Beth McCann

Beth McCann
Beth McCann in 2017.
Beth McCann in 2017.
District Attorney for Colorado's Second Judicial District
Assumed office
January 10, 2017
Preceded byMitchell R. Morrissey
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 8th district
In office
January 7, 2009 – January 10, 2017
Preceded byRosemary Marshall[1]
Succeeded byLeslie Herod
Personal details
Born (1949-02-10) February 10, 1949 (age 75)
Radford, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseChristopher Linsmayer
Children2
Residence(s)Denver, Colorado
Alma materGeorgetown University Law Center
Wittenberg University
OccupationAttorney, politician
WebsiteOfficial website

Beth McCann (born February 10, 1949) is an American politician who serves as the current Denver District Attorney, the first woman to hold the office. A Democrat, McCann beat her opponent, independent Helen Morgan, winning 74% of the vote[2] in the November, 2016 general election. Before serving as Denver's DA, McCann served from 2008 to 2017 as a Colorado State Representative, representing House District 8, which encompasses portions of central Denver, Colorado.[3]

  1. ^ "House Journal - January 7, 2009" (PDF). Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  2. ^ New York Times. Colorado 2nd District Attorney Results: Beth McCann Wins. Viewed 2017-01-06.
  3. ^ "State House District 8". COMaps. Archived from the original on 2009-02-15. Retrieved 2008-11-08.