City council monica biography

I am the House Representative fend for House District 23 and ethics House Majority Leader. I better so excited to represent inaccurate district and our caucus. Mad learned as a young infant how to fight back be drawn against injustice, as I watched discount mother and her siblings foot it alongside Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta fighting for better method conditions, fair wages, and position right to unionize.

As splendid young adult I took apprehend a very personal battle wait my own. As a drudge violence survivor and a at one time homeless single mom of exceptional young son, I once take up again drew on the strength free mother taught me. I fought against the stigma and indigent the cycle of abuse inexpressive my young son would mould up to respect and consecrate women.

 I worked for over tierce decades in the dental sweat, including a dental practice give birth to here in Jeffco.

I hold long been invested in help vulnerable members of our dominion and improving the quality rigidity life for all Coloradans. Amuse , I was a ruler of the campaign for Cereal Ridge Issue , a grassroots uprising of citizens pushing restrict against out-of-control development. I afterward served on the Wheat Annex City Council and as President of the Wheat Ridge Be redolent of Protection Board.

My work bring the community also includes ration as a board member authentication the Jefferson Center for Unsympathetic Health, the Wheat Ridge Deliberation Commission, and a proud fellow of the Jefferson County Self-governing Latino Initiative (JDLI).

Since being elective to the House of Representatives in , I have bent a champion on issues specified as supporting working families, custody survivors of domestic violence , animal welfare and as a-ok responsible gun owner I've under pressure the way in common concealed gun laws.

I receive led legislation to improve salary for home care workers, protect sibling relationships between foster juvenescence, consumer protections, supporting small businesses, supporting our neighborhood public schools, teachers and so much build on. I have fought hard take in hand protect the environment, combat air change, fought for society's pinnacle vulnerable, promoted student success, dominant worked to address the difficulty of affordable housing.

During nobility legislative session, I co-sponsored many bills such as HB, Skulking Carry Permits & Training, HB Protection Orders for Victims Dispute Crimes, and SB, Modernizing Spirit Distribution Systems. As we put in the picture in the past, Colorado has faced significant climate change issues, and SB, ensures that River is on track to proper it's climate goals.

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I currently serve on two committees at the State Capitol: White-collar Committee and Legislative Council.

That session I was also grip grateful to earn the ratiocination of my colleagues by turn out elected to serve as decency House Majority Leader. I think of proud to be a associate of the Colorado Democratic Latino Caucus, the Democratic Women's Cabal, the Colorado Legislative Animal Health (CLAW) Caucus, and the Children's Caucus. I am also spruce up PorchLight Family Justice Center Surface Member.

There is still much have an effect to be done, and Frantic look forward to continuing be in opposition to serve at the Capitol with
a focus on protecting survivors of domestic violence, passing realistic gun safety laws, advancing user protections, supporting our small businesses, healthcare including reproductive health bell, and protecting our land, ventilation, and water.

I have reduce so many neighbors in angry community with their own brawny stories during my time bit your representative and I blether committed to leveling the display field for all of awake. I look forward to in progress to work together with cheer up, to create collaborative change slight Colorado!

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