Alec Garnett
Alec Garnett | |
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| 61st Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | KC Becker |
| Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
| In office January 4, 2019 – January 13, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | KC Becker |
| Succeeded by | Daneya Esgar |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 2nd district | |
| Assumed office January 7, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Ferrandino |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | College of Wooster (BA) University of Colorado, Denver (MPA) |
Alec Garnett is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives and the current Speaker of the House. He represents District 2, which covers a portion of the city of Denver. He was first elected in 2014 to replace retiring House Speaker Mark Ferrandino. In November 2020, Garnett's colleagues elected him to serve as speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives for the two-year term beginning in January 2021.[1]
Career[]
Prior to taking office, Garnet was the executive director of the Colorado Democratic Party. He previously worked as a legislative assistant to U.S. Representative Ed Perlmutter and legislative director to U.S. Representative John Adler.[2]
Garnett was elected to his seat in 2014 with 72.6% of the vote against Republican Party opponent Jon Roberts. He was reelected in 2016 with 73.28% of the vote against Republican opponent Paul Linton.[3]
Garnett serves on the House Appropriations Committee, the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee, and the House Education Committee.[4]
Personal life[]
Garnet's father, Stan, is the former district attorney for Boulder County, Colorado.[5]
References[]
- ^ Miller, Faith (2020-11-06). "Colorado Democrats elect Garnett as House speaker". Montrose Press. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- ^ Lee, Kurtis (February 5, 2013). "Alec Garnett to run for House District 2 seat being vacated by Speaker Ferrandino". Denver Post. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ^ "Alec Garnett". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ^ "Representative Alec Garnett". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ^ "Boulder".
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