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U.S. House U.S. Senate

• 241 R; 194 D • 48 D, 52 R
• Hensarling chair House • Banking committee – Elizabeth
Financial Services (revamping Warren
Dodd-Frank & reforming the
government-sponsored
enterprises)
– CO Reps Tipton and
Perlmutter both serve on
the committee

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Colo. Colo.

Election results – state

• Split government which is very beneficial to banking in Colorado, with

GOP control of the CO Senate
o CBA long has been a proponent of balanced government (split
between the parties), which produces more balanced public
policies and pushes both parties toward reasonable proposals in

the middle.
• Numerous high-impact ballot issues impacted banks, and CBA’s position
prevailed on 4 out of 5
o CBA was an early organizer of Building a Better Colorado, which

spawned Raise the Bar, 71; and Let Colorado Vote, 107 & 108.
CBA was a key player in these initiatives.

Colorado House Colorado Senate
• Margin now 37 D, 28 R in 2016 • Margin 17 D, 18 R in 2016 and
• Speaker Duran 2017/18
• Majority Leader Becker • President Grantham
• Business Committee Chair • Majority Leader Holbert
Kraft-Tharp