Rod Bockenfeld was an American politician and a former member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 56th District, which encompasses portions of Arapahoe and Adams counties, including the communities of Aurora, Bennett, Brick Center, Brighton, Byers, Comanche Creek, Commerce City, Deer Trail, Lochbuie, Peoria, Strasburg, Thornton, Todd Creek, and Watkins.
[3] Shortly thereafter, Bockenfeld moved to Colorado and began working as a financial crimes investigator.
[2] In 1989, he received a diploma from the University of Colorado graduate school of banking.
[2] In 2004, Bockenfeld was elected Arapahoe County Commissioner, a post he held for 12 years.
After defeating the incumbent Philip Covarrubias in the primaries, Bockenfeld was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 56 percent of the vote over 41 percent of Democratic candidate Dave Rose.