DENVER, CO, NOV 4, 2004 -- State house and senate caucuses elected leadership featuring Democrats in the majority as a result of Tuesday's election. New majority leader Alice Madden celebrates on her election to the position as Betty Boyd and Jim Riesberg [Getty Images]

DENVER, CO, NOV 4, 2004 -- State house and senate caucuses elected leadership featuring Democrats in the majority as a result of Tuesday's election. New majority leader Alice Madden celebrates on her election to the position as Betty Boyd and Jim Riesberg applaud. (Photo by Brian Brainerd/The Denver Post) (Photo By Brian Brainerd/The Denver Post via Getty Images) — see more

DENVER, CO, NOV 4, 2004 -- State house and senate caucuses elected leadership featuring Democrats in the majority as a result of Tuesday's election. New majority leader Alice Madden celebrates on her election to the position as Betty Boyd and Jim Riesberg applaud. (Photo by Brian Brainerd/The Denver Post) (Photo By Brian Brainerd/The Denver Post via Getty Images)