Leslie Herod

Leslie Herod (born 1982) is an American politician, who was first elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in the 2016 elections.[1] She serves on the House Joint Budget Committee, and the Legislative Interim Committee on School Finance, and is Chair of the House Appropriations Committee.[2] A member of the Democratic Party, she represents the 8th district. She is the first gay African-American to be elected to Colorado's state legislature.[3] Herod ran for mayor of Denver in 2023, placing 5th in the first round and being eliminated.[4]

Leslie Herod
Leslie Herod greeting voters watching the 2017 Park Hill Fourth of July parade.
Leslie Herod greeting voters watching the 2017 Park Hill Fourth of July parade
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 8th district
Assumed office
January 10, 2017
Preceded byBeth McCann
Personal details
Born1982 (age 40–41)
Germany
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceDenver, Colorado
Alma materUniversity of Colorado
OccupationPolitician

Biography

Herod was born in 1982 on a United States military base in Germany. She moved around much of her early life, as her mother was an officer in the United States Army Nurse Corps. Herod attended high school in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[5] She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Colorado Boulder.[6] In 2017, Herod 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.[7]

Elections

2016

Herod defeated fellow Democrat Aaron Goldhamer in the Democratic primary. In the general election, she defeated Republican Evan Vanderpool, winning 84.81% of the vote.[8]

2018

Herod ran unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election.[8]

2020

Herod again ran unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election.[8]

2023 Denver mayoral

On September 8, 2022, Herod announced her candidacy for Mayor of Denver. The election took place on April 4, 2023,[9] with Herod placing fifth with 10.7% of the vote, therefore being eliminated in the first round of the election.[10]

References
  1. "Why I Ran: Colorado State Rep. Leslie Herod". Elle, January 20, 2017.
  2. "Leslie Herod | Colorado General Assembly". leg.colorado.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  3. "Gay America’s Harrowing, Heartening Year". The New Yorker, December 31, 2016.
  4. "Mike Johnston and Kelly Brough are heading to the Denver mayoral election runoff, according to latest results".
  5. Gardner, Natasha (February 2019). "State Representative Leslie Herod Has a Story to Share". 5280. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  6. "Rep. Leslie Herod". Colorado House Democrats. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  7. Imse, Elliot. "10 LGBTQ Public Officials Selected for Prestigious Bohnett Leaders Fellowship at Harvard Kennedy School". LGBTQ Victory Institute. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  8. "Leslie Herod". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  9. Metzger, Hannah (September 8, 2022). "State Rep. Leslie Herod joins race for Denver mayor". The Gazette. Colorado Springs, Colorado. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  10. "It's official: Denver mayoral candidates Mike Johnston, Kelly Brough will advance to June runoff election".


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