Perry Will
Will in 2023
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 5th district
Assumed office
January 12, 2023
Preceded byBob Rankin
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 57th district
In office
February 5, 2019 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byBob Rankin
Succeeded byElizabeth Velasco
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)New Castle, Colorado
WebsiteOfficial website

Perry Will is an American politician and retired wildlife officer from the state of Colorado. He is a Republican member of the Colorado Senate. He represents District 5, which includes Pitkin, Gunnison, and Hinsdale counties and portions of Eagle, Garfield, Montrose, and Delta counties.[1]

Previously, Will represented the 57th district of the Colorado House of Representatives, based in the northwestern corner of the state, from 2019 to early 2023.[2][3]

Will was appointed to the State House following incumbent Bob Rankin's appointment to the Colorado Senate. A vacancy committee met and chose Will from a field of four candidates, including Rankin's wife Joyce. Prior to his appointment to the legislature, Will had worked for Colorado Parks and Wildlife for 43 years.[4][5]

In the 2022 Colorado House of Representatives election, Will was defeated by Democrat Elizabeth Velasco.[6]

Following State Senator Bob Rankin's announced resignation on January 10, 2023, a vacancy committee selected Will to fill Rankin's seat. Will represents the newly-reapportioned Senate District 5.[1]

In January 2024, Will announced that he will not be running for another term in the Colorado Senate. Instead, he will be running for a seat on the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Goodland, Marianne (January 7, 2023). "Vacancy committee returns Perry Will to the General Assembly". The Gazette. Colorado Springs, Colorado. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Representative Perry Will". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Perry Will". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Thomas Phippen (February 5, 2019). "Panel appoints Parks and Wildlife supervisor Perry Will to HD 57 seat". Post Independent. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  5. ^ Thomas Phippen (February 10, 2019). "Perry Will prepares for shift from wildlife officer to legislator". The Aspen Times. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  6. ^ Fish, Sandra; Paul, Jesse (November 16, 2022). "The eight Colorado legislative districts Democrats flipped from the GOP this year, from Colorado Springs to the Western Slope". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  7. ^ Wenzler, Elliott (January 26, 2024). "State Sen. Perry Will won't run for re-election, instead kicks off county commissioner bid". PostIndependent. Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Archived from the original on January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

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