Janet Buckner

Janet Buckner DEMDemocrat

State Senator, District 29

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Janet BucknerDEMDemocrat State Senator, District 29
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Janet Buckner is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate who represents District 29, which includes a part of Aurora in Arapahoe County. During the 2020 reapportionment process, Buckner's residence moved from senate district 28 to senate district 29. Earlier, she represented District 28 from January 2021 to January 2023. Before her state senate tenure, she was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives. She represented District 40, which covered a portion of Arapahoe County, from July 15, 2015, to January 13, 2021.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Ball State University
BA Education
Ball State University
MS Audiology/Speech-Language Pathology
Past Positions1 - 4 of 4
Senator
Colorado State Senate
2023 - Current
Senator
Colorado State Senate
2021 - 2023
Speaker Pro Tempore
Colorado State House of Representatives
2019 - 2021
Representative
Colorado State House of Representatives
2015 - 2020
Other Experience1 - 7 of 7
Chair
Education Committee
Former Member
Transportation and Energy Committee, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Member
Health, Insurance and Environment Committee, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Member
Joint Committee on Legal Services
Former Member
Health and Insurance Committee, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair
Education Committee, Colorado State House of Representatives
Member
Health and Human Services Committee
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