Lisa Frizell
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lisa Frizell
| image = Colorado State Senator Lisa Frizell 2025 (cropped).jpg
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| state_senate = Colorado
| district = 2nd
| term_start = January 8, 2025
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| predecessor = Jim Smallwood
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| state_house1 = Colorado
| district1 = 45th
| term_start1 = January 9, 2023
| term_end1 = January 8, 2025
| predecessor1 = Patrick Neville
| successor1 = Max Brooks
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| nationality = American
| party = Republican
| residence = Castle Rock, Colorado
| alma_mater = University of Colorado Boulder
| profession = Assessor
| spouse = David
| children = 2
| website = {{URL|https://www.lisaforco.com/}}
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Lisa Frizell is a Republican member of the Colorado Senate from Castle Rock, Colorado. She represents Colorado's 2nd Senate district which includes part of Douglas County, Colorado. Previously, she represented Colorado House of Representatives District 45, which included the Douglas County communities of Castle Rock, The Pinery, and Castle Pines Village.{{cite web |url=https://redistricting.colorado.gov/rails/active_storage/blobs/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBZ2NFIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--f1c7cb9ce0850dd1dc2965fa6f50f7b7821b4ae7/2021_House_District_45.pdf |title=Colorado House District 45 (2021) |author=Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission |date=March 18, 2022 |website= |publisher=State of Colorado |access-date=December 4, 2022 |quote=}}
Background
Frizell was elected to two four-year terms as Douglas County Assessor in 2014 and 2018. Prior to her election as assessor, she had worked in the assessor's office since 1998. She served a term as president of the Colorado Assessor's Association and served as chair and treasurer of the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce. She grew up in Douglas County and graduated from Douglas County High School in Castle Rock. She also earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder.{{cite web |url=https://www.douglas.co.us/board-county-commissioners/transparency/elected-officials/assessor-lisa-frizell/ |title=Assessor Lisa Frizell |author= |url-status=dead |date=2022 |website=Douglas County, Colorado |publisher= |access-date=February 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704221925/https://www.douglas.co.us/board-county-commissioners/transparency/elected-officials/assessor-lisa-frizell/ |archive-date=July 4, 2022 |quote=}}
Legislative Career
Frizell was first elected to the Colorado General Assembly in the 2022 Colorado House of Representatives election where she represented the 42nd Colorado House District. In 2024, she was elected to represent Colorado's 2nd Senate district.
= 74th General Assembly =
At the start of the 2023 legislative session, Frizell served on the House Appropriations Committee,{{Cite web |title=Appropriations {{!}} Colorado General Assembly |url=https://leg.colorado.gov/committees/appropriations/2023-regular-session-0 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=leg.colorado.gov}} the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee,{{Cite web |title=Business Affairs & Labor {{!}} Colorado General Assembly |url=https://leg.colorado.gov/committees/business-affairs-labor/2023-regular-session |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=leg.colorado.gov}} and the House Finance Committee.{{Cite web |title=Finance {{!}} Colorado General Assembly |url=https://leg.colorado.gov/committees/finance/2023-regular-session-0 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=leg.colorado.gov}} Additionally, Frizell served on the Legislative Audit Committee during the 2024 session.{{Cite web |title=Legislative Audit Committee {{!}} Colorado General Assembly |url=https://leg.colorado.gov/committees/legislative-audit-committee/2024-regular-session |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=leg.colorado.gov}}
During the 2024 session, Frizell prime sponsored a bill that expanded protections for victims of sexual assault. The bill barred courts from admitting what sexual assault victims were wearing, or their past sexual history, as evidence to prove consent.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-19 |title=New protections would be extended to sexual assault survivors in court with Colorado bill |url=https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/new-protections-would-be-extended-to-sexual-assault-survivors-in-court-with-colorado-bill |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Denver 7 Colorado News (KMGH) |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Post |first=Saja Hindi {{!}} The Denver |date=2024-03-11 |title=Who’s on trial in a sex assault case? Colorado bill aims to protect victims from questions about clothing. |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2024/03/11/sex-assault-victim-clothing-evidence-colorado-bill/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}
