Frank McNulty (Colorado politician)

In 2012, Republicans in the state House, through a filibuster, killed a civil unions bill supported by Democrats as well as a handful Republicans. A special legislative session followed.

The 2012 General Election also witnessed President Obama capture Colorado by 5.5 points over Republican Mitt Romney and the Democratic Party gained five seats in the House of Representatives, which gave them a majority.

In 2011, McNulty was elected Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, serving as Speaker for 68th General Assembly.

McNulty was elected by a unanimous vote to serve as the 56th Speaker when the Republican Party earned a majority of State House members after the 2010 elections. He served as Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives for the 68th General Assembly.

In the first election after legislative redistricting, McNulty won a fourth and final term in the Colorado House of Representatives in 2010, earning 62% of the votes cast in the general election against the Democratic nominee, Gary Semro.

In 2009, McNulty continued his efforts to make college available to members of America's military by eliminating the in-state tuition waiting period for military veterans if they made their home in Colorado. He initiated efforts to help protect children from coming into contact with felons while attending public schools and worked with Rep. Laura Bradford and Rep. Scott Tipton to resurrect Jessica's Law. The bills prohibiting felons in schools and Jessica's Law died in Democratic-controlled committees.

In 2008, McNulty successfully secured a second term in the Colorado House of Representatives; earning 63% of the votes cast in the general election against the Democratic nominee, John Stevens. The Denver Post endorsed McNulty's 2008 re-election bid.

In October 2008, McNulty participated in the "Western Values Tour" with U.S. Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona. The purpose of the tour was to promote the McCain-Palin presidential ticket in central Colorado.

After House Minority Leader Mike May of Parker announced his intention to retire in December 2008, McNulty was identified as a potential candidate for the vacated leadership post. McNulty and David Balmer of Centennial both expressed interest in filling the pending leadership vacancy created by May's retirement. The leadership vote and May's resignation were postponed after allegations surfaced that a lobbyist Erik Groves attempted to influence the election in favor of Rep. Balmer. A special legislative panel investigated the allegations against Groves and Balmer for his involvement. The panel cleared Rep. Balmer and recommended that Mr. Groves be admonished for his role.

McNulty secured a third term in the Colorado House of Representatives in 2008, earning 67% of the votes cast in the general election against the Democratic nominee, Gary Semro. He was later elected unanimously as Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives.

During the 2007-2008 legislative interim, McNulty served on the Transportation Legislation Review Committee.

McNulty was elected to his first term in the Colorado General Assembly in 2006, defeating Democrat Allen A. Dreher with 61% of the votes cast during the general election. The 2006 election was McNulty's first campaign for elected office.

McNulty returned to Colorado in 1998 to study law at the University of Denver College of Law, concentrating on natural resources and water law; he completed his J.D. degree in 2001 and belongs to the Douglas/Elbert Bar Association. During this time, he began his work at the state legislative level. Frank joined Governor Bill Owens' administration in 2000, serving as a division legislative liaison and as Assistant Director for Water for the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. In this role, his efforts informed legislation deemed the most significant update to water policy in the past five decades.

Frank McNulty (born February 2, 1973) is an attorney and former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives. McNulty was first elected in 2006 to represent Colorado House District 43. He was re-elected in 2008, 2010 and to his fourth and final term, due to term-limits, in 2012.

McNulty born in Blue Island, Illinois on February 2, 1973. He was raised in the south metro area and educated at J. K. Mullen High School and the University of Colorado at Boulder. Following his graduation from CU, he accepted a position in the Washington, D.C. office of Congressman Wayne Allard.