Daneya Esgar

Daneya Leigh Esgar is a former Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives. She represented District 46, which covered a portion of Pueblo County. She was first elected to her seat in 2014, succeeding Leroy Garcia.

Daneya Esgar
Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives
In office
January 13, 2021 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byAlec Garnett
Succeeded byMonica Duran
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 46th district
In office
January 7, 2015 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byLeroy Garcia
Succeeded byTisha Mauro
Personal details
Born1979 (age 43–44)
Political partyDemocratic
EducationColorado State University Pueblo (BS)

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 was 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] Additionally, she served as temporary Speaker of the House during the January 9th, 2023 Speaker election for the 74th General Assembly, making her the first openly gay representative to hold the Speaker's gavel in the state.[6]

Esgar was the first openly gay state legislator to represent the Pueblo community in the General Assembly.[7]

Elections

Esgar was first 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.[8]

References
  1. Miller, Faith (2020-11-06). "Colorado Democrats elect Garnett as House speaker". Montrose Press. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  2. "Representative Daneya Esgar". Colorado Democratic Party. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  3. "A Quick Look at Our Queer Caucus". Out Front. February 2, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  4. "Meet Daneya". Committee to Elect Daneya Esgar. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  5. "Representative Daneya Esgar". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  6. "That's a Wrap".
  7. "Daneya in the news".
  8. "Daneya Esgar". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
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