Dominick Moreno

Dominick Moreno is an American politician, currently serving as a state legislator in Colorado. A member of the Colorado Democratic Party, he represented the 32nd District in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2012 to 2016,^[1] before being elected to the Colorado State Senate in 2016.^[2]

Biography

Early life and education

Moreno was born and raised in Commerce City, Colorado, and earned a B.A. in American Government from Georgetown University. Coming from a working-class family, Moreno was able to afford tuition at the institution as a consequence of generous scholarships he received.^[3][4] During his years at Georgetown, Moreno returned to Colorado to work in retail and the service sector. He spent breaks abroad teaching English in northern Mexico in the village of Palmitas. After graduation, Moreno moved back to Colorado and served for two years on the city council of Commerce City.^[3]

Legislative career

Prior to his election to the state legislature, Moreno worked as a legislative aide to Ed Casso, his predecessor as the district's representative.^[5] He is openly gay,^[5] and will be one of four LGBT members of the House of Representatives alongside Speaker of the House Mark Ferrandino, Representative Joann Ginal, Representative Paul Rosenthal and Representative Sue Schafer.^[1]

2012 election

In the 2012 general election, Moreno faced Republican challenger Paul Reimer. Moreno was elected by a wide margin of 67% to 28%.^[6][7]

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