Candidate · State Senate, District 34
Chela Garcia Irlando
- Occupation
- Executive director, Next 100 Coalition
- Lives in
- Denver (Barnum neighborhood)
What this job does
One of 35 state senators in the Colorado General Assembly, which writes state laws and passes the yearly state budget (the "Long Bill") in a session of up to 120 days. A term is four years, two in a row at most. source: en.wikipedia.org
Background
- Executive director of the Next 100 Coalition, a national environmental nonprofit. source: denverite.com
- Previously led the Colorado Democratic Latino Caucus. source: denverite.com
- Bachelor's in international affairs and Chicano studies and a master's in environmental studies, both University of Colorado Boulder. source: denverite.com
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