Mike Lynch is a state representative from Wellington, Colorado. He is a member of the Republican party and currently serves as the Minority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives. He assumed this office on January 9, 2023.
Before his current role, Lynch was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 49th district. He served in this position from January 13, 2021, to January 9, 2023.
Lynch represents Colorado House of Representatives District 65, which includes parts of Weld and Larimer counties, including the communities of Windsor, Wellington, Severance, Tinmath, and Eaton. Prior to 2020 reapportionment, he represented District 49, which included portions of Larimer and Weld counties in northern Colorado.
At the time of his election to the Colorado House of Representatives, Lynch served as the president of The Western Heritage Company. Previously, he worked in leadership positions in SHL-Aspen Tree Software and Stryker Corporation. He serves on numerous boards, including the Larimer County Rural Land Use Board and the Project Smile Board of Directors.
Lynch holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point (1993) and a Master of Science in public administration from the University of Colorado Boulder (1999).
In the 2020 general election, Lynch defeated his Democratic Party opponent, winning 61.05% of the total votes cast. In the 2022 election, Lynch defeated his Democratic Party opponent, winning 62.41% of the total votes cast. After the 2022 general election, Lynch was selected to become the next minority leader of the House for the 2023 legislative session.
In January 2024, Lynch announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination to represent Colorado’s 4th congressional district in the 2024 congressional elections.
