Jerry Sonnenberg

Jerry Sonnenberg
President pro tempore of the Colorado Senate
In office
January 11, 2017 – January 4, 2019
Preceded byEllen Roberts
Succeeded byLois Court
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 1st district
In office
January 7, 2015 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byGreg Brophy
Succeeded byByron Pelton
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 65th district
In office
January 10, 2007 – November 4, 2014
Preceded byDiane Hoppe
Succeeded byJon Becker
Personal details
BornMay 1958 (age 66)
Sterling, Colorado, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseVonnie Constance
Children4
EducationNortheastern Junior College

Jerry Sonnenberg (born May 1958) is an American farmer and politician who serves on the Logan County commission. He served in the Colorado Senate from the 1st district as a member of the Republican Party. During his tenure in the state senate he served as the President pro tempore. Prior to his tenure in the state senate he served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 65th district.

Sonnenberg was born in Sterling, Colorado, and was educated at Sterling High School and Northeastern Junior College. He started farming in 1979, worked as a cattle rancher, and served on the board of the Colorado Farm Bureau. He managed one of Representative Don Ament's campaigns and served as a precinct chair in Logan County, Colorado. He was elected to the state house in the 2006 election and served until he was elected to the state senate in the 2014 election.