Larry Don Suckla

Larry Don Suckla is an American politician from Montezuma County, Colorado, U.S. A Republican, Suckla represents Colorado [House of Representatives] District 58, a geographically large district which includes all or part of the western Colorado counties of Delta, Dolores, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, and San Miguel.

Background

Suckla is a farmer and rancher from Cortez, in the southwestern corner of Colorado. He has also worked as a volunteer firefighter/EMT in Lewis and Arriola, Colorado and has experience in logging, construction, and landscaping. He served as a Montezuma County commissioner for eight years, from 20132021, and in 2017 he was named Colorado County Commissioner of the Year by his fellow commissioners across the state.

Political career

Suckla served two four-year terms as Montezuma County Commissioner from January 2013 to January 2021.
In 2024, he ran to represent District 58 in the 2024 [Colorado House of Representatives election]. In the primary election, he defeated Republican opponent J. Mark Roeber, winning 6,489 votes to Roeber's 6,486 votes. The narrow three-vote margin triggered an automatic recount of the votes, and the recount confirmed Suckla's three-vote victory.
In the 2024 Colorado [House of Representatives election|general election], Suckla defeated Democrat Kathleen Curry, winning 54.59% of the votes.