Daneya Esgar
Daneya Esgar | |
---|---|
Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
Assumed office January 13, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Alec Garnett |
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 46th district | |
Assumed office January 7, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Leroy Garcia |
Personal details | |
Born | 1979 (age 42–43) |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Colorado State University, Pueblo (BS) |
Daneya Leigh Esgar is a Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives. She represents District 46, which covers a portion of Pueblo County. She was elected to her seat in 2014, succeeding Leroy Garcia.
In November 2020, Esgar's colleagues elected her to serve as majority leader of the Colorado House of Representatives for the two-year term beginning in January 2021.[1]
Esgar is a lifelong Pueblo resident and an alumna of Colorado State University–Pueblo. Before taking office, she worked as a journalist and community organizer.[2] She is openly lesbian and is a member of the Colorado House's LGBT Caucus.[3][4]
Esgar previously served as the House Majority Caucus Chair. She is also the chair of the Capital Development Committee, the vice chair of the House Health, Insurance, & Environment Committee, and a member of the House Agriculture, Livestock, and Natural Resources Committee and the House Transportation & Energy Committee.[5]
Elections[]
Esgar was elected to the House of Representatives in 2014, winning with 52.2% of the vote against Republican opponent Brian Mater. She was reelected in 2016, in which she ran unopposed.[6]
References[]
- ^ Miller, Faith (2020-11-06). "Colorado Democrats elect Garnett as House speaker". Montrose Press. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- ^ "Representative Daneya Esgar". Colorado Democratic Party. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "A Quick Look at Our Queer Caucus". Out Front. February 2, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "Meet Daneya". Committee to Elect Daneya Esgar. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "Representative Daneya Esgar". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "Daneya Esgar". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
External links[]
- 1979 births
- 21st-century American women politicians
- 21st-century LGBT people
- 21st-century American politicians
- Colorado Democrats
- Colorado State University Pueblo alumni
- Journalists from Colorado
- LGBT state legislators in Colorado
- Living people
- Members of the Colorado House of Representatives
- People from Pueblo, Colorado
- Women state legislators in Colorado
- Colorado politician stubs