Faith Winter | |
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Member of the Colorado Senate from the 25th district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Redistricted |
Member of the Colorado Senate from the 24th district | |
In office January 4,2019 –January 9,2023 | |
Preceded by | Beth Martinez Humenik |
Succeeded by | Redistricted |
Member of the ColoradoHouseofRepresentatives from the 35th district | |
In office January 7,2015 –January 4,2019 | |
Preceded by | Cherylin Peniston |
Succeeded by | Shannon Bird |
Personal details | |
Born | May 7,1980 |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Redlands (BS) |
Faith Winter (born May 7,1980) is a Democratic Party legislator in the U.S. State of Colorado. She represents District 25 in the Colorado State Senate. Her district covers portions of Adams County,the City and County of Broomfield and Weld County,including the communities of Broomfield,Westminster,Northglenn and Shaw Heights. [1] Prior to 2023,she represented District 24. During the 2020 reapportionment process,her residence moved from senate district 24 to senate district 25. [2]
Winter was first elected to the state senate in 2018. [3] Earlier,Winter served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2014 to 2019,representing Colorado House District 35. [4]
On September 8,2023,Winter was elected assistant majority leader of the Colorado Senate. [5]
She attended the University of the Redlands in Redlands,California,where she majored in Environmental Management and minored in Biology. Prior to becoming a Colorado Legislator,Winter had the experience of being the National Program Director for EnviroCitizen,National Field Director for The White House Project,executive director for Emerge Colorado,and Program Director for Colorado Conservation Voters. [6]
From 2007 to 2014,Winter served as a member in the Westminster city council. [7] Winter was elected in 2014 and then re-elected in 2016 to represent House District 35. [8] In 2018,She decided to run against incumbent Republican Beth Martinez Humenik for the state Senate. The district was deemed as one of the most competitive seats that would determine whether Democrats will be able regain control of the state Senate. [9] Winter was termed as one of the "Fab Five" in reference to a group of Democratic women challenging or defending competitive seats seen as vital to which party would hold control of the Senate. [10] Winter ultimately won by a significant margin. [11] She was re-elected in 2022. [8]
On April 4,2024,Colorado Politics reported that Winter was checking into an alcohol rehabilitation facility,following multiple reports that she appeared intoxicated at a Northglenn,Colorado city council meeting the previous evening. Prior to this event,she recently was also observed falling down several times at the Colorado Senate. [12]
Winter served on the Appropriations Committee,the Business,Labor,Economic,and Workforce Development Committee,and the Transportation and Energy Committee. She sponsored bipartisan bill HB16-1438,which makes it an unfair employment practice if an employer fails to provide reasonable accommodations for an applicant for employment or an employee for conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth. [13]
In 2015,Winter sponsored multiple bipartisan bills,including HB15-1275 which builds programs in high schools that allow students to get real-world experience in apprenticeships, [14] and HB15-1323,which works to reduce testing burden on students and teachers by nearly 40 hours. [15]
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