Bill Cadman
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Bill Lee Cadman is a Colorado
legislator. First elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2000, Cadman was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Colorado State Senate in 2007. He currently represents Senate District 10, which covers eastern Colorado Springs, Colorado
and rural eastern El Paso County
.
, Cadman earned a bachelor's degree from California State University
in 1989 before settling in Colorado. Cadman worked as the office manager for U.S. Representative Joel Hefley
from 1994 to 2000. From 1996 to 1998, Cadman was a board member of the Colorado Republican Party
. Cadman is married; he and his wife, Lisa, have two children, Austin and Alex.
In 2000, he was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives, representing House District 15, which covered eastern Colorado Springs, Colorado
. Cadman rose to become House Majority Whip during the 2003-2004 session.
Cadman won re-election to four terms in the house, defeating a series of Democratic opponents (Steven Bell in 2000, Charley Johnson in 2002, Bill Martin in 2004, and Allison Hunter in 2006), each time claiming more than 65% of the vote.COMaps: State Representative District 15
During his time in the majority, Cadman sponsored legislation on the subjects of immigration, eviction practices, and domestic violence laws.
After Democrats took control of the legislature in 2004, Cadman served as Minority Caucus Chair. In 2005, Cadman was a vocal opponent of Colorado's 2006 indoor smoking ban.
In the current 2007 legislative session, Cadman sat on the House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee, and on the legislature's Joint Computer Management Committee.
Term-limited in the state house, Cadman filed to run for the Colorado Senate in the 2008 legislative elections, seeking the seat held by Senator Ron May
, who was himself term-limited. Upon May's resignation in October 2007, Cadman sought and unanimously won a vacancy appointment to May's seat in the Colorado Senate. He resigned from the state house on December 10, 2007, and was sworn in to the state senate on December 11. He faces opposition in the 2008 elections from Democrat Diane Whitley.
Cadman has announced plans to introduce legislation in the state senate to restrict the state of Colorado's eminent domain
powers, which he claims impedes oil and mineral development, and to streamline the automobile registration process by allowing multiple-year registration.
In 2008, Senator Cadman was elected to the 10th District of the Colorado State Senate. He is currently serving as the Assistant Minority Leader for the Republican Party.
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
legislator. First elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2000, Cadman was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Colorado State Senate in 2007. He currently represents Senate District 10, which covers eastern Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...
and rural eastern El Paso County
El Paso County, Colorado
El Paso County is the most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States, now more populous than Denver County. The United States Census Bureau concluded that the county population was 622,371 in 2010. In recent years, the population had come closer to that of Denver...
.
Biography
Born in Hollywood, MarylandHollywood, Maryland
Hollywood is an unincorporated community located within St. Mary's County, Maryland. It was named in 1867, when a storeowner at Thompson's General Store near the Uniontown section of Hollywood required a name for the post office inside the store...
, Cadman earned a bachelor's degree from California State University
California State University
The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...
in 1989 before settling in Colorado. Cadman worked as the office manager for U.S. Representative Joel Hefley
Joel Hefley
Joel M. Hefley is a U.S Republican politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing the 5th Congressional District of Colorado from 1987 to 2007. His wife, Dr. Lynn Hefley, is, like he, a former member of the Colorado State House of Representatives...
from 1994 to 2000. From 1996 to 1998, Cadman was a board member of the Colorado Republican Party
Colorado Republican Party
The Colorado Republican Party is the state affiliate of the United States Republican Party in the U.S. state of Colorado. Since March 2011, the state party chair is Denver attorney and former legal counsel to the Colorado Republican Party, Ryan Call....
. Cadman is married; he and his wife, Lisa, have two children, Austin and Alex.
In 2000, he was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives, representing House District 15, which covered eastern Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...
. Cadman rose to become House Majority Whip during the 2003-2004 session.
Cadman won re-election to four terms in the house, defeating a series of Democratic opponents (Steven Bell in 2000, Charley Johnson in 2002, Bill Martin in 2004, and Allison Hunter in 2006), each time claiming more than 65% of the vote.COMaps: State Representative District 15
During his time in the majority, Cadman sponsored legislation on the subjects of immigration, eviction practices, and domestic violence laws.
After Democrats took control of the legislature in 2004, Cadman served as Minority Caucus Chair. In 2005, Cadman was a vocal opponent of Colorado's 2006 indoor smoking ban.
In the current 2007 legislative session, Cadman sat on the House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee, and on the legislature's Joint Computer Management Committee.
Term-limited in the state house, Cadman filed to run for the Colorado Senate in the 2008 legislative elections, seeking the seat held by Senator Ron May
Ron May
Ron May may refer to:*Ron May , American politician*Ron May , American journalist...
, who was himself term-limited. Upon May's resignation in October 2007, Cadman sought and unanimously won a vacancy appointment to May's seat in the Colorado Senate. He resigned from the state house on December 10, 2007, and was sworn in to the state senate on December 11. He faces opposition in the 2008 elections from Democrat Diane Whitley.
Cadman has announced plans to introduce legislation in the state senate to restrict the state of Colorado's eminent domain
Eminent domain
Eminent domain , compulsory purchase , resumption/compulsory acquisition , or expropriation is an action of the state to seize a citizen's private property, expropriate property, or seize a citizen's rights in property with due monetary compensation, but without the owner's consent...
powers, which he claims impedes oil and mineral development, and to streamline the automobile registration process by allowing multiple-year registration.
In 2008, Senator Cadman was elected to the 10th District of the Colorado State Senate. He is currently serving as the Assistant Minority Leader for the Republican Party.