This story was originally published in Spanish by Sol del Valle. The Colorado Democratic Latino Caucus met with Governor Jared Polis on Jan. 13 to address the concerns of the community. Colorado House District 57 Representative Elizabeth Velasco, co-chair of the Caucus, is also the first Mexican-born legislator in Colorado, the first Latina to represent […]
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History is made as Colorado General Assembly convenes
When the 74th Colorado General Assembly convened on Jan. 9, it made history with the largest-ever class of female legislators. Fifty-one of the 100 seats in Colorado’s Senate and House are held by women — 44 of whom are Democrats and seven Republicans. Nevada is the only other state to hold a female legislator majority. […]