Rod Bockenfeld

Rod Bockenfeld
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 56th district
In office
January 4, 2019 – January 8, 2025
Preceded byPhilip Covarrubias
Succeeded byChris Richardson
Personal details
BornQuincy, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSusan Bockenfeld
Residence(s)Watkins, Colorado, U.S.
Alma materWestern Illinois University
University of Colorado
OccupationBanker, small business owner

Rod Bockenfeld is an American politician and a former member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 56th District, which encompasses portions of Arapahoe and Adams counties, including the communities of Aurora, Bennett, Brick Center, Brighton, Byers, Comanche Creek, Commerce City, Deer Trail, Lochbuie, Peoria, Strasburg, Thornton, Todd Creek, and Watkins.[1]

Early life and education

Bockenfeld was born and raised in Quincy, Illinois.[2] He graduated from Quincy Notre Dame High School, a private Catholic school, in 1974 before attending Western Illinois University, from which he graduated in 1978 with a B.S. in law enforcement administration.[3] Shortly thereafter, Bockenfeld moved to Colorado and began working as a financial crimes investigator.[2] In 1989, he received a diploma from the University of Colorado graduate school of banking.[2]

Political career

In 2004, Bockenfeld was elected Arapahoe County Commissioner, a post he held for 12 years.[4] He was also chairman of the Board of County Commissioners.

Elections

After defeating the incumbent Philip Covarrubias in the primaries, Bockenfeld was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 56 percent of the vote over 41 percent of Democratic candidate Dave Rose.[5]

In the 2020 Colorado House of Representatives election, Bockenfeld defeated his Democratic Party and Libertarian Party opponents, winning 35,520 votes. Democrat Giugi Carminati won 23,790 votes and Libertarian Kevin Gulbranson won 2,531 votes.[6]

In the 2022 Colorado House of Representatives election, Bockenfeld defeated his Democratic Party and Libertarian Party opponents, winning 75.83% of the total votes cast.[7]

Bockenfeld did not run for re-election in 2024, citing health reasons.[8]

Personal life

He currently lives in Watkins, Colorado with his wife Susan.[3] He has five children and four grandchildren.[9]

References

  1. ^ Colorado Reapportionment Commission Staff. Legislative District Information After 2011 Reapportionment: House District 56 Archived February 1, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Viewed: January 3, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "About Rod Bockenfeld". Colorado House Republicans. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Rod Bockenfeld elected to Colorado Legislature". whig.com. November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  4. ^ Mason, Kara (November 7, 2018). "Former Arapahoe County Commissioner Rod Bockenfeld wins HD56 race". sentinelcolorado.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "Colorado Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "2020 abstract of votes cast" (PDF). Office of the Secretary of State, State of Colorado. 2020. p. 118. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Colorado election results: November 8, 2022, general election state representative district 56". Colorado Secretary of State. State of Colorado. n.d. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  8. ^ Goodland, Marianne (June 5, 2024). "Competitive primary races in Colorado House and Senate races see hot fundraising". Colorado Politics. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  9. ^ "Colorado House District 56 candidate Q&A". The Denver Post. October 10, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2020.


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