Frank McNulty (Colorado Legislator)

Frank McNulty (born February 2, 1973) is an American politician who serves on the University of Colorado Board of Regents from the 4th district. Prior to this he was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015, where he served as speaker from 2011 to 2013.

Early life

Frank McNulty was born in Blue Island, Illinois, on February 2, 1973, to Frank and Denise McNulty. He has lived in Colorado since 1977, and was raised in Jefferson County, Colorado, where he graduated from J.K. Mullen High School. In 1995, he graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's degree.

After graduating from college McNulty worked for U.S. Senator Wayne Allard. He returned in 1998 in order to attend the University of Denver and graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 2001. A public policy advisor, he joined Governor Bill Owens' administration in 2000, and was assistant director for water for the Colorado Department of Natural Resources.

Colorado House of Representatives

In 2006, McNulty won the Republican nomination for a seat in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 43rd district without opposition and defeated Democratic nominee Allen A. Dreher in the general election. He was reelected in 2008, 2010, and 2012.

During McNulty's tenure in the state house he served on the Agriculture committee. In 2008, McNulty was a member of a committee that investigated Douglas Bruce to determine if the state house could punish Bruce for actions he did before taking office and what actions should be taken against him. The Republicans gained control of the state house after the 2010 elections and selected McNulty to be speaker; he is the most recent Republican to be speaker. McNulty declined to seek a leadership position after the Republicans lost their majority in the 2012 elections and Mark Waller was selected to serve as minority leader.

During the 2010 Colorado gubernatorial election McNulty was a member of a draft movement trying to get Josh Penry to seek the Republican nomination. He endorsed Mitt Romney during the 2012 Republican presidential primaries.

Later life

McNulty was a member of Jeb Bush's steering committee in Colorado during the 2016 Republican presidential primaries. McNulty was the director of the Public Trust Institute, which filed ethics complaints against Governor John Hickenlooper. In 2019, he co-chaired Preserve Colorado's Electoral Vote with Jack Graham in opposition to Colorado joining the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. He was a lobbyist for Centennial Institute, a conservative think tank at Colorado Christian University. McNulty was elected to the University of Colorado Board of Regents from the 4th district in the 2022 election.

Personal life

McNulty married Kim Hall, with whom he had two children. They first met while working for Allard.

Political positions

In 2007, McNulty proposed legislation to place the minimum mandatory sentencing at 15 years for people convicted of sexual offenses against children under 15. He proposed legislation to require proof of citizenship in order to vote. Civil unions for same-sex couples was opposed by McNulty. He opposes the legalization of cannabis. McNulty supports Israel and opposed peace negotiations for the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2016. The AFL-CIO gave McNulty a rating of 47% in 2011.

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Living people
Members of the Colorado House of Representatives
Speakers of the Colorado House of Representatives
People from Highlands Ranch, Colorado
University of Colorado Boulder alumni
University of Denver alumni
1973 births
University of Colorado regents
21st-century members of the Colorado General Assembly