The Denver Democrat’s resignation comes after he won reelection Nov. 5 to a second four-year term as a state senator. A vacancy committee will select his replacement.

Denver Sen. Chris Hansen, a one-time mayoral candidate who was elected to his second term in the state Senate last week, has accepted a job leading a Durango-based electric authority. His

Democratic state Sen. Chris Hansen of Denver said he made the final decision to take a new job and resign from the legislature just days before the election, far too late to find a Democratic replacement to take his spot on the ballot.

A Denver state senator plans to leave the Colorado legislature after he was announced as the CEO of the La Plata Electric Association on Tuesday.

State Sen. Chris Hansen will serve as the new CEO of the La Plata Electric Association, the cooperative announced Tuesday. That means the Denver Democrat will likely resign from his Senate seat. He won reelection last week with over 85% of the vote.

The utility announced the decision a week after one of the legislature’s loudest voices on climate change won another four-year term.

Just days after winning a landslide election for his second term in office, Democratic Sen. Chris Hansen of Denver has told 9News he intends to make a public announcement on

Colorado state Sen. Chris Hansen has been named the next CEO of La Plata Electric Association, according to the organization. Hansen was in Durango on Tuesday for his first day of work at the co-op.