Colorado State Senate President John Morse (D) and State Senator Owen Hill (R), both of El Paso County, chat during a recess on the first day of legislation. Hill is serving his first term as a state senator. Both the Colorado State House of Representativ Photo by JERILEE BENNETT/THE GAZETTE
First time State Senator Owen Hill (R) from El Paso County had his four children (one under the desk) and his wife, Emily HIll (left), by his side for the opening day of legislation. Both the Colorado State House of Representatives and Senate had their op Photo by JERILEE BENNETT/THE GAZETTE
First time State Representative Lois Landgraf (R) from El Paso County helps her grandson, Michale Landgraf, 3, to get his shoe back on while he was checking out his grandmother's new desk at the House of Representatives. It was opening day for the Colorado Legislature on Wednesday, January 9, 2013. Photo by JERILEE BENNETT/The Gazette
