Kerry Tipper | |
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Tipper in 2020 | |
Member of the ColoradoHouseofRepresentatives from the 28th district | |
In office January 4, 2019 –January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Brittany Pettersen |
Succeeded by | Sheila Lieder |
Personal details | |
Born | December 11,1983 |
Political party | Democratic |
Relations | Edward Tipper (father) |
Alma mater | University of Denver Northeastern University School of Law |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Website | https://www.kerrytipper.com/ |
Kerry Christina Tipper (born December 11,1983) is an American politician and attorney who is a former member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 28th district in Jefferson County. In May 2022,Denver Mayor Hancock appointed Tipper as Denver Deputy City Attorney. [1]
Tipper was elected in the general election on November 6,2018,winning 59 percent of the vote over 38 percent of Republican candidate Kristina Alley. [2] She was elected to her second term on November 3,2020,winning 58 percent of the vote over 37% of Republican candidate Pete Roybal. [3] In early 2022,Tipper decided not to seek re-election.
Tipper is the daughter of Edward Tipper,whose exploits as a World War II paratrooper were depicted in the 2001 HBO miniseries Band of Brothers . Home video and interview footage of a teenaged Tipper are featured in the 2001 companion documentary "We Stand Alone Together". Her mother is from Costa Rica,and her father was 62-years-old when she was born.