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Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Tuesday, January 20, 2026·17m·▶ Watch / Listen

The Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee unanimously advanced the confirmation of Major General Robert Davis as Colorado's 45th Adjutant General and Executive Director of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, placing him on the consent calendar for the full Senate.

Key Actions

·Confirmation of Maj. Gen. Robert Davis as Adjutant GeneralPassed

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I saw from the time I came into the military to the time that I retired, when DEI was ramping up the morale. It destroys morale. And I'm talking as a female Hispanic person in a male dominated field. It makes the troops question leadership.

Lynda Zamora WilsonThe committee's Democratic-led hearing turned pointed when Zamora Wilson, drawing on her own military service, made the nomination a referendum on diversity policy in the guard.

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TranscriptPreview
The Committee on State, Veterans and Military affairs will come to the order for the first time in 2026. Welcome, everyone. Mr. Syed, please call the roll. Sanders, Linstead. Present. Pelton, R. Here. Moore, Wilson. Here. Sullivan. Here. Madam Chair. Present. Today we will hear the confirmation for the Adjutant General and Executive Director of the Department Military and Veteran Affairs, Major General Robert Davis. Thank you for being here with us. We'll begin with opening remarks from David Oppenheim, Chief of Staff for the Governor. Thank you, Madam Chair. Members of the committee, congratulations on your first meeting as Chair. My name is David Oppenheim. I serve as Chief of Staff to Governor Polis. It is an honor to appear before you Today to introduce Major General Robert Davis as Colorado's 45th Adjutant General and the Executive Director of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The Adjunct General must be a combat tested military leader and a senior executive capable of running complex a complex State Department. Major General Davis meets those demands having served in the Colorado national guard for over 30 years. General Davis is a commissioned field artillery officer and holds degrees from Norwich University,
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