John Kefalas

John Kefalas
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 14th district
In office
2013 – January 4, 2019
Preceded byBob Bacon
Succeeded byJoann Ginal
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 52nd district
In office
January 10, 2007 – November 6, 2012
Preceded byBob McCluskey
Succeeded byJoann Ginal
Personal details
Born (1954-12-26) December 26, 1954 (age 69)
Piraeus, Greece
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBeth
ProfessionActivist, Legislator

John Michael Kefalas (born December 26, 1954[1]) is a politician in the U.S. state of Colorado. An educator and lobbyist before first running for the legislature in 2004, Kefalas defeated a Republican incumbent to win election to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2006. Kefalas won election to the State Senate in 2012 and represented Senate District 14 until early 2019. In 2018, Kefalas ran for and won a seat on the Larimer County Board of County Commissioners. He resigned his Senate seat, and a vacancy committee nominated Joann Ginal to replace him.[2]

  1. ^ "Representative John Michael Kefalas". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 2007-03-14.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Coltrain, Nick (2019-01-04). "Fort Collins legislators seek to pursue progressive goals while avoiding voter backlash". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved 2019-01-05.