Meg Froelich | |
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Member of the ColoradoHouseofRepresentatives from the 3rd district | |
Assumed office January 14, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Jeff Bridges |
Personal details | |
Born | Englewood,Colorado,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Bryn Mawr College (BA) University of Michigan (MA) |
Meg Froelich is an American politician serving as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 3rd district,which includes Greenwood Village,Colorado. Froelich assumed office on January 14,2019. [1]
Froelich is a native of Englewood,Colorado. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Bryn Mawr College,followed by Master of Arts in history from the University of Michigan. She earned a teaching credential in secondary education from the Dominican University of California. [2]
Prior to entering politics,Froelich worked as a producer for CBS News,A&E Networks,and PBS. Forelich was the co-producer,writer,and director of Strong Sisters, a documentary about female legislators in Colorado. [3] She served as director of the Colorado chapter of NARAL Pro-Choice America and executive director of the Colorado Democratic Party.
After incumbent Democrat Jeff Bridges was selected to fill a vacancy in the Colorado Senate,Froelich was appointed to replace him,becoming the member of Colorado House of Representatives for District 3. [4] [5] [6]
Froelich was the lead sponsor of a bill during the 2021 session of the Colorado General Assembly that established a system to regulate surrogacy in the state. Her bill,HB 21-1022,would set criteria for contracts used to engage surrogate mothers for intended parents. [7]
Froelich ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. In the general election,she defeated Republican Dean Titterington with 59.1% of the vote. [2]
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