| Janice Rich | |
| State Senate: | Colorado |
| District: | 7th |
| Term Start: | January 9, 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Ray Scott |
| State House1: | Colorado |
| District1: | 55th |
| Term Start1: | January 4, 2019 |
| Term End1: | January 9, 2023 |
| Predecessor1: | Dan Thurlow |
| Successor1: | Rick Taggart |
| Birth Name: | Janice Ann Ward[1] |
| Birth Date: | 18 November 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Midlothian, Texas |
| Nationality: | American |
| Party: | Republican |
| Spouse: | Steve Rich |
| Residence: | Grand Junction, Colorado |
| Profession: | County official Legal secretary |
Janice Rich is a state senator from Grand Junction, Colorado. A Republican, rich represents Colorado's 7th Senate district which includes all of Mesa County and a portion of Delta County. Previously, Rich represented Colorado House of Representatives District 55, which included the communities of Clifton, Fruitvale, Grand Junction, Orchard Mesa, and Redlands on Colorado's Western Slope.[2]
Rich was born in Midlothian, Texas.
Rich is a certified professional legal secretary. In 2003, Rich became Mesa County Clerk until 2010.Rich worked for over twenty years as a legal secretary and as a court clerk prior to holding her first elected office. Rich also owned and operated a secretarial and business support service.[3]
Rich held two elected offices prior to being elected to the Colorado House of Representatives. From 2011 to 2018, she served as the Mesa County Treasurer. Before that, she served two terms as the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder.
Rich was first elected as a state representative in the 2018 general elections. In that election, she defeated her Democratic Party opponent, winning 62.64% of the vote.[4] [5]
Rich was re-elected in the 2020 general election, defeating two opponents, one from the Democratic Party and one from the Green Party.[6]
In August 2021, Rich announced her candidacy for a seat in the Colorado Senate. Specifically, she ran to represent the newly reapportioned Senate District 7, which includes all of Mesa County and a portion of Delta County.[7] In the election, Rich defeated her Democratic Party opponent, winning 70.06% of the total votes cast.[8]
Rich's husband is Steve. Rich and her family live in Grand Junction, Colorado.[5]