Kevin Lundberg
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Kevin Lundberg is a Republican member of the Colorado State Senate, representing the Colorado 15th Senate District, encompassing rural Larimer County
, the city of Loveland
, and the towns of Wellington
, Berthoud
, and Estes Park
. Before being appointed to the state senate in 2009, Lundberg for six years represented the Colorado 49th House District, which includes most of rural Larimer County, Colorado
, including the towns of Wellington
, Berthoud
, and Estes Park
, as well as the town of Windsor
in Weld County
.
, holds a B.A. from Rockmont College in history and social science. Before marrying, Lundberg worked with his father as a custom harvester; he is currently the owner of a video production company. Lundberg and his wife Sandy have three children, who are each homeschooled. In the 1990s, Lundberg was a founder of Christian Home Educators of Colorado, which recognized him as their "Legislator of the Year" in 2006. Lundberg also sat on the board of Colorado Christian University
from 1986-2002.
As representative for the 49th House District, Lundberg sponsored 400 House bills, 13 Senate bills, and 10 resolutions, 16 of which passed. Notable bills sponsored by Lundberg include repeated efforts to adopt a long-term Revenue Shortfall Relief Fund, measures to support home-based educators, support for the Federal Marriage Amendment
, cost recovery and alternatives for seniors to Mediciad, and Pine Beetle mitigation. Lundberg also opposed Referendum C, a measure adopted by Coloradans in 2005 to temporarily suspend the revenue limits in the Colorado Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
Lundberg was the sole representative in the Colorado House of Representatives to vote against a resolution censuring fellow Representative Douglas Bruce
for his kicking of a photographer during opening prayer on the house floor. Lundberg said of his vote, “It would seem logical that since this was the first censure in the 131 year history of the state, it must indicate that Representative Bruce's action was by far the worst impropriety shown on the House floor… …What Representative Bruce did was wrong, and demonstrated poor judgement. I would have supported a rebuke, but to use the word censure is to use the strongest word of condemnation that a legislative body can employ…”
term, which was vacated when Senator Johnson became a county commissioner for Larimer County. The vacancy committee elected Lundberg over his opponent Mike Lynch by a margin of 86 to 42.
In the 2009 session, Senator Lundberg successfully sponsored a measure to require proper signage to warn motorists that traffic control cameras are in use at intersections, and a measure that allows school districts to use discretion in determining punishment for students in incidents of look-alike weapons on school grounds. The latter measure was prompted by an incident in which a student was suspended for having a practice drill team rifle in her vehicle on school grounds.
Senator Lundberg currently serves on the Judiciary Committee, and the Health and Human Services Committee.
On November 2, 2010, Senator Lundberg won a full 4-year term of his own with 59.58% of the vote.
Larimer County, Colorado
Larimer County is the seventh most populous and the ninth most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county is located at the northern end of the Front Range, at the edge of the Colorado Eastern Plains along the border with Wyoming...
, the city of Loveland
Loveland, Colorado
Loveland is a Home Rule Municipality that is the second most populous city in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Loveland is situated north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. Loveland is the 14th most populous city in Colorado. The United States Census Bureau that in 2010 the...
, and the towns of Wellington
Wellington, Colorado
Wellington is a Statutory Town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The population was 6,289 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Wellington is located at ....
, Berthoud
Berthoud, Colorado
Berthoud is a Statutory Town in Larimer and Weld counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. Berthoud is situated north of the Little Thompson River, approximately halfway between the cities of Fort Collins, Colorado and Denver, Colorado along the Front Range Urban Corridor...
, and Estes Park
Estes Park, Colorado
Estes Park is a town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. A popular summer resort and the location of the headquarters for Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park lies along the Big Thompson River. Estes Park had a population of 5,858 at the 2010 census...
. Before being appointed to the state senate in 2009, Lundberg for six years represented the Colorado 49th House District, which includes most of rural Larimer County, Colorado
Larimer County, Colorado
Larimer County is the seventh most populous and the ninth most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county is located at the northern end of the Front Range, at the edge of the Colorado Eastern Plains along the border with Wyoming...
, including the towns of Wellington
Wellington, Colorado
Wellington is a Statutory Town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The population was 6,289 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Wellington is located at ....
, Berthoud
Berthoud, Colorado
Berthoud is a Statutory Town in Larimer and Weld counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. Berthoud is situated north of the Little Thompson River, approximately halfway between the cities of Fort Collins, Colorado and Denver, Colorado along the Front Range Urban Corridor...
