Dan Grossman is an attorney and a former member of the Colorado General Assembly. Grossman was first elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1996. He defeated Democrat Chuck Michaels in the Democratic primary election and Republican Ron Kipp in the general election. Grossman represented House District 6 in East/Central Denver. After winning a second term,[1] Grossman was elected by his House Democratic colleagues to serve as Minority Caucus Chairman.[2] He also served as the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee.[2] After the 2000 election, Grossman became the youngest person in Colorado history to serve as Minority Leader.[3]
In 2002, Grossman was elected to the Colorado Senate,[4] representing District 32. Grossman succeeded Senator Pat Pascoe who could not seek re-election because of term limits. In the Senate, Grossman served as chairman of the Judiciary Committee, chairman of the Joint Committee on Legal Services and vice-chairman of the Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy Committee.[5] He also served as chairman of the Select Committee on Homeland Security.[6]
After serving one term in the Senate and considering and declining a run for attorney general, Grossman chose not to seek re-election.[7]