Bruce Whitehead
Bruce Whitehead is a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Appointed to the Colorado State Senate as a Democrat in 2009, Whitehead represented Senate District 6, which covers much of south-western Colorado, encompassing Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, San Juan, and San Miguel counties, until 2011. Biography Senator Bruce Whitehead is a fourth generation Coloradoan born in Fort Collins, Colorado. Senator Whitehead obtained a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1981 from Colorado State University, and is a licensed Professional Engineer. After working in the Colorado Division of Water Resources office in Alamosa, Colorado he transferred to Durango, Colorado where he served as division engineer for Water District 7 administering water rights in that area of southwestern Colorado. While in Durango he served on the boards of the Animas-La Plata Water Conservancy District, the Colorado Water Conservation District, and as director of the Southwestern Water Conservation District. He was appointed to the Colorado State Senate by Governor Bill Ritter to fill the vacant position of Democrat Jim Isgar. He was sworn in as State Senator for District 6 on August 17, 2009, by Colorado Supreme Court Justice Greg Hobbs. Committee assignments include the Senate Agriculture, Livestock and Natural