Hugh McKean | |
Office: | Minority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives |
Term Start: | January 13, 2021 |
Term End: | October 30, 2022 |
Predecessor: | Patrick Neville |
Successor: | Rod Pelton |
State House1: | Colorado |
District1: | 51st |
Term Start1: | January 11, 2017 |
Term End1: | October 30, 2022 |
Predecessor1: | Brian DelGrosso |
Successor1: | Amy Parks |
Birth Name: | Hugh Monroe McKean[1] |
Birth Date: | 27 October 1967 |
Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.[2] |
Death Place: | Loveland, Colorado, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Children: | 2 |
Hugh McKean (October 27, 1967 – October 30, 2022) was an American politician from Loveland, Colorado. A Republican, McKean represented Colorado House of Representatives District 51, which encompasses Loveland and the surrounding area. He was first elected in 2016.[3]
Before his election as a state representative, McKean served as a city councilor in Loveland.[4]
McKean was elected house minority leader for the 73rd General Assembly and served from January 13, 2021, until his death in October 2022.
McKean died of a heart attack at his home on October 30, 2022, three days after his 55th birthday.[5] [6] At the time of his death, he was seeking a fourth term in the November 8, 2022, elections, and was unopposed on the ballot.[6]