Colorado
Colorado entered the Union on August 1, 1876 as the 38th state. Admitted during the nation’s centennial year, Colorado was shaped by mining booms, mountain communities, water politics, and a long Western debate over land, growth, and conservation. Today its state government is centered in Denver and works through a governor and a bicameral General Assembly with a Senate and House of Representatives.
Government & Representation
Use this section to understand how the state organizes executive authority, legislative power, and federal representation.
Colorado organizes state government around an elected governor and the bicameral Colorado General Assembly, consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The state’s structure combines statewide executive authority with a legislature that handles lawmaking, appropriations, and district-based representation.