Rochelle Galindo | |
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Member of the ColoradoHouseofRepresentatives from the 50th district | |
In office January 4, 2019 –May 12, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Dave Young |
Succeeded by | Mary Young |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Rochelle Galindo is an American politician who was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in the 2018 Colorado House of Representatives election at the age of 28. [1] She represented the 50th House District as a member of the Democratic Party.
She is a lesbian and was one of the few members of the LGBT community serving in the House. [2]
Galindo resigned her State House seat on May 12,2019 following sexual assault allegations made against her. [3] Ultimately,she was ticketed for supplying alcohol to one of her campaign workers who was under 21. [4] The police declined to press charges for the sexual assault allegations. Also,at a trial held in April 2021,a jury unanimously acquitted Galindo of the supplying alcohol to a minor charge. [5]
Following Galindo's yes vote on Colorado Senate Bill 19-181,a bill that would limit oil and gas production in the state,a committee was organized to recall her. She represented a district that lies in Weld County,one of the state's major petroleum and natural gas producing regions. [6]
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