Cathy Kipp
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Cathy Kipp
| image = File:Colorado Representative Cathy Kipp in 2023.jpg
| alt = Cathy Kipp
| caption = Kipp in 2023
| birth_place = Berkeley, California, U.S.
| alma_mater = University of California, Santa Cruz (BS)
| office = Member of the
Colorado Senate
from the 14th district
| termstart = January 8, 2025
| termend =
| predecessor = Joann Ginal
| successor =
| office1 = Member of the
Colorado House of Representatives
from the 52nd district
| termstart1 = January 7, 2019
| termend1 = January 8, 2025
| predecessor1 = Joann Ginal
| successor1 = Yara Zokaie
| residence = Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.
| children = 2
| party = Democratic
}}
Cathy Kipp is an American politician, currently serving as a member of the Colorado Senate from the 14th district, which includes Fort Collins, Colorado.{{Cite web|title=Cathy Kipp {{!}} Colorado General Assembly|url=https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/cathy-kipp|website=leg.colorado.gov|access-date=March 3, 2025}}
Early life and education
Kipp was born and raised in Berkeley, California.{{Cite web|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|url=http://votesmart.org/|website=Vote Smart|access-date=2020-05-10}} She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer and Information Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz. After graduating from college, she moved to Fort Collins, Colorado.{{Cite web|title=Colorado House of Representatives District 52|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_House_of_Representatives_District_52|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=2020-05-10}}
Career
Prior to entering politics, Kipp worked as a database engineer. She served as a member of the Poudre School District Board of Education from 2011 to 2017. She was appointed to serve in the Colorado House of Representatives in 2019, replacing{{Cite web|date=2019-01-05|title=State rep chosen to fill out the rest of Sen. Kagan's term following his resignation|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2019/01/05/jeff-bridges-daniel-kagan-senate-seat/|access-date=2021-12-07|website=The Denver Post|language=en-US}} Democratic incumbent Joann Ginal, who was appointed to fill a vacant seat in the Colorado Senate.{{Cite web|title=Rep. Cathy Kipp – Colorado House Democrats|url=https://www.cohousedems.com/members/rep-cathy-kipp/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-10}}{{Cite web|title=Home Website for Representative Cathy Kipp|url=http://cathykipp.com/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-10}}{{Cite web|title=State Rep. Cathy Kipp resigns from Poudre School District board to prepare for new role|url=https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2019/01/08/colorado-state-rep-cathy-kipp-resigns-poudre-school-district-board-education/2518369002/|last=Ragan|first=Kelly|website=Coloradoan|language=en|access-date=2020-05-10}}
Kipp was elected to Colorado Senate in the 2024 Colorado Senate election.{{cite web | url= https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/122598/web.345435/#/summary?category=C_5| title=Official Results |access-date = March 3, 2025 | publisher= Colorado Secretary of State}}
Personal life
Kipp and her husband, Don, have twin boys.
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Colorado House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Colorado General Assembly
Category:University of California, Santa Cruz alumni
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century American women politicians