Senator Cathy Kipp

Cathy Kipp is the State Senator for Senate District 14 which covers most of Fort Collins. Prior to this, Cathy served in the Colorado House from 2019 to 2025 where she was the Representative for House District 52 which covers much of both south and east Fort Collins. She currently serves as Chair of the Finance Committee and member of the Education and Agriculture & Natural Resources Committees.

Cathy started actively volunteering in PSD schools when her twin sons entered Kindergarten, and she soon became an active volunteer at the school district level. She then served as a locally elected member of the Poudre School District School Board from 2011 to 2019, also serving for a term as Board President. Cathy’s focuses on the board included starting monthly listening sessions to make sure the community’s voice was heard and leading the board in our education advocacy efforts at both the state and federal levels.

Cathy moved to Fort Collins in 1985 after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Computer and Information Science from the University of California and spent 12 years working as a database developer prior to leaving the workforce to raise her children.