Tag: dafna michaelson jenet
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Colorado Senate swears in Adrienne Benavidez after district vacancy win
Sen. Adrienne Benavidez, a Democrat from Adams County, was sworn in Monday to the Colorado Senate, just four days after winning a vacancy election in District 21. She was sworn in by Colorado Court of Appeals Justice Lino S. Lipinsky de Orlov. Usually, that role is handled by a member of the Colorado Supreme Court,…
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At least 6 candidates vying to replace former Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet
Sometime in the next 24 days, a vacancy committee for Senate District 21 will hold an election to choose a successor to former Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet, D-Commerce City. Michaelson Jenet resigned on Feb. 13 to take a job as director of the David and Laura Merage Foundation for Combating Antisemitism. The competition for her…
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President Pro Tem Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet to resign from Colorado Senate
A top Democrat in the Colorado General Assembly is resigning to take a new job. President Pro Tem Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet of Commerce City, who has served in the General Assembly since 2017, will become the director of the David and Laura Merage Foundation for Combating Antisemitism. Her last day is this Friday. The…
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Colorado legislators seek to make youth mental health program permanent
Democratic legislators seek to save a mental health program for young people, arguing the results show the spending is worth it. Without legislative approval, I Matter, which is temporary, will expire on June 30. Sponsored by Democrats Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet and Rep. Kyle Brown, Senate Bill 24-001, the chamber’s first bill of the session, would make I…