Dan Grossman

{{short description|American politician}}

Dan Grossman is an attorney and a former member of the Colorado General Assembly. Grossman was first elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1996. He defeated Democrat Chuck Michaels in the Democratic primary election and Republican Ron Kipp in the general election. Grossman represented House District 6 in East/Central Denver. After winning a second term,{{cite web|last=Secretary of State|title=1998 Election Results|url=http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/1998/General/1998StateRepresentatives.pdf}} Grossman was elected by his House Democratic colleagues to serve as Minority Caucus Chairman.{{cite web |last=Colorado General Assembly |title=Legislative Directory |url=http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/pinkbook/hmembers.htm |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123144518/http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/pinkbook/hmembers.htm |archivedate=2010-11-23 }} He also served as the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee. After the 2000 election, Grossman became the youngest person in Colorado history to serve as Minority Leader.{{cite news|last=Siebert|first=Trent|title=Reporter|url=http://extras.denverpost.com/news/profile0129.htm|newspaper=Denver Post|date=January 29, 2001}}

In 2002, Grossman was elected to the Colorado Senate,{{cite web|last=Our Campaigns|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=6949|title=Candidate–Dan Grossman}} representing District 32. Grossman succeeded Senator Pat Pascoe who could not seek re-election because of term limits. In the Senate, Grossman served as chairman of the Judiciary Committee, chairman of the Joint Committee on Legal Services and vice-chairman of the Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy Committee.{{cite web|last=Colorado General Assembly|title=Senate Resolution 004|url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS2005A/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/3096BF7F3A2A77B287256F72007427D6?Open&file=SR004_enr.pdf}} He also served as chairman of the Select Committee on Homeland Security.{{cite web|last=Security Info Watch|title=State Homeland Security Panel Rips Efforts|url=http://www.securityinfowatch.com/news/10592664/state-homeland-security-panel-rips-colorados-efforts}}

After serving one term in the Senate and considering and declining a run for attorney general after the birth of his second child, Grossman chose not to seek re-election.{{cite news|last=Merritt |first=Jeralyn |url=http://www.5280.com/blogs/2006/01/23/grossman-wont-run-reelection |title=Grossman won't run for re-election |newspaper=5280 Magazine |date=January 23, 2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421170734/http://www.5280.com/blogs/2006/01/23/grossman-wont-run-reelection |archivedate=2014-04-21 }}