Education
Georgetown University Law Center.
Georgetown University Law Center.
Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2008, she represents House District 8, which encompasses portions of central Denver, Colorado. 2008 election
Beth McCann defeated Matt Bergles and Cindy Lowery in the contested Democratic primary in August, taking 49 percent of votes cast. McCann faced no opposition in the November 2008 general election.
Her candidacy was endorsed by the Denver Post.
2009 legislative session
Foreign the 2009 legislative session, McCann was named to seats on the House Appropriations Committee, the House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee, and was tapped to be vice-chair of the House Judiciary Committee. McCann sponsored legislation to limit the number of dogs owned by commercial dog breeders to 25 and to require annual veterinary exams for breeding dogs.
2010 legislative session
2010 election
2011 legislative session
2012 legislative session
2012 election
In the 2012 General Election, Representative McCann faced Republican challenger Alan Johnson. McCann was elected by a wide margin of 83% to 13%.