M Patrick . Steadman
Former Colorado State Senator (D)
Patrick “Pat” Steadman, Esq., served in the Colorado State Senate from 2009 through 2016, representing District 31 in central and east Denver. Steadman was appointed to fill a vacancy that occurred when former Sen. Jennifer Veiga, Colorado's first state legislator to come out while serving in office, resigned and moved away. Steadman was one of many openly LGBT legislators in the Colorado General Assembly that followed. He served six years on the six-member Joint Budget Committee, a committee often described as the most powerful in the legislature. He chaired the JBC in 2013. Steadman got his start in politics by working to oppose Colorado's “Amendment 2” on the 1992 general election ballot. When the anti-gay amendment was approved by voters, he co-founded the non-profit organization that lead the successful lawsuit challenging its constitutionality all the way to the United States Supreme Court. In 1996, the landmark case of Romer v. Evans established the first significant U.S. Supreme Court precedent protecting the equal rights of LGBT Americans. His involvement in the fight against Amendment 2 led Steadman to a career in political consulting and lobbying. He joined a lobbying firm in 1994 and became a partner in that firm in 2001. The firm was respected for championing progressive causes, working with the Joint Budget Committee and waging successful ballot initiative campaigns, notably defeating several anti-choice initiatives. Sen. Steadman was a prolific and effective bill sponsor, with over 250 pieces of legislation signed into law. He was the sponsor of the state budget and school finance acts, as well successful legislation for civil unions, criminal justice reforms, behavioral health, taxation, fiscal policy and marijuana regulation. He is a graduate of Regis College and the University of Colorado School of Law. Pat is a long-time resident of Denver's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
(11/17)
Senator Pat Steadman, Esq. (D), is a State Senator representing Denver and Glendale in the Colorado General Assembly. He was elected to the Senate in 2009 and is currently a member of the Joint Budget Committee, a position he has held for five years. Prior to his election to the Senate he worked as a professional lobbyist, representing school districts, health care providers, civil rights groups and a variety of nonprofit organizations. He is a graduate of Regis College and received his law degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He resides in Denver's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
(09/15)
