19 Facts About Jerry Sonnenberg

Jerry Sonnenberg was born on May 1958 and is an American farmer and politician who serves on the Logan County commission.

Jerry Sonnenberg served in the Colorado Senate from the 1st district as a member of the Republican Party.

Jerry Sonnenberg started farming in 1979, worked as a cattle rancher, and served on the board of the Colorado Farm Bureau.

Jerry Sonnenberg managed one of Representative Don Ament's campaigns and served as a precinct chair in Logan County, Colorado.

Jerry Sonnenberg was elected to the state house in the 2006 election and served until he was elected to the state senate in the 2014 election.

Jerry Sonnenberg was born in Sterling, Colorado, and graduated from Sterling High School and Northeastern Junior College.

Jerry Sonnenberg started farming his family's 7,000 acre farm in 1979, and worked as a cattle rancher, but had to sell his herd of sixty cattle due to a drought in 2002.

Jerry Sonnenberg married Vonnie Constance, with whom he had four children.

Jerry Sonnenberg served on the board of the Colorado Farm Bureau and was later the only farmer in the Colorado House of Representatives.

Jerry Sonnenberg served as a precinct chair for the Republican Party in Logan County, Colorado.

Jerry Sonnenberg won the Republican nomination and was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives from the 65th district without opposition in the 2006 election.

Jerry Sonnenberg won reelection in the 2008 election against Dan Conn's write-in candidacy.

Jerry Sonnenberg faced no opposition in the 2010 and 2012 elections.

Jerry Sonnenberg defeated American Constitution Party nominee Doug Aden for a seat in the Colorado Senate from the 1st district.

Jerry Sonnenberg defeated Democratic nominee Debra Gustafson in the 2018 election.

Jerry Sonnenberg served as the vice-chair of the Veterans and Military Affairs committee and as the chair of the Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy committee in the state senate.

Jerry Sonnenberg was inducted into the Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame in February 2023.

Jerry Sonnenberg announced that he would seek the Republican nomination for Colorado's 4th congressional district in the 2024 election after Ken Buck announced his retirement.

Jerry Sonnenberg was endorsed by former US Senators Cory Gardner, Hank Brown, and Wayne Allard.