Rodney Joseph Bockenfeld (December 9, 1955 – February 13, 2025) was an American politician who served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 56th district, which encompassed portions of Arapahoe and Adams counties, including the communities of Aurora, Bennett, Brick Center, Brighton, Byers, Comanche Creek, Commerce City, Deer Trail, Lochbuie, Peoria, Strasburg, Thornton, Todd Creek, and Watkins.[1]

Early life and education

Bockenfeld was born on December 9, 1955, in Quincy, Illinois.[2][3] He graduated from Quincy Notre Dame High School, a private Catholic school, in 1974 before attending Western Illinois University, from which he graduated in 1978 with a B.S. in law enforcement administration.[4] Shortly thereafter, Bockenfeld moved to Colorado and began working as a financial crimes investigator.[3] In 1989, he received a diploma from the University of Colorado graduate school of banking.[3]

Political career

In 2004, Bockenfeld was elected Arapahoe County Commissioner, a post he held for 12 years.[5] He was also chairman of the Board of County Commissioners.

Elections

After defeating the incumbent Philip Covarrubias in the primaries, Bockenfeld was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 56 percent of the vote over 41 percent of Democratic candidate Dave Rose.[6]

In the 2020 Colorado House of Representatives election, Bockenfeld defeated his Democratic Party and Libertarian Party opponents, winning 35,520 votes. Democrat Giugi Carminati won 23,790 votes and Libertarian Kevin Gulbranson won 2,531 votes.[7]

In the 2022 Colorado House of Representatives election, he again defeated his Democratic Party and Libertarian Party opponents, winning 75.83% of the total votes cast.[8]

Bockenfeld did not run for re-election in 2024, citing health reasons.[9]

Personal life and death

Bockenfeld lived in Watkins, Colorado, with his wife Susan.[4] He had five children and four grandchildren.[10] Bockenfeld died on February 13, 2025, at the age of 69.[11]

References

  1. ^ Colorado Reapportionment Commission Staff. Legislative District Information After 2011 Reapportionment: House District 56 Archived February 1, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Viewed: January 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Rodney J. Bockenfeld". The Denver Gazette. February 21, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "About Rod Bockenfeld". Colorado House Republicans. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Rod Bockenfeld elected to Colorado Legislature". whig.com. November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  5. ^ Mason, Kara (November 7, 2018). "Former Arapahoe County Commissioner Rod Bockenfeld wins HD56 race". sentinelcolorado.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "Colorado Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  7. ^ "2020 abstract of votes cast" (PDF). Office of the Secretary of State, State of Colorado. 2020. p. 118. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  8. ^ "Colorado election results: November 8, 2022, general election state representative district 56". Colorado Secretary of State. State of Colorado. n.d. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  9. ^ Goodland, Marianne (June 5, 2024). "Competitive primary races in Colorado House and Senate races see hot fundraising". Colorado Politics. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  10. ^ "Colorado House District 56 candidate Q&A". The Denver Post. October 10, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  11. ^ Goodland, Marianne (February 18, 2025). "Rod Bockenfeld, former Colorado House representative, remembered as dedicated public servant". Colorado Politics. Archived from the original on February 20, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.


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