Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources

Wednesday, April 22, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

The Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee advanced three State Fair Authority nominees over a lone protest vote, but rejected two of Governor Polis's Parks and Wildlife Commission nominees — John Emerick and Chris Sitchko — after Chair Dylan Roberts questioned whether either was suited to the seat he was appointed to fill.

Key Actions

·Colorado State Fair Authority Board of CommissionersPassed

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Notable Quotes

“I'm going to be a no vote for debt today because I'm very upset over the amount of money that the person that is not going to be reappointed raises for this fair board.”
Byron Pelton — Pelton's dissent on an otherwise favorable slate was a protest over a board member's non-reappointment, not opposition to the nominees themselves.

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TranscriptPreview

Ready? All right. Good afternoon. The or. Good morning. Still. Sorry. The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee will come to order on April 22nd. Missed. Please call. Please call the roll. Senator Sinrichson. Excused. Kip. Here. Pelton B. Present. Pelton R. Here. Simpson. Excused. Danielson. Here. Mr. Chair. Here. All right, we are. Welcome everybody. Thank you for being here. We are in the last stretch of the legislative session, which means senators are bouncing back and forth, presenting bills and other committees and handling other things. So at some point we know we'll have all of our committee here, but we do have a quorum and we can get started. So on our agenda today, we have confirmation hearings for two commissions. And we're going to start with the Colorado State Fair Authority Board of Commissioners and invite Commissioner Greenberg and our nominees up to the table, please. Right. Good morning, Commissioner Greenberg, it's good to see you. Welcome back. Thanks for being here. And please tell us about our nominees. Great. Thank you so much, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. It's great being back and being with you here today. My name is Kate Greenberg,…

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