Beth McCann (born February 10, 1949) is an American

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who serves as the current

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, the first woman to hold the office. A Democrat, McCann beat her opponent, independent Helen Morgan, winning 74% of the vote in the November, 2016 general election. Before serving as Denver's DA, McCann served from 2008 to 2017 as a

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, representing House District 8, which encompasses portions of central

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Legislative career

2008 election

Beth McCann defeated Matt Bergles and Cindy Lowery in the contested Democratic primary in August, taking 49 percent of votes cast. McCann faced no opposition in the November 2008 general election. Her candidacy was endorsed by the ''

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''.

2009 legislative session

For the 2009 legislative session, McCann was named to seats on the

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, the House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee, and was tapped to be vice-chair of the House Judiciary Committee. McCann sponsored legislation to limit the number of dogs owned by commercial dog breeders to 25 and to require annual veterinary exams for breeding dogs.

2012 election

In the 2012 General Election, Representative McCann faced Republican challenger

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. McCann was elected by a wide margin of 83% to 13%.

References

External links

State Representative campaign website

District Attorney campaign website
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