= [[75th Colorado General Assembly|75th General Assembly]] =
In the 2025 legislative session, Frizell serves on the Legislative Audit Committee, the Committee on Legal Services, the Senate Health & Human Services, the Senate Finance committee, and the Senate Judiciary committee.{{Cite web |title=Lisa Frizell {{!}} Colorado General Assembly |url=https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/lisa-frizell |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=leg.colorado.gov}} In June 2025, Frizell was elected to serve as the Assistant Senate Minority Leader.{{cite news |last=Birkeland |first=Bente |date=June 13, 2025 |title=Cleave Simpson picked to lead Republicans in the Colorado Senate |url=https://coloradosun.com/2025/06/13/cleave-simpson-colorado-senate-minority-leader/ |work=The Colorado Sun |location= |access-date=June 17, 2025}}
Elections
=2022=
In the 2022 Colorado House of Representatives election, Frizell defeated her Democratic Party opponent, winning 61.88% of the total votes cast.{{cite web |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/115903/web.307039/#/detail/2450 |title=Colorado election results: November 8, 2022, general election state representative district 45 |author= |date= n.d. |website=Colorado Secretary of State |publisher=State of Colorado |access-date=December 4, 2022 |quote=}}
=2024=
In January 2024, Frizell announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination to represent Colorado's 2nd Senate district in the 2024 Colorado Senate election.{{cite news |last=Harford |first=McKenna |date=January 9, 2024 |title=Castle Rock Rep. Frizell looks to move to state Senate in 2024 election bid |url=https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2024/01/09/castle-rock-rep-frizell-looks-to-move-to-state-senate-in-2024-election-bid/ |url-status=live |work=Douglas County News-Press |location= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110165041/https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2024/01/09/castle-rock-rep-frizell-looks-to-move-to-state-senate-in-2024-election-bid/ |archive-date=January 10, 2024 |access-date=January 16, 2024}} In the Republican primary election held June 25, 2024, she defeated opponent Timothy Wesley Arvidson, winning 66.22% of the votes.{{Cite web |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/Douglas/121747/web.317647/#/detail/19?v=344845%2F |title=State Senator District 2 Republican Party |author= |date=July 12, 2024 |website=Colorado Secretary of State |publisher= |access-date=November 19, 2024 |quote=}} In the general election held November 5, 2024, Frizell defeated Democratic candidate Jennifer Brady and Libertarian candidate Caryn Ann Harlos, winning 60.68% of the total votes cast.{{Cite web |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/Douglas/122618/web.345435/#/detail/6?v=355170%2F |title=State Senator District 2 |author= |date=November 15, 2024 |website=Colorado Secretary of State |publisher= |access-date=November 15, 2024 |quote=}}{{cite news |last=Ventrelli |first=Marissa |date=November 15, 2024 |title=Meet the new (and not so new) faces of the 2025 legislative session |url=https://www.coloradopolitics.com/elections/meet-the-new-and-not-so-new-faces-of-the-2025-legislative-session/article_d9e33724-9d35-11ef-86a3-afe591162a5b.html |work=Colorado Politics |location= |access-date=November 18, 2024}}
Elections Results
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Lisa Frizell
|votes = 15,925
|percentage = 66.2%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Tim Arvidson
|votes = 8,124
|percentage = 33.8%
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{{Election box begin no change | title=2024 General State Senate District 2 Election[https://ballotpedia.org/Lisa_Frizell]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Lisa Frizell
|votes = 63,181
|percentage = 60.7%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jennifer Brady
|votes = 38,261
|percentage = 36.7%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Caryn Ann Harlos
|votes = 2,672
|percentage = 2.6%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2022 Republican State House District 45 Primary Election[https://ballotpedia.org/Lisa_Frizell]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Lisa Frizell
|votes = 8,498
|percentage = 56.1%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Bill Jack
|votes = 6,658
|percentage = 43.9%
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=2022 General State House District 45 Election[https://ballotpedia.org/Lisa_Frizell]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Lisa Frizell
|votes = 27,884
|percentage = 61.9%
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Ruby Martinez
|votes = 17,180
|percentage = 38.1%
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- [http://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/lisa-frizell Legislative website]
- [https://www.lisaforco.com/ Campaign website]
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