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District 1 - Kathay Rennels

krennels@larimer.org
Larimer County Commissioners Office
P.O. Box 1190
Fort Collins, CO 80522
(970) 498-7010

Kathay was elected Larimer County Commissioner in 1998 and re-elected in 2002. She represents the entire county but lives in District 1 which is approximately the northern third of the county. She was elected the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners for 2001 and 2004.

Current Associations:

Chair -Colorado Counties, Inc., (CCI) Special Tax Sub Committee
Member - CCI Board of Directors
Governor Appointed Member - State Emergency Management Technical Advisory Committee (SEMTAC)
Chair - Ground Ambulance Licensing Committee, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
Chair - Funding Partners Housing Solutions
Board Member - CCI Workforce Allocation Committee (WAC)
Chair - Larimer County United Way
Chair -CCI Tax & Finance Committee, 2001/2002; Current Member
Chair - CCI Front Range District - 2000/2001; Current Member
Member - CCI Legislative Liaison Committee - 2001/2002
Member - CCI Health & Human Services Committee
Member - CCI Ag, Wildlife & Rural Affairs Committee
CCI Freshman County Commissioner of the Year - 1999
Member of National Organization of Counties Tax & Finance Intergovernmental Committee

Experience:

Larimer County Planning Commission Member
Larimer County Open Lands Board
Charter Member of 35 Acre Task Force
Original Rural Land Use Board Member

Business:

Life-long small business owner
Life-long rancher

Leadership:

President of Women's Small Business Administration
President of Larimer County Cattlewomen's Association
President of Parent Teachers Organization
Douglas County Chamber of Commerce Organizing Member

Family/Community:

Colorado native - Larimer County resident since 1972
Kathay and husband, Darrell, have four children and five grandchildren

District 2 - Steve Johnson

swjohnson@larimer.org
Larimer County Commissioners' Office
P.O. Box 1190
Fort Collins, CO 80522
(970) 498-7010

Steve was elected Larimer County Commissioner in 2008 representing District 2 which is the middle third of the county. He took office January 13, 2009.

Career:

Veterinarian, practiced veterinary medicine in Loveland for 16 years, owned Allard Animal Hospital in Loveland;
Taught Science, History and Government at Heritage Christian High School in Fort Collins;
Currently teaches Organic Chemistry at C.S.U.

Government:

Elected to Colorado Senate for District 15 in 2002 and 2006.
Served as Assistant Minority Leader 2005-2006.
Served on Joint Budget Committee for the 2007 and 2008 session
Served on Senate Appropriations Committee for 2007 and 2008 session
Elected to Colorado House in 1996, 1998 and 2000.
Served as Majority Caucus Chairman in the House.
Past Chairman, Fort Collins Urban Growth Area Review Board;
Past chairman, Larimer County Planning Commission;
Past Chairman, Larimer County Republican Party, 1991-92;

Legislative Accomplishments:

Senate sponsor of Referendum C
Original sponsor of the No Sales Call List in Colorado
Secured funding to reopen the Loveland Driver's License Office which was closed during the budget cuts of the 2001 recession,
Secured additional funding for the CSU Veterinary Hospital and Front Range Community College
Updated Colorado's mining law to protect groundwater from in-situ Uranium mining operations.

Civic:

Member of Loveland Rotary Club;
Past president of United Way of Loveland, Berthoud, Estes Park;
Past member of the Board of Directors of the Loveland Chamber of Commerce.

Personal:

Married to Lynette
Graduated, Arapahoe High School in Littleton
B.S. in chemistry from Colorado State University; minor in Political Science;
Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University
ASCSU Student Senate.
Phi Beta Kappa

Recreation: Philately, gardening, travel, reading American history and political science. Favorite sport is hockey.

District 3 - Tom Donnelly

donnelt@larimer.org
Larimer County Commissioners Office
P.O. Box 1190
Fort Collins, CO 80522
(970) 498-7010