Faith Winter

Faith Winter
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 35th district
In office
January 7th, 2015  January 11th, 2017
Preceded by Cherylin N. Peniston
Personal details
Born May 7th, 1980
Political party Democratic
Residence Westminster, Colorado
Alma mater University of Redlands
Profession Political Organizer

Faith Winter, (born May 7, 1980) is a legislator in the U.S. State of Colorado. Winter was elected as a Democrat in 2014, representing Colorado House District 35.[1]

She attended the University of the Redlands in Redlands, California, where she majored in Environmental Management and minored in Biology. Prior to becoming a Colorado Legislator, Winter has had the experience of being the National Program Director for EnviroCitizen, National Field Director for The White House Project, Executive Director for Emerge Colorado, and Program Director for Colorado Conservation Voters.[2]

2016 Reelection Campaign

Faith Winter is running for reelection in 2016 as a Democrat. Her campaign highlights economic fairness by creating an economy that gives everyone a shot at success, sustainability through protecting citizen's quality of life, fiscal responsibility and transparency by utilizing taxpayers' dollars wisely, and strong community through the creation of policies that grow the local community.[3]

2016 Legislative Session

Winter served on the Appropriations Committee, the Business, Labor, Economic, and Workforce Development Committee, and the Transportation and Energy Committee. She sponsored bipartisan bill HB16-1438, which makes it an unfair employment practice if an employer fails to provide reasonable accommodations for an applicant for employment or an employee for conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth.[4]

2015 Legislative Session

In 2015, Winter sponsored multiple bipartisan bills, including HB15-1275 which builds programs in high schools that allow students to get real-world experience in apprenticeships,[5] and HB15-1323, which works to reduce testing burden on students and teachers by nearly 40 hours.[6]

References

  1. "2014 General Election Official Candidate List". www.sos.state.co.us. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  2. "Faith for House District 35". www.faithwinter.com. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  3. "Faith for House District 35". www.faithwinter.com. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  4. "HOUSE BILL 16-1438" (PDF). Seventieth General Assembly. State of Colorado.
  5. "HOUSE BILL 15-1275" (PDF). Colorado General Assembly. State of Colorado.
  6. "HOUSE BILL 15-1323". Colorado Department of Education. State of Colorado.
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