Jon Jeremy Becker (born October 20, 1972) is an American politician and a former
Republican
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member of the
Colorado House of Representatives
The Colorado House of Representatives is the lower house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Colorado. The House is composed of 65 members from an equal number of constituent districts, with each distr ...
representing District 65.
He attended
Colorado Christian University
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(MBA, International Business),
Colorado State University (BS, Business Administration), and
Morgan Community College
Morgan Community College (MCC) is a community college in Fort Morgan, Colorado. It is a member of the Colorado Community College System. The college is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and ...
. Becker is the director for economic development at Viaero Wireless. He is also an
adjunct professor
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at Morgan Community College. He has also served as the executive director of the Morgan County Economic Development Corporation and as Commissioner for Morgan County, Colorado. He lives in
Fort Morgan, Colorado
Fort Morgan is the home rule municipality city that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 11,597 at the 2020 United States Census. Fort Morgan is the principa ...
and is married with two children.
Becker previously sat in the
Colorado House of Representatives
The Colorado House of Representatives is the lower house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Colorado. The House is composed of 65 members from an equal number of constituent districts, with each distr ...
representing District 63 from 2011 to 2013 when he did not seek re-election because of reapportionment. He was elected once again in November 2014 to represent District 65.
In February, 2018, Becker announced he would not seek re-election to his house seat later in the year. Instead, he stated he intends to run for the position of Morgan County Commissioner, an office he held prior to becoming a state rep.
References
External links
State House websiteCampaign website
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1972 births
Living people
Republican Party members of the Colorado House of Representatives
Colorado Christian University alumni
Colorado State University alumni
21st-century American politicians
County commissioners in Colorado