Here's who's running to represent Northern Colorado at the state capitol, so far

2024 brings another election season to Colorado, with major party primaries on June 25 and the general election on Nov. 5.

The campaigning for state House and Senate seats has begun.

Here's who's running in 2024 to represent Larimer County, including Fort Collins, Windsor and Loveland, at the state capitol in Denver.

We'll update this list at Coloradoan.com as candidates enter the race.

As a refresher, here is what the House and Senate boundaries look like in Northern Colorado after redistricting in 2021:

And here's what the races look like as of Dec. 1.

Senate District 14: West Fort Collins

Sen. Joann Ginal, the Democrat who holds the seat now, is term limited after being appointed to the seat in 2019 and elected to it in 2020.

Rep. Cathy Kipp, a Democrat currently representing House District 52 in Fort Collins, is running for the seat.

Kipp was appointed to the House District 52 seat in 2019 and elected to it in 2020 and 2022. Prior to that, she served on the school board for Poudre School District, where she had been a parent volunteer.

So far, no other candidates have filed to run, according to information posted on the Colorado Secretary of State's website. There are no official Republican candidates as of Dec. 1, said Kristin Grazier, chairman of the Larimer County Republican Party.

Senate District 15: Rural Larimer and Boulder counties

This seat is not up for election this year. It is represented by Janice Marchman, who was elected in 2022.

Senate District 23: East Fort Collins and points farther south

Barbara Kirkmeyer, the Republican incumbent, is running for re-election to this seat.

Kirkmeyer is a former Weld County commissioner who unsuccessfully ran for the new 8th Congressional District seat in 2022. She was elected to her current seat in 2020. Prior to her time in political office, she was a small business owner and dairy farm owner and operator.

So far, no other candidates have filed to run.

House District 49: Rural Larimer County

Incumbent Rep. Judy Amabile is running for Senate District 18 in 2024, leaving this seat, which also covers parts of Boulder, Gilpin and Clear Creek counties, up for grabs.

Lesley Smith, a Democrat serving as a University of Colorado regent, is running for the seat. She is a former CU scientist who was the first woman aquanaut in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s underwater research habitat, Aquarius.

Also a Democrat, Max Woodfin announced his candidacy in early January. Woodfin is a small business owner, mental health counselor and veteran. He is a former high school teacher, former instructor of graduate psychology at Naropa University, and a former China and Southeast Asia course director for the Boulder-based experiential education company Where There be Dragons.

There are no official Republican candidates as of Dec. 1.

House District 51: Loveland

There is one Democrat and one Republican in the race so far.

Incumbent Rep. Ron Weinberg, a Republican, was appointed to it after the death of Rep. Hugh McKean in late 2022.

Weinberg is the former chairman of the Larimer County Republican Party. He owns an IT consulting firm and served on the Loveland Planning Commission, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Sarah McKeen, a social worker who is on the Loveland Planning Commission and volunteered with the Larimer County Behavioral Health Committee, is running as a Democrat.

House District 52: South Fort Collins

With Kipp running for Senate District 14, there are two people competing for the Democratic nomination for the seat.

Ethnie Treick is a volunteer in Poudre School District, serving on the School Accountability Board. She previously worked in media relations, government affairs and community advocacy, including for Xcel Energy.

Yara Zokaie is the chief deputy assessor for Larimer County and is a tax attorney. She is a community organizer and her volunteer work includes helping found the Latino Coalition, which works to bring resources to marginalized communities.

There are no official Republican candidates as of Dec. 1.

On the third party side, there are three candidates, though they will not be part of the June primary.

Stephen Yurash, a member of the Colorado Center Party and a 2022 candidate for Colorado's 2nd Congressional District, has filed a candidate affidavit to run for the seat. Yurash left the Republican Party to form the Colorado Center Party and has served on the Fort Collins Electric Board and the Larimer County Board of Health.

Reece Moellenhoff is running as an independent candidate. He is a software engineer and CSU alumnus.

Jeffrey Brosius has filed a candidate affidavit to run as a Libertarian. His paperwork does not list a campaign website.

House District 53: North Fort Collins

There are currently two candidates.

Rep. Andrew Boesenecker, a Democrat, is running for re-election to the seat, which he's held since being appointed 2021. He was re-elected in 2022.

Boesenecker is a former teacher, minister and campaign organizer for Larimer County Commissioners John Kefalas and Jody Shadduck-McNally.

Jeffrey Birdsall is running as an unaffiliated candidate. He has bachelor's degree in mass communications from Shepherd University in West Virginia and says on his website: "I don't see a future for this country, or this planet, as long as we let the two parties continue as they are."

There are no official Republican candidates as of Dec. 1.

House District 65: North of Fort Collins and east Larimer County

The seat is currently held by Rep. Mike Lynch, a Republican and house minority leader. He announced on Jan. 3 that he plans to run for Colorado's 4th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

There are two Republicans in the race.

Lori Garcia Sander, a former public school teacher and administrator who lives in Eaton, is running. She taught kindergarten through 12th grades and English as a second language.

Trent Leisy, who previously served in the U.S. Navy and currently owns Windsor-based agriculture company Northern Colorado Seeds, is also running. He previously ran for a seat on the Weld RE-4 school board.

This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Election 2024: Larimer County candidates for Colorado House, Senate