Mike Feeley | |
|---|---|
| Minority Leader of the Colorado Senate | |
| In office 1995–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel H. Cassidy |
| Member of the Colorado Senate from the 21st district | |
| In office 1993–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Bonnie J. Allison |
| Succeeded by | Deanna Hanna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 (age 72–73) Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Lesley Dahlkemper (m. 1997) |
| Relatives | Tim Feeley (brother) |
| Education | University of Colorado Boulder (BA) University of Denver (JD, LLM) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
Years of service | 1971–1974 |
Michael Francis Feeley (born 1953) is an American politician and attorney who served as minority leader of the Colorado Senate from 1995 to 2000 and as a member from 1993 to 2000.[1] Feeley was the Democratic Party's nominee for Colorado's 7th congressional district in the 2002 and runner-up for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1998 Colorado gubernatorial election.
After leaving office, Feeley was a shareholder at the Denver office of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck. His wife, Lesley Dahlkemper, is a member of the Jefferson County commission and the running-mate of Phil Weiser in the 2026 Colorado gubernatorial election.
Feeley was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, in 1953.[1] He is of Irish-American descent and both of his grandparents served in World War I while both of his parents served in World War II, leading Feeley to join the U.S. Marine Corps at 17-years old after high school. He served in the Marines from 1971 to 1974 as a sonar electronics technician in Okinawa. On the GI Bill, Feeley graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder magna cum laude in three years while working in construction in 1977 then earned his Juris Doctor in 1982.[2]
Feeley was elected to the Colorado Senate in 1992 from the 21st district, a Republican-leaning district in Jefferson County.[2]
In 1998, Feeley ran for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1998 Colorado gubernatorial election.
In 2002, Feeley was the Democratic nominee for Colorado's 7th congressional district, a new seat created by redistricting.
Feeley married then-reporter Lesley Dahlkemper in 1997 after the two met when she interviewed him about a bill he sponsored; she is currently a member of the Jefferson County commission and the running-mate of Phil Weiser in the 2026 Colorado gubernatorial election. He was previously married from 1978 to 1982. Feeley's brother, Tim, served in the Kentucky House of Representatives as a Republican from 1999 to 2005.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Feeley | 11,265 | 56.5 | |
| Democratic | Dave Thomas | 8,690 | 43.5 | |
| Total votes | 19,955 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Beauprez | 81,789 | 47.3 | ||
| Democratic | Mike Feeley | 81,668 | 47.2 | ||
| Green | Dave Chandler | 3,274 | 1.9 | ||
| Reform | Victor Good | 3,133 | 1.8 | ||
| Libertarian | Bud Martin | 2,906 | 1.7 | ||
| Write-In | Stanford Andress | 109 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 121 | 0.1 | |||
| Total votes | 237,501 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gail Schoettler | 80,038 | 55.51 | |
| Democratic | Mike Feeley | 64,034 | 44.41 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 125 | 0.09 | |
| Total votes | 144,191 | 100.00 | ||
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