Representative Richard Holtorf Contact information

Richard Holtorf is an American politician and rancher currently serving as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 63rd district. This district includes all or part of Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld, and Yuma counties, including the communities of Sterling, Fort Morgan, Brush, Yuma, and Wray. Prior to 2023 and reapportionment, Holtorf represented the 64th house district. He assumed office on December 28, 2019.

Background: A lifelong resident of Washington County, Holtorf graduated from Akron High School and attended Colorado State University. He was in Army ROTC and was commissioned as an Army aviation officer in 1987. He served in aviation-related jobs in the Army on active duty and in the Army reserve for 29 years. His service included two tours in Afghanistan. He earned a degree from the U.S. Army War College. In 2016, he retired at the rank of colonel. In 2022, he described himself as “a third-generation cattle rancher, feedlot manager, dryland farmer, and state representative”.

Appointment and elections: Holtorf was appointed to the Colorado House of Representatives after 64th district incumbent Kimmi Lewis died of cancer in late 2019. The Republican vacancy committee chose Holtorf from a field of five candidates, with Holtorf receiving 76 votes out of 115 delegates. Holtorf ran for the seat in 2020 and was elected to a full term. In the 2022 Colorado House of Representatives election, Holtorf ran unopposed, winning 100.00% of the total votes cast. When the Colorado General Assembly convened on January 9, 2023, Holtorf finished his term in the former district 64 and begin his term in the new district 63. On November 9, 2023, Holtorf announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination to represent Colorado’s 4th congressional district in the 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado.