Leslie Herod

Leslie Herod DEMDemocrat

State Representative, District 8

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Leslie HerodDEMDemocrat State Representative, District 8
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COResidence (state)

Leslie Herod (born 1982) is an American politician who is a member of the Colorado House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, she represents the 8th district. She is the first gay African-American to be elected to Colorado's state legislature.

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Education3 - 3 of 1
University of Colorado at Boulder
BA Political Science and Government
Past Positions1 - 4 of 4
Representative
Colorado State House of Representatives
2017 - Current
Program Officer
Gill Foundation
2011 - 2014
Deputy Political Director
President Barack Obama’s Re-Election Campaign, Colorado
2012
Former Senior Policy Advisor
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr
2007 - 2011
Other Experience1 - 12 of 12
Member
Judicial Performance Commission, Colorado State
Current
Member
Board of Directors, Urban Peak
Current
Member
Denver's Cultural Affairs Commission
Current
Co-Founder
New Era Colorado
2006 - 2007
Former President
Colorado Black Women for Political Action
Former Chair
Joint Interim Study Committee on Prison Population Management, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Chair
Finance Committee, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Member
Joint Committee on Legal Services
Former Member
Joint Study Committee on Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Member
Joint Budget Committee
Former Vice Chair
Judiciary Committee, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair
Joint Committee on Legal Services, Colorado State House of Representatives
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