Elizabeth Velasco
Elizabeth Velasco | |
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| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 57th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Perry Will |
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| Born | |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Colorado Mountain College (AA) |
Elizabeth Velasco is an American politician who is a member of the Colorado House of Representatives for the 57th district. Elected in November 2022, she assumed office on January 9, 2023. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Early life and education
[edit]Velasco's family immigrated to Eagle County, Colorado, from Mexico when she was 16 years old. She attended Battle Mountain High School in Edwards, Colorado, and went on to earn an associate's degree in culinary arts from Colorado Mountain College. Velasco is the first Mexican-born member of the Colorado House of Representatives.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Outside of politics, Velasco is the CEO of Global Language Services, an organization that provides language interpretation services for government agencies, focus groups, and community events. She served as a public information officer during the Grizzly Creek Fire.[3][4] Velasco previously worked in hotel management and food service, working for a time at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Aspen, Colorado, and the Belle Resort Hotel in Myanmar.[citation needed]
During her first year in office, she served as chair of the Wildfire Matters Committee of the Colorado House of Representatives.[5]
In February 2026, Velasco co-sponsored the introduction of Modernizing Depopulation Act in the Colorado General Assembly. The Bill proposes to " prohibits an owner of poultry from using ventilation shutdown and ventilation shutdown plus, which methods kill poultry by gradually inducing fatal hyperthermia or heat stroke, as methods of depopulating their poultry."[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Steindler, James (October 9, 2024). "House District 57 interview: Elizabeth Velasco". The Sopris Sun.
- ↑ Stroud, John (June 3, 2022). "Elizabeth Velasco seeks to take advocacy work to State Capitol". Glenwood Springs Post Independent.
- ↑ Erku, Ray K. (18 October 2022). "Candidate Q&A: HD57 Democratic challenger Elizabeth Velasco". www.postindependent.com. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ↑ Stroud, John (16 January 2022). "Glenwood resident Elizabeth Velasco announces primary bid for House District 57 nomination". Post Independent. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ↑ Cramer, Taylor (2024-08-15). "Waller and Velasco vie for Colorado House District 57". Post Independent. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ↑ https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-123
- Living people
- Democratic Party members of the Colorado House of Representatives
- Women state legislators in Colorado
- 21st-century members of the Colorado General Assembly
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Colorado
- Hispanic and Latino American women in politics
- American politicians of Mexican descent
- Mexican emigrants to the United States
- People from Glenwood Springs, Colorado
- LGBTQ state legislators in Colorado
- American bisexual politicians