Denver Sen. Chris Hansen takes activity in Durango however is mum on timing to renounce his seat

Denver Sen. Chris Hansen, a one-time mayoral candidate who was once elected to his 2nd time period within the state Senate final week, has authorised a task main a Durango-based electrical authority. But it surely was once nonetheless unclear when he deliberate to renounce his seat.

The L. a. Plata Electrical Affiliation showed Hansen as its new CEO in a remark Tuesday, and an time table for a board assembly subsequent week features a “CEO welcome and creation.” Mins from a prior board assembly indicated the electrical cooperative was once ready to provide an unnamed candidate the CEO place in mid-September.

A spokeswoman for the corporate didn’t go back fresh messages from The Denver Put up. Hansen has additionally no longer returned messages from The Put up in fresh days. He advised the Durango Bring in on Tuesday that he “would renounce his seat someday within the coming months, most likely the week of Jan. 9.”

The 2025 legislative consultation starts Jan. 8, that means Denver could be down a senator for the start phases of the consultation.

In a written remark Tuesday, Hansen showed that he was once taking the electrical authority activity. However he equipped no different information about his long run on the Capitol.

“Over the approaching weeks, I stay dedicated to serving my constituents and district, and I can be operating thru the main points of the rest of my time within the Senate,” he wrote.

Hansen was once very easily reelected to the state Senate final week, successful 84% of the vote towards his challenger, Libertarian David Aitken.

Hansen served two complete phrases within the state Area prior to shifting to the Senate in early 2020 by the use of a emptiness committee. In recent times, he was once at the vanguard of the valuables tax negotiations that stretched over a couple of legislative periods, together with two particular periods. In 2023, he was once one of the crucial 16 applicants who gave the impression at the poll to run for Denver mayor; he was once eradicated within the first spherical of balloting, coming in 6th.

Hansen’s new activity has been an open secret in Democratic circles for no less than the previous week. When he resigns, he’ll get replaced thru a Democratic emptiness committee. The chairs of that emptiness committee didn’t go back messages searching for remark Friday.

At the back of-the-scenes discussions have enthusiastic about a number of attainable contenders for Hansen’s seat. Rep. Steven Woodrow, who represents Denver’s Washington Park community in Area District 2, showed he’s eager about operating for the seat and has been speaking with emptiness committee contributors.

“A big portion of the district is (Area District 6) and (Area District 2). I’ve represented each districts successfully down on the Capitol,” he advised The Put up on Tuesday afternoon.

However he prompt Hansen has been operating to strengthen some other attainable emptiness candidate, Rep.-elect Sean Camacho, at the back of the scenes. Camacho defeated Rep. Elisabeth Epps in a Democratic number one in June and formally received his first time period within the Area final week. Each Hansen and Woodrow supported Camacho’s run towards Epps.