Rhonda Fields

Rhonda Fields
Colorado House of Representatives District 42
Incumbent
In office
January 12, 2011-Present
Term ends
January 14, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$30,000/year
Per diem	$45/day in Denver area, $183/day outside
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	Four consecutive terms
Education
Master's	University of Northern Colorado
Personal
Place of birth	Aurora, CO
Profession	United Airlines
Websites
Office website
Personal website

Rhonda Fields is a Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives. She has represented the 42nd district since 2011.

Fields earned her master's degree from the University of Northern Colorado. She is the founder of the Fields Wolfe Memorial Fund. She has worked for United Airlines as well.

Biography

Fields' father served in the military for 35 years, including tours in Vietnam and Korea, requiring his family to move around the country. After Fields graduated from high school in Baltimore, the family moved to Fort Carson, where Fields began to settle down. After obtaining degrees from the University of Northern Colorado, Fields went to work for Denver University and then United Airlines. She is still currently employed with United.

In 2005, Fields’ son, Javaad Marshall Fields, had agreed to give testimony of his knowledge of a 2004 murder near Lowry Park in Aurora. Javaad Marshall-Fields and his fiancee, Vivan Wolfe, were brutally gunned down in their car in June of 2005, before Fields could give his testimony. Since then, Robert Ray and Sir Mario Owens, have been convicted of killing them and sentenced to death.

In the wake of the tragedy, Fields gave testimony on two different criminal justice bills at the Capitol. Rep. Karen Middleton dropped out of her race after winning her primary contest in summer 2010 to take up another job. When Middleton decided to stop running, she remembered and recruited Fields.

"12 weeks ago I was just a working-class mother, a working class woman going to work every day," Fields said shortly before the 2011 session began. "I take care of my mom as a senior citizen, I’m a daughter, and didn’t have this on the radar for me."

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Fields served on the following committees:

Colorado Committee Assignments, 2013
• Local Government, Chair
• Education
• Health, Insurance and Environment

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Fields served on these committees:

Colorado Committee Assignments, 2011
• Health and Environment
• Local Government

Elections

2012

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2012

Fields won re-election in the 2012 election for Colorado House of Representatives District 42. She ran unopposed in the June 26, 2012, Democratic primary. She defeated Michael Donald (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 42, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Rhonda Fields Incumbent	73.3%	16,402
	Republican	Mike Donald	26.7%	5,960
Total Votes				22,362

2010

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2010

Fields defeated Sally Mounier (R) in the November 2 general election.

Colorado House of Representatives, District 42 General election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Rhonda Fields (D)		7,102
Sally Mounier (R)		4,614

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Fields raised $43,791 in contributions.

Her four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Colorado Education Association	$4,250
Stand For Children Small Donor Cmte	$3,000
Colorado Professional Fire Fighters	$2,000
American Federation Of State County & Municipal Employees	$1,500

Recent news

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Rhonda Fields News Feed

• Tribune Opinion: Partisanship, lack of communication in Legislature disappoints - Greeley Tribune
• Video: Democrats react after 2013 Colorado legislative session - Denver Post
• Legislators approve regs for legal marijuana use - The Colorado Statesman
• Historic Session: Colorado legislature passes laws on guns, pot, civil unions ... - The Denver Channel
• Stoned-driving limit passes Legislature - Our Colorado News
• Colorado General Assembly approves marijuana regulations on last day of ... - Colorado Springs Gazette
• Winners and losers of the 2013 Colorado General Assembly - Denver Post
• DA: Colorado governor shouldn't grant clemency to Nathan Dunlap - Daily Camera
• Colorado's historic 2013 legislative session in review - kdvr.com
• Colorado House Passes Final 2 Bills In Gun Control Package, Sends To ... - Huffington Post

External links

Suggest a link

• Rhonda Fields's campaign website
• House website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions: 2010
• Rhonda Fields facebook page
• Rhonda Fields on Twitter

References

Political offices
Preceded by Karen Middleton	Colorado House District 42 2011–present	Succeeded by NA

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