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Lucia Guzman
Lucia Guzman is a former Democratic member of the Colorado State Senate, representing District 34 from 2010 to 2019. She was appointed to the chamber in May 2010 to fill the term of Paula Sandoval (D), who resigned.
Guzman served as Senate minority leader from 2017 to 2018. She stepped down on March 22, 2018, saying in a statement that she wanted to provide "more time for leaders to learn and grow."[1] According to The Associated Press, Guzman left her leadership position due to difficulties with the majority Republicans' response to sexual misconduct allegations against three Republican lawmakers.[2]
She served as president pro tempore from 2013 to 2014.
Guzman was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Colorado State Senate because of term limits.
Guzman also served on the Denver Public Schools Board of Education from 1999 to 2007 and as the board's vice president from 2003 to 2006.
Biography
Guzman earned her B.S. in community health from Sam Houston State University in 1973, her M.B.S. from the University of Houston-Clear Lake and her Master of Divinity from the Iliff School of Theology in 1989. Her professional experience includes working as the executive director for the Agency for Human Rights and Community Relations, working for Merritt Memorial United Methodist Church, working for Berkeley United Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado, and owning Lucías Casa de Café from 1999 to 2005.[3]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Executive |
| • Legal Services |
| • Legislative Council |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Guzman served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Legislative Audit, Chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Guzman served on the following committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Judiciary, Chair |
| • Legal Services |
| • Legislative Audit |
| • Legislative Council |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Guzman served on these committees:
| Colorado committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy |
| • Finance |
| • Judiciary, Vice Chair |
Campaign themes
2014
Guzman's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[4]
Education
- Excerpt: "Colorado has one of the most educated populations in the country, but we have huge dropout rates and thousands of kids are not attending college. Financing public schools is still our number one challenge."
Aging
- Excerpt: "I want to explore ways to help us all age well. I want to develop innovative programs that offer financial, educational, government and community resources to guide people toward a bright future and high quality of life."
Economy
- Excerpt: "In Colorado, many different groups compete for state funding: children’s education, the state’s roads and highways, healthcare and senior resources are just a few. We need to develop innovative ways to fund important programs in the state while addressing equally critical needs. For this, we will be called to make the hard choices."
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2018
- See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2018
Lucia Guzman was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2014
- See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Colorado State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 31, 2014. Incumbent Lucia Guzman was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Stuart Siffring was unopposed in the Republican primary. Guzman defeated Siffring and Brian Scriber (L) in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Lucia Guzman Incumbent |
74.4% | 31,889 | |
| Republican | Stuart Siffring | 19.6% | 8,390 | |
| Libertarian | Brian Scriber | 6% | 2,592 | |
| Total Votes | 42,871 | |||
2010
- See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2010
Guzman was appointed to the 34th District seat in May 2010. She then won re-election in 2010. She defeated Joel Judd in the primary election. Guzman defeated Derec C. Shuler (R) in the November 2 general election.
| Colorado State Senate, District 34 General election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Lucia Guzman (D)
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21,273 | |||
| Derec C. Shuler (R) | 6,121 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the 72nd Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 10 through May 9.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills the ACLU of Colorado "felt were the best representations of the civil liberties issues facing Colorado today."
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that are supported or opposed by the organization.
- Legislators are scored on their votes related to senior issues.
- Legislation is scored on its "reduction of taxes, regulation, and spending accountability."
- Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental conservation.
- Legislators are scored on their votes related to mental health issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Legislators are scored based on their votes on LGBT issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to "core principles of liberty," which the organization defines as "Free People," "Free Markets," and "Good Government."
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2017
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In 2017, the 71st Colorado State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 10. There was also a special session from October 2-3.
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2016
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In 2016, the second session of the 70th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 13 through May 11.
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2015
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In 2015, the first session of the 70th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 7 through May 6.
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2014
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In 2014, the 69th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 8 to May 7.
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2013
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In 2013, the 69th Colorado General Assembly was in session from January 9 to May 9.
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Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for Lucia + Guzman + Colorado + Senate
See also
- Colorado State Senate
- Colorado Senate Committees
- Colorado State Senate District 34
- Colorado State Legislature
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Project Vote Smart biography of Lucia Guzman
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile of Lucia Guzman
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Pols, "Lucia Guzman Steps Down as Senate Minority Leader," March 22, 2018
- ↑ KDVR.com, "Democratic leader in state Senate steps down, cites misconduct," March 22, 2018
- ↑ Lucia Guzman, "Meet Lucia Guzman," accessed September 21, 2013
- ↑ luciaguzman4colorado.com, "Issues," accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 5, 2014
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| Preceded by Paula Sandoval |
Colorado State Senate District 34 May 2010-2019 |
Succeeded by Julie Gonzales (D) |
