A resolution recognizing the contributions of Clela Rorex, a pioneering county clerk who, in 1975, advanced civil rights for all couples seeking to be married.
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced
Summary
This resolution would recognize Clela Rorex as a pioneering civil rights leader who issued the first same-sex marriage license in the United States. It would record her 1943 Denver birth, her election as Boulder County Clerk at 31, the 1975 license to Dave McCord and Dave Zamora plus five other same-sex licenses, the threats she faced, her decades of LGBTQ advocacy, and the designation of March 26, 2025 as 'Clela Rorex Day'.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
CO • D
Cosponsors
John Hickenlooper
CO • D
Sponsored 4/9/2025
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