For the past year, I\u2019ve been speaking with so many supporters and saying thank you for standing with me these past incredible eight years. Serving in the legislature as the State Representative for House District 41 has been an honor. With your help we accomplished so much for our communities here in Arapahoe County and across Colorado. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With your support, I sponsored nearly 70 bills passed into law to help job seekers, raise local minimum wages, protect seniors and homeowners, improve our transportation system, reform our criminal justice system, and even amend the State Constitution to prohibit slavery in all circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In my conversations with many of you, I\u2019ve been asked, \u201cWhat next?\u201d Since the beginning of our journey I\u2019ve always ended all my messages with: \u201cTogether let\u2019s move Colorado Forward.\u201d I believe we did move Colorado forward, but the work isn\u2019t over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We didn\u2019t come this far to only come this far. I\u2019m happy to announce that I am seeking to serve as our next Arapahoe County Commissioner for District 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I believe we can continue to do more locally where our lives are lived. Having represented House District 41, which overlaps with most of Commission District 4, I understand our community, its challenges, and its needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We have growing families and increasing senior populations that need economic security through job growth and investment. We rely on well maintained transportation infrastructure to get us to work and school safely. We value our environment and need responsible growth, efficient business development projects, and effective protections from waste and damage. And we\u2019ve been hit harder than most by COVID-19, myself included. We need a partner with Tri-County health and the State to ensure that we all recover from this pandemic and its impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After serving in the Lt. Governor\u2019s Office and the Colorado House of Representative, I understand how to deliver on these needs. I understand department budgets and I\u2019ve worked with others to pass amendments to the State\u2019s nearly $30 Billion annual budget year after year. And I\u2019ve served in House Leadership as the Majority Deputy Whip with the main role of securing and managing floor votes. Having passed so many bills, I know how to work across the aisle without sacrificing progressive values and priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arapahoe County is not only Colorado\u2019s First County, but it\u2019s also Colorado\u2019s most diverse county. With growing African American, LatinX, Asian American, and Immigrant communities in our district, it\u2019s important that our County Commission has a voice that understands the challenges these communities face, and bridges these divides. I was one of the founding members and a past Chair of the Black Democratic Legislative Caucus. I helped lead one of Colorado\u2019s largest African American contingents of legislators and worked closely with the LatinX Caucus. If elected, I would be a voice of experience and one that Arapahoe County has never had before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regardless of the challenges we face ahead, I am confident that together we can make things better. I know this because we have done it together before. Although the election is just over a year and a half away in November 2022, there is a great deal of work to do. I\u2019m asking that you stand with me and again let\u2019s keep moving forward together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For the past year, I\u2019ve been speaking with so many supporters and saying thank you for standing with me these past incredible eight years. Serving in the legislature as the State Representative for House District 41 has been an honor. With your help we accomplished so much for our communities here in Arapahoe County and … <\/p>\n