Bob Bacon

Robert Bacon is a retired educator and Democratic politician from Fort Collins, Colorado. Bacon served as a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate, representing the 14th district from 2005 to 2013. Bacon also served in the Colorado State House from 1997 to 2003. Prior to that, he was elected twice to the Poudre School District Board of Education, serving from 1991 to 1999. Bacon Elementary School is named in his honor.

Biography

Born in Galesburg, Illinois, Bacon earned a B.S. in social sciences at Illinois State University in 1957, and taught high school in Illinois before moving to Fort Collins, Colorado, in 1959. He received a master's degree in history from University of Northern Colorado in 1961 while teaching in Poudre School District, where he remained until 1991, when he took a post at Front Range Community College for four years and then retiring.

Bob Bacon has had the following political experience:

Senator, Colorado State Senate, 2004–2012 Assistant Minority Leader, Colorado State House of Representatives, 1999-2000 Representative, Colorado State House of Representatives, 1997-2004 Director/Board Member, Poudre School District Board of Education, 1991-1999

Senate committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Bacon served on these committees: Appropriations Committee, Colorado State Senate Capital Development Committee, Colorado General Assembly, Vice Chair Education Committee, Colorado State Senate, Chair State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee, Colorado State Senate, Vice Chair

2009-2010 In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Bacon served on these committees: Appropriations Committee, Colorado Senate Education Committee, Colorado Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee, Colorado Senate