Beth McCann

Beth McCann
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 8th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 7, 2009
Preceded by	Rosemary Marshall
Personal details
Born	(1949-02-10) February 10, 1949 Radford, Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Christopher Linsmayer
Children	Chris Lizzy
Residence	Denver, Colorado
Alma mater	Georgetown University Law Center Wittenberg University
Occupation	Attorney
Religion	Presbyterian

Beth McCann (born February 10, 1949) is a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2008, she represents House District 8, which encompasses portions of central Denver, Colorado.

Legislative career

2008 election

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McCann campaigning for election in 2008.

Beth McCann defeated Matt Bergles and Cindy Lowery in the contested Democratic primary in August, taking 49 percent of votes cast.

McCann faced no opposition in the November 2008 general election. Her candidacy was endorsed by the Denver Post.

2009 legislative session

For the 2009 legislative session, McCann was named to seats on the House Appropriations Committee, the House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee, and was tapped to be vice-chair of the House Judiciary Committee.

McCann sponsored legislation to limit the number of dogs owned by commercial dog breeders to 25 and to require annual veterinary exams for breeding dogs.

2012 election

In the 2012 General Election, Representative McCann faced Republican challenger Alan Johnson. McCann was elected by a wide margin of 83% to 13%.

External links

• Campaign website