科罗拉多民主党在10亿美元的赤字中选举参议员詹姆斯·科尔曼担任参议院新议长。 Colorado Democrats elect Senator James Coleman as new Senate President amid a $1 billion deficit.

科罗拉多民主党选举参议员詹姆斯·科尔曼为新参议院议长,接替史蒂文·芬贝格。 Colorado Democrats have elected Senator James Coleman as the new Senate President, succeeding Steve Fenberg. Coleman(温和派)没有反对民主党维持对参议院的控制这一职位,参议院由23名民主党和12名共和党组成。 Coleman, a moderate, was unopposed for the position as Democrats maintain control of the Senate, which consists of 23 Democrats and 12 Republicans. 其他领导角色由主要民主党人担任,包括作为多数派领袖的罗伯特·罗德里格斯。 Other leadership roles were filled by key Democrats, including Robert Rodriguez as Majority Leader. 尽管如此,该党仍面临10亿美元的预算赤字,必须平衡削减与授权增加3.5亿美元的执法经费。 Despite this, the party faces a $1 billion budget deficit and must balance cuts with a mandated $350 million increase for law enforcement.