Early Jewish Colorado Officeholders
The Colorado State Capital Building, 1907 postcard
House Speaker Pro Tempore
Isaac Gotthelf (1844-1910), 1879.
State/Territorial Representatives and Senators
Henry Altman (1841-1931), location unknown, territorial council, 1862.
Benjamin Wisebart (1841-95), Gilpin, House, 1872.
Edward Pisko (1842-91), Arapahoe County, House, 1876-77, 1883-1884.
Isaac Gotthelf (1844-1910), Sauguache, House, 1877-1889.
Leopold Mayer (1838-1936), Sauguache, House, 1887-1888.
Nathan Eldodt (1840-98), Antonita, House, 1891-1892.
Amdee Fribourg (1853-1930), Arapahoe County, House, 1895-1896.
Max Morris (1867-1909), Denver, House, 1899-1904.
Isaac Baer (1852-1920), Meeker, House, 1905-1906.
Silas Frank (1869-1952), Amythyst, House, 1907-1908.
Joseph Harrison (1854-1932), Denver, Senate, 1907-1911.
Moses Tannenbaum (1867-1935), Denver, House, 1907-1908.
Samuel Cohen (1845-1928), Fairplay, House, 1907-1908.
Chas. Goodfriend (1858-1926), Lake City, House, 1909-1912.
Bernard Gridenberg (1864-1918), Denver, House, 1911-1912.
Leon Hattenbach (1874-1920), Denver, Senate, 1917-1920.
Morris Penter (1895-1947), Pueblo, House, 1921-1922.
Isaac Lott Gotthelf (1888-1945), Saguache, House, 1921-1922.
City Councilmen/Trustees
Abraham Jacobs (1834-u.), Denver, 1859-1860.
Leopold Mayer, Denver, 1861-1863.
Joseph Kline (1833-u.), Denver, 1865-1866.
Benjamin Wisebart (1841-95),Gilpin, 1871-1872; Central City, 1874-1875.
Simon Block (1841-91), Denver, 1875-1876.
Isaac Gotthelf, Lake City, trustee, 1875.
Abraham Mansbach (1849-1929), Trinidad, 1876-1877.
Isaac Levy (1876), Trinidad, 1876.
Adolph Zadek Salomon (1839-1910), Greeley, 1879.
Ralph Hamerslough (1856-1903), Trinidad, 1891-1997.
Charles Levy (1858-1909), Breckinridge, trustee, 1899-1901.
Leon Kamioner (1867-1932), Denver, 1901-1903.
Philip Rascower (1862-1927), Trinidad, 1905-1907, 1909-1912.
Morris Meyer (1871-1961), Rocky Ford, 1909-1911.
Fred Zadek Salomon (1829-88), Denver, bef. 1871.
Hyman Salomon (1832-97), Denver, bef. 1871.
Treasurers
David May (1848-1927), Leadville, 1884-1886.
David May, Colorado treasurer
Louis Hoffman (1874-1941), Antonito, 1896-1897.
Solomon Jaffa (1849-1941), Trinidad, 1905-1912.
Leo Guggenheim (1875-1934), Pueblo, 1909.
Source
- Mark Rutzik, Breaking New Ground: The Untold Story of Early America’s Jewish Electoral Pioneers – 1788 to 1920, 2025.
Mark Rutzick is the curator of this Jewish Officeholders exhibit.