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Beth McCann
Beth McCann in 2017.
District Attorney for Colorado's Second Judicial District
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2017
Preceded by	Mitchell R. Morrissey
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 8th district
In office January 7, 2009 – January 10, 2017
Preceded by	Rosemary Marshall
Succeeded by	Leslie Herod
Personal details
Born	(1949-02-10) February 10, 1949 (age 75) Radford, Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Christopher Linsmayer
Children	2
Residence(s)	Denver, Colorado
Alma mater	Georgetown University Law Center Wittenberg University
Occupation	Attorney, politician
Website	Official website

Beth McCann (born February 10, 1949) is an American politician who serves as the current Denver District Attorney, 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 Colorado State Representative, representing House District 8, which encompasses portions of central Denver, Colorado.

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 Denver Post.

2009 legislative session

For the 2009 legislative session, McCann was named to seats on the House Appropriations Committee, 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 Alan Johnson. McCann was elected by a wide margin of 83% to 13%.

References

1. "House Journal - January 7, 2009" (PDF). Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
2. New York Times. Colorado 2nd District Attorney Results: Beth McCann Wins. Viewed 2017-01-06.
3. "State House District 8". COMaps. Archived from the original on 2009-02-15. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
4. "Colorado Statewide Cumulative Report - 2008 Primary Election". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
5. Norris, Wendy; Bob Spencer (3 November 2008). "State candidate endorsement watch". Colorado Independent. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
6. "House Democrats Unveil 2009 Committee Chairs & Assignments" (Press release). Colorado House Democrats. 18 November 2008. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010.
7. Staff Reports (23 January 2009). "New Colorado bill would mandate annual veterinary examinations for breeding dogs". DVM Newsmagazine. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
8. "CO - Election Results - Colorado Secretary of State". Archived from the original on 2017-03-14.
9. "State House 2012 Election Results - Denver Post". Archived from the original on 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2012-11-09.

External links

• State Representative campaign website
• District Attorney campaign website

• 1949 births
• 20th-century American women lawyers
• American Presbyterians
• District attorneys in Colorado
• Georgetown University Law Center alumni
• Living people
• Democratic Party members of the Colorado House of Representatives
• People from Radford, Virginia
• Politicians from Denver
• Wittenberg University alumni
• Women state legislators in Colorado
• 21st-century American women politicians
• 20th-century American lawyers
• 21st-century American women lawyers
• 21st-century American lawyers
• 21st-century members of the Colorado General Assembly