Shannon Bird

American politician from Colorado

Shannon Bird

Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 29th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2023
Preceded by	Redistricted
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 35th district
In office January 4, 2019 – January 9, 2023
Preceded by	Faith Winter
Succeeded by	Redistricted

Personal details
Born	(1969-04-23) April 23, 1969 (age 55)
Political party	Democratic

Shannon Kathleen Bird (born April 23, 1969) is an American politician who is a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 29th district in Adams County.

Biography

Bird was born in Reno, Nevada and was raised by her mother and grandmother. Her family later moved to Colorado. She attended the University of Colorado Boulder and graduated with a B.A. in economics and earned a M.S. in finance and a M.B.A. from the University of Colorado Denver. She graduated with a J.D. from the University of Denver.^[1]

From 2015 to 2019, Bird served as a member in the Westminster City Council.^[1]

Political career

Since 2021, Bird has served in the House Finance Committee. In 2022, Bird was selected to fill one of the vacant seats on the influential Joint Budget Committee for her next term starting in January 2023.^[1] Her legislative focus includes afforable housing, healthcare, education, transportation and public safety.^[2]

Election

Bird was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 59 percent of the vote over 37 percent of Republican candidate Bruce Baker.^[3] She won re-election in 2020 with 62% of the vote and was re-elected again in 2022 with over 61% of the vote.^[4]

Personal life

Bird is an attorney.^[5] She is married and has two children.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Goodland, Marianne (November 28, 2022). "Q&A with Shannon Bird and Emily Sirota | House Democrats' new faces on the Joint Budget Committee". Colorado Politics. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
^ "2022 Election Results: Bird declares victory over DeMott in HD 29". Colorado Community Media. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
^ "Colorado Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
^ "Shannon Bird". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
^ Goodland, Marianne (October 12, 2022). "VOTER GUIDE 2020 | Colorado House District 35: Shannon Bird and Roger Lehman". Colorado Politics. Retrieved December 6, 2022.