Dominick Moreno

Dominick Moreno is an American politician, currently serving as a state legislator in Colorado. A Democrat, Moreno was elected to the 21st district of the Colorado Senate in 2016.[1] He previously represented the 32nd district in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2012 to 2016.[2]

Dominick Moreno
Majority Leader of the Colorado Senate
Assumed office
February 23, 2022
Preceded bySteve Fenberg
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 21st district
Assumed office
January 11, 2017
Preceded byJessie Ulibarri
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 32nd district
In office
January 2013 – January 11, 2017
Preceded byEd Casso
Succeeded byAdrienne Benavidez
Personal details
Born (1985-02-07) February 7, 1985
Commerce City, Colorado, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationGeorgetown University (BA)
WebsiteOfficial website

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] Moreno returned to Colorado to work in retail and the service industry throughout his time at Georgetown. 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] In 2017, Moreno completed Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as a David Bohnett LGBTQ Victory Institute Leadership Fellow.

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 became 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.[2]

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]

School board service

In July 2018, Moreno was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Adams County School District 14 school board, filling out the term of a board member who resigned. Moreno is a graduate of schools in the district and continued to serve in the General Assembly.[8]

References
  1. "At Colorado Capitol, New Leaders Talk Up Cooperation – And Dig In". Colorado Public Radio, November 10, 2016.
  2. "Colorado House Democrats pick Ferrandino for speaker, historic first for gays". Denver Post, November 8, 2012.
  3. "About Dominick – Candidate Information Page". Archived from the original on 2013-02-27. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  4. "Dominick Moreno – Legislator Information page – Ballotpedia".
  5. "Second gay man announces bid for Colorado General Assembly". OutFront Colorado, September 22, 2011.
  6. "CO – Election Results – Colorado Secretary of State". Archived from the original on 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  7. "State House 2012 Election Results – Denver Post". Archived from the original on 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  8. Robles, Yesenia (2018-07-09). "Adams 14 votes to appoint Sen. Dominick Moreno to fill board vacancy". Chalkbeat. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
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