Kevin Lundberg

Kevin Lundberg is a Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing House District 49, 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.cite web |url=http://www.comaps.org/cohouse.html |title=State House Map |accessdate=2007-03-14 |format=html |work=COMaps ]

Lundberg, who lives in Berthoud, Colorado, holds a B.A. from Rockmont College in history and social scence. Before marrying, Lundberg worked with his father as a custom harvester;cite news |first=Ed |last=Sealover |title=This week in the legislature |url=http://www.gazette.com/articles/committee_33261___article.html/lundberg_state.html
work=Colorado Springs Gazette |date=18 February 2008 |accessdate=2008-02-23 ] 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.cite web |url=http://www.kevinlundberg.com/MyBackground/Index.html |title=My Background |accessdate=2007-03-14 |format=html |work=KevinLundberg.com ]

Lundberg unsuccessfully ran for the Colorado Senate in 1998, but was elected to the State House in 2002, defeating Taylor Stephens in the Republican primary, but facing no general election oppostion. Lundberg has since been twice re-elected, defeating Democrat Doug Frisbie and Libertarian Alberto Squassabia in 2004 and Democrat Sue Radford in 2006. cite web |url=http://www.co.larimer.co.us/elections/elections_tab.htm |title=Election Information |accessdate=2007-03-14 |author=Larimer County, Colorado |format=html |work=Larimer County Virtual Courhouse]

In office, Lundberg has become noted for sponsoring and backing unsuccessful bills that have been described as "socially conservative,"cite news |first=Wendy |last=Norris |title=Church-Influenced Bills Are Losers for Lundberg |url=http://www.coloradoconfidential.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=EFBB0DE1B42938D70AA80749C83D3FB4?diaryId=465
work=Colorado Confidential |date=19 August 2006 |accessdate=2007-03-14 ] , including measures to define pregnancy as beginning at conception,cite news |first=Coleen |last=Sleven |title=Lawmakers debate bills concerning abortion, emergency contraception |url=http://www.coloradoan.com/news/coloradoanpublishing/Legislature2005/012505_social.html
work=Fort Collins Coloradoan |date=25 January 2005 |accessdate=2007-03-14 ] and prohibiting domestic partnerships for gay and lesbian couples.cite news |first=Myung Oak |last=Kim |title=For gays, it's Round 2 |url=http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/elections/article/0,2808,DRMN_24736_4696372,00.html
work=Rocky Mountain News |date=13 May 2006 |accessdate=2007-03-14 ] Lundberg also broke with many in his party, including republican governor Bill Owens to oppose the 2005 Colorado Referendum C.cite news |first=Dan |last=MacArthur |title=Opponents label C and D a tax increase in disguise |url=http://www.northfortynews.com/Archive/A200510electionCDcon.htm
work=North Forty News |date=30 September 2005 |accessdate=2007-03-14 ]

In the 2007 and 2008 sessions of the Colorado General Assembly, Lundberg sits on the House Finance Committee and the House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee. cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2007a/directory.nsf/HouCommWp?OpenView |title=House Committees of Reference |accessdate=2007-12-11 |format=html |work=Colorado General Assembly] cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/directory.nsf/HouCommWp?OpenView |title=House Committees of Reference |accessdate=2008-01-19 |format=html |work=Colorado General Assembly]

Lundberg has recently come under fire for his lone "nay" vote on a resolution censuring fellow representative Douglas Bruce for his kicking of a photographer during opening prayer on the house floor. cite web |url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=16894&can_id=16898 |title=Censuring Representative Douglas Bruce]

In the 2008 legislative election, Lundberg is expected to face Democrat James Ross, a political science instructor at Colorado State University.cite news |first=Tim |last=Keith |title=County Dems call for unity at local meeting |url=http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080309/NEWS01/803090359/1002/CUSTOMERSERVICE02
work=Fort Collins Coloradoan |date=9 March 2008 |accessdate=2008-03-09 ]

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External links

* [http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/house/members/hou49.htm Colorado General Assembly profile]
* [http://www.kevinlundberg.com/ Campaign website]