, and Estes Park
Estes Park, Colorado
Estes Park is a town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. A popular summer resort and the location of the headquarters for Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park lies along the Big Thompson River. Estes Park had a population of 5,858 at the 2010 census...
, as well as the town of Windsor
Windsor, Colorado
The Town of Windsor is a Home Rule Municipality in Larimer and Weld counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the town was 18,644. Windsor is located in the region known as Northern Colorado. Windsor is situated north of the Colorado State Capitol in...
in Weld County
Weld County, Colorado
As of the census of 2000, there were 180,936 people, 63,247 households, and 45,221 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 66,194 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...
.
Biography
Lundberg, who lives in Berthoud, ColoradoBerthoud, Colorado
Berthoud is a Statutory Town in Larimer and Weld counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. Berthoud is situated north of the Little Thompson River, approximately halfway between the cities of Fort Collins, Colorado and Denver, Colorado along the Front Range Urban Corridor...
, holds a B.A. from Rockmont College in history and social science. Before marrying, Lundberg worked with his father as a custom harvester; he is currently the owner of a video production company. Lundberg and his wife Sandy have three children, who are each homeschooled. In the 1990s, Lundberg was a founder of Christian Home Educators of Colorado, which recognized him as their "Legislator of the Year" in 2006. Lundberg also sat on the board of Colorado Christian University
Colorado Christian University
Colorado Christian University is a private, interdenominational Christian liberal arts university in Lakewood, Colorado in the United States...
from 1986-2002.
Representative for the Colorado 49th House District
Lundberg unsuccessfully ran for the Colorado Senate in 1998, but was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2002, defeating Taylor Stephens in the Republican primary, but facing no general election opposition. Lundberg has since been thrice re-elected, defeating Democrat Doug Frisbie and Libertarian Alberto Squassabia in 2004, Democrat Sue Radford in 2006, and Democrat James Ross in 2008.As representative for the 49th House District, Lundberg sponsored 400 House bills, 13 Senate bills, and 10 resolutions, 16 of which passed. Notable bills sponsored by Lundberg include repeated efforts to adopt a long-term Revenue Shortfall Relief Fund, measures to support home-based educators, support for the Federal Marriage Amendment
Federal Marriage Amendment
The Federal Marriage Amendment H.J. Res. 56 was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution which would have limited marriage in the United States to unions of one man and one woman...
, cost recovery and alternatives for seniors to Mediciad, and Pine Beetle mitigation. Lundberg also opposed Referendum C, a measure adopted by Coloradans in 2005 to temporarily suspend the revenue limits in the Colorado Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
Lundberg was the sole representative in the Colorado House of Representatives to vote against a resolution censuring fellow Representative Douglas Bruce
Douglas Bruce
Douglas Edward Bruce is a conservative activist and former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado, best known as the author of Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights ....
for his kicking of a photographer during opening prayer on the house floor. Lundberg said of his vote, “It would seem logical that since this was the first censure in the 131 year history of the state, it must indicate that Representative Bruce's action was by far the worst impropriety shown on the House floor… …What Representative Bruce did was wrong, and demonstrated poor judgement. I would have supported a rebuke, but to use the word censure is to use the strongest word of condemnation that a legislative body can employ…”
Senator for the Colorado 15th Senate District
In January 2009, Lundberg was elected by vacancy committee to serve the remainder of State Senator Steve Johnson’sSteve Johnson (Colorado legislator)
Steve Johnson is a Larimer County, Colorado county commissioner and a former Republican member of the Colorado Senate. From 2003 to 2009, Johnson represented the 15th Senate District, encompassing rural Larimer County and the cities of Loveland and Estes Park...
term, which was vacated when Senator Johnson became a county commissioner for Larimer County. The vacancy committee elected Lundberg over his opponent Mike Lynch by a margin of 86 to 42.
In the 2009 session, Senator Lundberg successfully sponsored a measure to require proper signage to warn motorists that traffic control cameras are in use at intersections, and a measure that allows school districts to use discretion in determining punishment for students in incidents of look-alike weapons on school grounds. The latter measure was prompted by an incident in which a student was suspended for having a practice drill team rifle in her vehicle on school grounds.
Senator Lundberg currently serves on the Judiciary Committee, and the Health and Human Services Committee.
On November 2, 2010, Senator Lundberg won a full 4-year term of his own with 59.58% of the vote.