hold. So it might be, at long last, for the promise of nuclear energy in our state. HB25-1040 passed the Colorado House...

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