The Colorado Senate on Jan. 10, 2025, swore in three senators appointed by vacancy committees to fill recently vacated seats, formalizing appointments certified earlier in the month by the Colorado Department of State.

The appointments were certified by Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, who filed certificates documenting vacancy-committee nominations and acceptances for Senate District 29, Senate District 30 and Senate District 31. Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez of the Colorado Supreme Court administered the oath of office to the senators-elect during a legislative session.

Why it matters: The sworn-in appointees replace senators who resigned and will represent their respective districts in the Senate until the next applicable election or further action under Colorado law.

The Department of State certificates in the record show that the Democratic 29th Senate District vacancy committee appointed Iman Judah to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of the Hon. Janet Buckner; the Republican 30th Senate District vacancy committee appointed John Carson to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of the Hon. Kevin Van Winkle; and the Democratic 31st Senate District vacancy committee appointed Matthew Ball to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of the Hon. Chris Hansen. The certificates record that the vacancy-committee nominations and the appointees' acceptances were filed with the Secretary of State on Jan. 7–8, 2025 and were certified by the Secretary of State (certificates dated Jan. 9–10, 2025).

Chief Justice Márquez led the oath and directed the senators-elect through the statutory oath, asking them to raise their right hands and repeat the pledge to support the constitutions of the United States and the State of Colorado and to faithfully perform the duties of the office to which they had been appointed. Sergeant at arms Frank Lombardi escorted the chief justice to the well to administer the oath.

The Senate clerk announced the newly sworn members as state senators Iman Judah, John Carson and Matt Ball and members were invited to welcome them. The session then proceeded to other business.

No roll-call votes or motions were recorded in the transcript excerpt related to these appointments; the action in the record is the certification of committee nominations by the Secretary of State, the filing of acceptance of nomination, and the administration of the oath of office.