Ellen Roberts
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| Member of the Colorado Senate from the 6th district |
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In office January 12, 2011 – December 31, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Bruce Whitehead |
| Succeeded by | Don Coram |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 59th district |
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In office January 2007 – January 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Larson |
| Succeeded by | Paul Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 27, 1959 Hudson, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Rick Roberts |
| Alma mater |
Cornell University University of Colorado, Boulder |
| Bills Introduced in 2007 by Rep. Roberts (for which Rep. Roberts is the primary originating sponsor) |
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| Bill | Title | Outcome | |
| HB07-1003 | Concerning the Colorado Probate Code [...] | Signed by Governor Ritter | |
| HB07-1105 | Concerning the eligibility dates for issuance of the Korean War special license plate. | Signed by Governor Ritter | |
| HB07-1108 | Concerning implementation of the cigar-tobacco bar exemption under the "Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act" [...] | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
| HB07-1219 | Concerning special districts that provide health care services, and, in connection therewith, providing exemptions from certain provisions of the "Special District Act" for the formation of such special districts [...] | Signed by Governor Ritter | |
| HB07-1252 | Concerning the accommodation of the rights of surface owners with respect to oil and gas operators. | Signed by Governor Ritter | |
| HB07-1294 | Concerning the use of a name-based criminal history record check for certification of an emergency medical technician if the applicant's fingerprints are unclassifiable. | Signed by Governor Ritter | |
| Bills Introduced in 2008 by Rep. Roberts (for which Rep. Roberts is the primary originating sponsor) |
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| HB08-1061 | Concerning signatures by advanced practice nurses on specified documents [...] | Signed by Governor Ritter | |
| HB08-1144 | Concerning the continuation of the "Health Care Credentials Uniform Application Act." | Signed by Governor Ritter | |
| HB08-1153 | Concerning the oversight of fiduciaries under the provisions of the Colorado Probate Code. | Signed by Governor Ritter | |
| HB08-1157 | Concerning the creation of a Youth Advisory Council [...] | Signed by Governor Ritter | |
| HB08-1215 | Concerning continuation of the authority of municipalities to contract with community health care providers. | Signed by Governor Ritter | |
| HB08-1217 | Concerning amending statutes related to evidence in sexual assault cases to conform with the federal "Violence Against Women Act." | Signed by Governor Ritter | |
| HB08-1264 | Concerning statewide electronic read-only access to specific information maintained by the judicial department. | Signed by Governor Ritter | |
| HB08-1383 | Concerning creation of an inactive status for nursing licenses [...] | Signed by Governor Ritter | |
| Bills Introduced in 2009 by Rep. Roberts (for which Rep. Roberts is the primary originating sponsor) |
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| HB09-1044 | Concerning expungements of records relating to a criminal matter for which a juvenile is sentenced as a juvenile [...] | Signed by Governor Ritter | |
| HB09-1099 | Concerning the Colorado Youth Advisory Council. | Signed by Governor Ritter | |
| HB09-1122 | Concerning increasing the age of persons eligible for sentencing to the Youthful Offender System. | Signed by Governor Ritter | |
| HB09-1232 | Concerning medical orders determining the scope of treatment a person wishes to receive under certain circumstances. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
| HB09-1241 | Concerning title 15 of the Colorado Revised Statutes. | Signed by Governor Ritter | |
| HB09-1252 | Concerning the expansion of the "Local Access to Health Care Pilot Program Act" to allow creation of a pilot program in the San Luis Valley. | Signed by Governor Ritter | |
| Bills Introduced in 2011 by Senator Roberts (for which Senator Roberts is the primary originating sponsor) |
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| Bill | Title | Outcome | |
| SB11-083 | Concerning provisions relating to the Colorado probate code. | Signed by Governor Hickenlooper | |
| SB11-201 | Concerning clarifying the elements of the criminal offense of criminal impersonation. | Signed by Governor Hickenlooper | |
| SB11-261 | Concerning the publication of the Colorado Revised Statutes by persons other than the general assembly. | Signed by Governor Hickenlooper | |
| HB11-1248 | Concerning composition of the PERA Board. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
| HB11-1200 | Concerning conducting a substance abuse assessment at probation intake when the presentence report is waived. | Signed by Governor Hickenlooper | |
| Bills Introduced in 2012 by Senator Roberts (for which Senator Roberts is the primary originating sponsor) |
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| SB12-049 | Concerning financial responsibility requirements for motor carriers, and, in connection, therewith, reducing the surety bond requirement for towing carriers and limiting its applicability to counties of relatively high population density. | Postponed indefinitely in Senate Committee | |
| SB12-060 | Concerning improving Medicaid fraud prosecution, and, in connection therewith, making and reducing appropriations. | Signed by Governor Hickenlooper | |
| SB12-128 | Concerning achieving efficiencies in the Medicaid long-term care program through greater utilization of alternative care facilities. | Signed by Governor Hickenlooper | |
| SJR12-002 | Concerning the adverse effects that the diversion of revenues has had on infrastructure in Colorado. | Signed by President of the Senate Brandon Shaffer and Speaker of the House Frank McNulty | |
| SJR12-006 | Concerning a prohibition on mandates to state and local governments without adequate funding. | Signed by President of the Senate Brandon Shaffer and Speaker of the House Frank McNulty | |
| HB12-1126 | Concerning on-site wastewater treatment systems, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation. | Signed by Governor Hickenlooper | |
| Bills Introduced in 2013 by Senator Roberts (for which Senator Roberts is the primary originating sponsor) |
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Ellen Stuart Roberts (born August 27, 1959 ) is an attorney and former Republican legislator in the U.S. State of Colorado. From 2006-2010, Roberts served as the State Representative for House District 59. In 2010, she was elected to Senate District 6 and served until her resignation at the end of 2016. In 2015, she was elected to serve as the President Pro-Tem for the Colorado State Senate, a position she held until her resignation.
Born in Hudson, New York, Roberts was raised in Rhinebeck, where she was elected class president in high school. She earned a self-designed undergraduate degree in environmental policy from Cornell University in 1981. During college, she spent a semester as an intern in Washington DC, working for her Congressional representative and for the Republican National Committee.
She moved to Colorado upon graduation and worked as a ranger in Rocky Mountain National Park until 1984. In 1982, Roberts married; she and her husband, Rick, have two children: Caitlin and Ben, both of whom have attended Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.
After being hired by a law firm in Granby, Colorado, Roberts returned to school to earn a J.D. from the University of Colorado in 1986. She worked as an attorney in private practice in Granby and Hot Sulphur Springs, specializing in estate, probate and business law.
A resident of Durango, Colorado since 1989, she joined the Southwest Colorado Bar Association in 1986 and served as its president, and as president of the Southwest Colorado Women's Bar Association. As an attorney, Roberts advocated for increased legal services for immigrants and Spanish-speakers in southwestern Colorado
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