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{{short description|American lawyer and politician from Colorado}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Beth McCann
| image = Beth McCann Denver DA.JPG
| alt = Beth McCann in 2017.
| caption = Beth McCann in 2017.
| office = [[Denver District Attorney's Office|District Attorney for Colorado's Second Judicial District]]
| term_start = January 10, 2017
| term_end = January 14, 2025
| predecessor = [[Mitchell R. Morrissey]]
| successor = [[John F. Walsh]]
| state_house1 = Colorado
| district1 = 8th
| term_start1 = January 7, 2009
| term_end1 = January 10, 2017
| predecessor1 = Rosemary Marshall<ref name="house09">{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/CLICS2009A/csljournals.nsf/(jouhse)/0475167CD03000CB8725752E0056A5B3/$FILE/Jn07.pdf |title=House Journal - January 7, 2009 |accessdate=2009-01-09 |work=Colorado General Assembly }}</ref>
| succeeded1 = [[Leslie Herod]]
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|2|10}}
| birth_place = [[Radford, Virginia|Radford]], [[Virginia]]
| occupation = [[lawyer|Attorney]], politician
| spouse = Christopher Linsmayer
| children = 2
| residence = [[Denver]], [[Colorado]]
| alma_mater = [[Georgetown University Law Center]]<br>[[Wittenberg University]]
| website = [http://www.denverda.org/ Official website]
}}
'''Beth McCann''' (born February 10, 1949) is an American [[politician]] who served as [[Denver District Attorney's Office|Denver District Attorney]] from 2017 to 2025. She was the first woman to hold the office. A [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], McCann beat her opponent, independent Helen Morgan, winning 74% of the vote<ref>''New York Times''. [https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/colorado-district-attorney-district-2 Colorado 2nd District Attorney Results: Beth McCann Wins]. Viewed 2017-01-06.</ref> in the November, 2016 general election. Before serving as Denver's DA, McCann served from 2008 to 2017 as a [[Colorado House of Representatives|Colorado State Representative]], representing House District 8, which encompasses portions of central [[Denver, Colorado]].<ref name="map">{{cite web |url=http://comaps.org/district08h.html |title=State House District 8 |accessdate=2008-11-08 |work=COMaps |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215142356/http://comaps.org/district08h.html |archivedate=2009-02-15 }}</ref>

==Legislative career==

===2008 election===
Beth McCann defeated Matt Bergles and Cindy Lowery in the contested Democratic primary in August, taking 49 percent of votes cast.<ref name="prim08">{{cite web |url=http://rs.ezvotetally.com/Reserved.ReportViewerWebControl.axd?ReportSession=syj1hm55hso5ty55pcuhyprg&ControlID=a61fb386-685c-4a0c-a691-71334ad539d8&Culture=1033&UICulture=1033&ReportStack=1&OpType=ReportArea&Controller=ClientControllerdnn_ctr370_ViewRS2005_ReportViewer1&PageNumber=1&ZoomMode=Percent&ZoomPct=100&ReloadDocMap=true&EnableFindNext=False&LinkTarget=_top |title=Colorado Statewide Cumulative Report - 2008 Primary Election |accessdate=2008-04-13 |work=Colorado Secretary of State }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> McCann faced no opposition in the November 2008 general election. Her candidacy was endorsed by the ''[[Denver Post]]''.<ref name="csind">{{cite news |first=Wendy |last=Norris |author2=Bob Spencer |title=State candidate endorsement watch |url=http://coloradoindependent.com/11911/state-candidate-endorsement-watch |work=Colorado Independent |date=3 November 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-07 }}</ref>

===2009 legislative session===
For the 2009 legislative session, McCann was named to seats on the [[United States House Committee on Appropriations|House Appropriations Committee]], the House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee, and was tapped to be vice-chair of the House Judiciary Committee.<ref name="cmte09">{{cite press release |title=House Democrats Unveil 2009 Committee Chairs & Assignments |date=18 November 2008 |publisher=Colorado House Democrats |url=http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/11/house-democrats-unveil-2009-committee-chairs-assignments.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103101139/http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/11/house-democrats-unveil-2009-committee-chairs-assignments.html |archivedate=3 January 2010 }}</ref> McCann sponsored legislation to limit the number of dogs owned by commercial dog breeders to 25 and to require annual veterinary exams for breeding dogs.<ref name="breed">{{cite news |author=Staff Reports |title=New Colorado bill would mandate annual veterinary examinations for breeding dogs |url=http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/New-Colorado-bill-would-mandate-annual-veterinary-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/577115?contextCategoryId=378 |work=DVM Newsmagazine |date=23 January 2009 |accessdate=2009-02-22 }}</ref>

===2012 election===
In the [[United States elections, 2012|2012 General Election]], Representative McCann faced Republican challenger Alan Johnson. McCann was elected by a wide margin of 83% to 13%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/43032/111283/en/summary.html# |title=CO - Election Results - Colorado Secretary of State |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314203900/http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/43032/111283/en/summary.html |archivedate=2017-03-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://data.denverpost.com/election/results/state-house/2012/ |title=State House 2012 Election Results - Denver Post |access-date=2012-11-09 |archive-date=2019-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115225141/http://data.denverpost.com/election/results/state-house/2012/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080706135917/http://www.mccann08.com/home State Representative campaign website]
* [http://mccannfordenverda.com/ District Attorney campaign website]

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