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American politician (born 1960)

Monica Duran
Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byDaneya Esgar
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 23rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byRedistricted
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 24th district
In office
January 4, 2019 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byJessie Danielson
Succeeded byRedistricted
Personal details
Born (1960-01-08) January 8, 1960 (age 64)
Political partyDemocratic

Monica Irasema Duran (born January 8, 1960) is an American politician who is a member of the Colorado House of Representatives representing the 23rd district, which includes the communities of Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, Applewood, Mountain View, and East Pleasant View, in Jefferson County. Prior to reapportionment, Duran represented the 24th district in Jefferson County.

Biography

Before getting involved in politics, Duran worked in the dental industry for more than 30 years.

Political career

Duran was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 63 percent of the vote over 37 percent of Republican candidate Arthur Erwin. She was previously a member of the City Council for Wheat Ridge, Colorado. She was re-elected in 2020.

From 2020 to 2022, Duran served as majority co-whip for the House. She is a member of the Colorado Democratic Latino Caucus, the Children's Caucus, and the Colorado Legislative Animal Welfare Caucus. Duran also co-chairs the General Assembly's Democratic Women's Caucus.

During her tenure, Duran has sponsored bills that included creating minimum standards of care for animal shelters and rescues, creating a office to improve work on missing or murder cases involving indigenous people and a bill aimed at protecting domestic abuse victims by preventing abusers from possessing firearms.

In November 2022, Duran was selected to become the majority leader of the Colorado House of Representatives for the 2023 legislative session. She was re-elected in 2024.

