Posted on 10/03/2015 7:45:06 AM PDT by george76
The Democratic Colorado legislator who was the swing vote on the failed construction-defects reform bill earlier this year will not have the opportunity to cast a second vote on the subject as a member of the House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee.
House Speaker Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, D-Gunbarrel, announced Thursday that she will drop the size of the state Legislature's so-called “kill committee” from 11 members to nine for the 2016 legislative session and will remove state Rep. Joe Salazar, D-Thornton, from the committee as a result.
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House Minority Leader Brian DelGrosso, R-Loveland, also must remove one Republican member now.
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several Capitol observers said that Hullinghorst was concerned about Salazar voting on the large number of controversial bills expected to come before the committee while he is seeking re-election. Salazar eked out a tight victory over a lightly funded Republican opponent in 2014 and is expected to face increased opposition in 2016.
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Salazar often spars with business leaders
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