FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 7, 2025
CONTACT: info@shannonbird.com
Shannon Bird Thanks Coloradans, Announces Resignation from General Assembly Effective January 5
Bird to Become Only Full-Time Candidate in CO-08 Race
Westminster, Colorado – Today, Colorado State Representative Shannon Bird released the following statement:
“Thank you to my Westminster neighbors who have given me the great honor to be your representative in the General Assembly for the last seven years. Your trust and belief in me has meant the world. Together, we passed more than 300 bills – many of them bipartisan – to improve the lives of Coloradans. I’ll forever be proud of our shared work to fully fund Colorado public schools for the first time in 15 years, take on the big health insurance companies to remove red tape that delayed care for patients, make trade education and community college free for students from working class families, shore up pensions for first responders, build more homes middle class families can afford, crack down on auto theft, protect Coloradans’ rights and freedoms, and so much more.
“Now, Colorado is facing rising headwinds from Washington, with Trump’s tariffs driving up the cost of everything, healthcare and food assistance being ripped away by Gabe Evans and his GOP colleagues, and our democratic values under assault. The best way to protect my constituents from these threats and to lower costs is to do everything in my power to unseat Trump lackey Gabe Evans in the nation’s most competitive congressional seat.
“That is why, effective January 5, 2026, I will be stepping down from the General Assembly. With the upcoming legislative session beginning on January 14, the people of House District 29 deserve a representative who will be fully focused on legislative matters – and the voters of the Eighth Congressional District deserve a candidate who is able to put in the 70+ hours a week of work that it will take to flip this seat from red to blue.
“Together, we’ll flip this seat and restore leadership to Congress that answers to the people of Colorado, not the president.”
About Shannon Bird
Shannon was raised by a single mom and her grandmother, who dealt blackjack in Reno, Nevada and used her tips to help Shannon get through college. They taught her how to work hard, give back and fight for what’s right.
With a passion for improving education for every student, Shannon started in public service by volunteering in her kids’ classrooms and co-founded an organization that empowers students, parents, teachers and communities to create more equitable local schools. She led a bond measure campaign for the Adams 12 district in 2014 to fix and improve local schools, leading to her serving on the Westminster City Council and then in the Colorado State House, where she served for three years on the Joint Budget Committee.
Prior to serving in public office, Shannon worked in the private sector practicing law in the fields of public and commercial finance, helping to get large community projects like roads, bridges, schools and hospitals off the ground.
Shannon is committed to showing up for the people of Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, and working together to deliver real results for hardworking Coloradans and families – because that’s what she’s always done. Her campaign has earned the endorsement of over 135 leaders in the district and across Colorado, as well as the International Association of Fire Fighters, the Colorado Professional Fire Fighters Association, Plumbers Local Union 3, Heat & Frost Insulators Local 28, ATU Local 1001, Elect Democratic Women, and EMILYs List.
For more, visit ShannonBird.com and follow her on X, Facebook, Instagram, and BlueSky.
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