References

  1. Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission (March 18, 2022). "Colorado House District 23 (2021)" (PDF). State of Colorado. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Metzger, Hannah (November 11, 2022). "Meet Monica Duran, Colorado House majority leader". Colorado Politics. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  3. "Colorado Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  4. Njegomir, Dan (May 30, 2018). "Wheat Ridge council's Monica Duran to seek Colorado state House seat". coloradopolitics.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  5. Birkeland, Bente (November 12, 2022). "Colorado's new Democratic leaders are more diverse than ever, most are women". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  6. Glassman, Suzie (November 6, 2024). "Monica Duran clinches Colorado House District 23 seat". Jeffco Transcript. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
Colorado House of Representatives
Preceded byDaneya Esgar Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives
2023–present 		Incumbent
Statewide political officials of Colorado
U.S. senators
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House
Supreme Court
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Majority leaders
United States House of Representatives: ▌Steve Scalise (R)
AL ▌Scott Stadthagen (R) AK ▌Dan Saddler (R) AZ ▌Leo Biasiucci (R) AR ▌Marcus Richmond (R) CA ▌Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D) CO ▌Monica Duran (D) CT ▌Jason Rojas (D) DE ▌Melissa Minor-Brown (D) FL ▌Tyler Sirois (R) GA ▌Chuck Efstration (R) HI ▌Sean Quinlan (D) ID ▌Jason Monks (R) IL ▌Robyn Gabel (D) IN ▌Matt Lehman (R) IA ▌Matt Windschitl (R) KS ▌Chris Croft (R) KY ▌Steven Rudy (R) LA ▌Mark Wright (R) ME ▌Matt Moonen (D) MD ▌David Moon (D) MA ▌Mike Moran (D) MI ▌Abraham Aiyash (D) MN ▌Jamie Long (DFL) MS ▌ (R) MO ▌Jonathan Patterson (R) MT ▌Sue Vinton (R) NE ▌Ray Aguilar (R)* NV ▌Sandra Jauregui (D) NH ▌Jason Osborne (R) NJ ▌Louis Greenwald (D) NM ▌Gail Chasey (D) NY ▌Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D) NC ▌John R. Bell IV (R) ND ▌Mike Lefor (R) OH ▌Bill Seitz (R) OK ▌Tammy West (R) OR ▌Ben Bowman (D) PA ▌Matthew Bradford (D) RI ▌Christopher Blazejewski (D) SC ▌Davey Hiott (R) SD ▌Will Mortenson (R) TN ▌William Lamberth (R) TX ▌Tom Oliverson (R) UT ▌Jefferson Moss (R) VT ▌Emily Long (D) VA ▌Charniele Herring (D) WA ▌Joe Fitzgibbon (D) WV ▌Eric Householder (R) WI ▌Tyler August (R) WY ▌Chip Neiman (R) Federal districts: DC ▌Phil Mendelson (D)*Territories: AS GU ▌ MP ▌Ed Propst (D) PR ▌Angel Matos García (PPD/D) VI ▌Kenneth Gittens (D)*
Political party affiliations
▌Republican: 28 states
▌Democratic: 21 states, 3 territories, 1 district
▌Popular Democratic: 1 territory
Minority leaders
United States House of Representatives: ▌Hakeem Jeffries (D)
AL ▌Anthony Daniels (D) AK ▌Calvin Schrage (I) AZ ▌Lupe Contreras (D) AR ▌Tippi McCullough (D) CA ▌James Gallagher (R) CO ▌Rose Pugliese (R) CT ▌Vincent Candelora (R) DE ▌Vacant FL ▌Fentrice Driskell (D) GA ▌James Beverly (D) HI ▌Lauren Matsumoto (R) ID ▌Ilana Rubel (D) IL ▌Tony McCombie (R) IN ▌Phil GiaQuinta (D) IA ▌Jennifer Konfrst (D) KS ▌Vic Miller (D) KY ▌Pamela Stevenson (D) LA ▌Matthew Willard (D) ME ▌Billy Bob Faulkingham (R) MD ▌Jason C. Buckel (R) MA ▌Bradley Jones Jr. (R) MI ▌Matt Hall (R) MN ▌Lisa Demuth (R) MS ▌Robert Johnson III (D) MO ▌Crystal Quade (D) MT ▌Kim Abbott (D) NE Vacant* NV ▌P. K. O'Neill (R) NH ▌Alexis Simpson (D) NJ ▌John DiMaio (R) NM ▌Rod Montoya (R) NY ▌William Barclay (R) NC ▌Robert T. Reives II (D) ND ▌Zac Ista (D-NPL) OH ▌Allison Russo (D) OK ▌Cyndi Munson (D) OR ▌Jeff Helfrich (R) PA ▌Bryan Cutler (R) RI ▌Michael Chippendale (R) SC ▌Todd Rutherford (D) SD ▌Oren Lesmeister (D) TN ▌Karen Camper (D) TX ▌Trey Martinez Fischer (D) UT ▌Angela Romero (D) VT ▌Patricia McCoy (R) VA ▌Todd Gilbert (R) WA ▌Drew Stokesbary (R) WV ▌Sean Hornbuckle (D) WI ▌Greta Neubauer (D) WY ▌Mike Yin (D) Federal districts: DC None*Territories: AS GU ▌Frank F. Blas Jr. (R)* MP ▌Patrick H. San Nicolas (R) PR ▌Carlos Johnny Méndez (PNP/R) VI ▌Dwayne M. DeGraff (I)*
Political party affiliations
▌Democratic: 27 states
▌Republican: 21 states, 2 territories
▌Independent: 1 state
▌ New Progressive: 1 territory
An asterisk (*) indicates a unicameral body.
Members of the Colorado House of Representatives
74th General Assembly (2023–2024)
Speaker of the House
Julie McCluskie (D)
Speaker pro tempore
Chris Kennedy (D)
Majority Leader
Monica Duran (D)
Minority Leader
Rose Pugliese (R)
  1. ▌Javier Mabrey (D)
  2. ▌Steven Woodrow (D)
  3. ▌Meg Froelich (D)
  4. ▌Tim Hernández (D)
  5. ▌Alex Valdez (D)
  6. ▌Elisabeth Epps (D)
  7. ▌Jennifer Bacon (D)
  8. ▌Leslie Herod (D)
  9. ▌Emily Sirota (D)
  10. ▌Junie Joseph (D)
  11. ▌Karen McCormick (D)
  12. ▌Kyle Brown (D)
  13. ▌Julie McCluskie (D)
  14. ▌Rose Pugliese (R)
  15. ▌Scott Bottoms (R)
  16. ▌Stephanie Vigil (D)
  17. ▌Regina English (D)
  18. ▌Marc Snyder (D)
  19. ▌Jennifer Parenti (D)
  20. ▌Don Wilson (R)
  21. ▌Mary Bradfield (R)
  22. ▌Ken DeGraaf (R)
  23. ▌Monica Duran (D)
  24. ▌Lindsey Daugherty (D)
  25. ▌Tammy Story (D)
  26. ▌Meghan Lukens (D)
  27. ▌Brianna Titone (D)
  28. ▌Sheila Lieder (D)
  29. ▌Shannon Bird (D)
  30. ▌Chris Kennedy (D)
  31. ▌Julia Marvin (D)
  32. ▌Manny Rutinel (D)
  33. ▌William Lindstedt (D)
  34. ▌Jenny Willford (D)
  35. ▌Lorena Garcia (D)
  36. ▌Mike Weissman (D)
  37. ▌Chad Clifford (D)
  38. ▌David Ortiz (D)
  39. ▌Brandi Bradley (R)
  40. ▌Naquetta Ricks (D)
  41. ▌Iman Jodeh (D)
  42. ▌Mandy Lindsay (D)
  43. ▌Bob Marshall (D)
  44. ▌Anthony Hartsook (R)
  45. ▌Lisa Frizell (R)
  46. ▌Tisha Mauro (D)
  47. ▌Ty Winter (R)
  48. ▌Gabe Evans (R)
  49. ▌Judy Amabile (D)
  50. ▌Mary Young (D)
  51. ▌Ron Weinberg (R)
  52. ▌Cathy Kipp (D)
  53. ▌Andrew Boesenecker (D)
  54. ▌Matt Soper (R)
  55. ▌Rick Taggart (R)
  56. ▌Rod Bockenfeld (R)
  57. ▌Elizabeth Velasco (D)
  58. ▌Marc Catlin (R)
  59. ▌Barbara McLachlan (D)
  60. ▌Stephanie Luck (R)
  61. ▌Eliza Hamrick (D)
  62. ▌Matthew Martinez (D)
  63. ▌Richard Holtorf (R)
  64. ▌Ryan Armagost (R)
  65. ▌Mike Lynch (R)


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