Kevin Priola

Kevin Priola REPRepublican

State Senator, District 13

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Kevin PriolaREPRepublican State Senator, District 13
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Kevin Priola is an American politician who serves in the Colorado Senate from the 13th district as a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to decennial redistricting he also represented the 25th district. Prior to his tenure in the state senate he served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 30th and 56th districts from 2009 to 2017. Until 2022, he served as a member of the Republican Party. Priola was born in Brighton, Colorado, and educated at the University of Colorado Boulder where he joined the College Republicans. He joined the Republican Party at age seventeen and was elected to the state house from the 30th district in the 2008 election. During his tenure in the state house he served as a whip, but resigned in 2014 following an unsuccessful attempt to remove him. He was elected to the state senate in the 2016 election. He switched parties to the Democratic Party on August 22, 2022, citing Republican attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election.Priola was redistricted into the 13th district.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Horizon High School
University of Colorado Boulder
Past Positions1 - 8 of 8
Senator
Colorado State Senate
2023 - Current
Senator
Colorado State Senate
2017 - 2023
Representative
Colorado State House of Representatives
2009 - 2017
Speaker Pro Tempore
Colorado State House of Representatives
2010 - 2012
Member
Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
President
Priola Real Estate & Investment
2014 - Current
Vice President
Priola Greenhouses
Vice President
CAP Land Company
Other Experience1 - 13 of 13
Director
University of Colorado Ralphie Handler's Program
Member
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
Treasurer
Commerce City Rotary Club
Chair
Joint Technology Committee
Former Member
Legislative Council Committee, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Member
Education Committee, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Member
Joint Interim Study Committee on Zero Waste and Recycling, Colorado State Senate
Former Member
Transportation and Energy Committee, Colorado State Senate
Former Vice Chair
Education Committee, Colorado State Senate
Member
Finance Committee
Member
Joint Committee on Transportation Legislation Review
Vice Chair
Joint Study Committee on Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders
Vice Chair
Transportation and Energy Committee
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