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Rhonda FieldsDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 28
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Rhonda Marshall Fields is a Democratic politician from Colorado. She represents District 28 in the Colorado Senate. During the 2020 reapportionment process, Buckner's residence moved from senate district 29 to senate district 28. Earlier, she represented District 29 from January 2017 to January 2023. Previously, she served as member of the Colorado State House of Representatives representing District 42 from Aurora, Colorado. She was the first African American woman elected in State House District 42, as well as the first Speaker pro Tempore.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
University of Northern Colorado
MA Psychology Counseling/Guidance
1976
University of Northern Colorado
BA Special Education
1974
Past Positions1 - 7 of 7
Senator
Colorado State Senate
2023 - Current
Assistant Majority Leader
Colorado State Senate
2019 - 2023
Senator
Colorado State Senate
2017 - 2023
Representative
Colorado State House of Representatives
2011 - 2017
Regional Training Manager
United Airlines
1986 - 2015
Employed
Student Affairs, University of Northern Colorado
Founder
Fields Wolfe Memorial Fund
Other Experience1 - 25 of 25
Member
Colorado Commission on Criminal Juvenile Justice
2007 - 2017
Member
Women in Government
Member
National Council of Negro Women
Board Member
Safe2Tell
Former Member
Curtis Park Community Center
Member
Black Women for Political Action
Member
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Member
Urban League of Denver
Member
American Association of Training and Development
President
Voices of Victims
Chair
Health and Human Services Committee
Former Chair
Local Government Committee, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Member
Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Former Member
Judiciary Committee, Colorado State Senate
Former Member
Joint Review Committee on Wildfire Matters, Colorado State Senate
Former Member
Educational Success Task Force, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Member
Health and Environment Committee, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Member
State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee, Colorado State Senate
Former Member
Joint Committee on Capital Development
Former Vice Chair
Joint Committee on Capital Development, Colorado State Senate
Former Vice Chair
Joint Committee on School Safety, Colorado State Senate
Former Vice Chair
Joint Review Committee on Statewide Health Care
Member
Education Committee
Member
Joint Committee on Treatment of Persons with Behavioral Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems
Member
Legislative Audit Joint Committee