Junie Joseph
Junie Joseph | |
|---|---|
 Joseph in 2022 | |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 10th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Edie Hooton |
| Member of the Boulder City Council | |
| In office 2019–2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Florida (BA) University of York (MA) University of Colorado, Boulder (JD) |
Junie Joseph is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives for the 10th district. Elected in November 2022, she assumed office on January 9, 2023.
Early life and education
[edit source]Joseph was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1985 or 1986,[1] and moved with to her family to Florida at the age of 14. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Florida and a Master of Arts in applied human rights from the University of York.[2] She earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado Law School.[3][1]
Career
[edit source]Joseph worked in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights as an intern and was a fellow on a United States Agency for International Development program. Joseph was elected to the Boulder City Council in 2019 and the Colorado House of Representatives in November 2022.[4][5] Joseph was a 2024 presidential elector, pledged to vote for Kamala Harris.[6]
In 2024, Joseph was selected for the Energy & Environment Innovation Fellowship hosted by Future Caucus, a bipartisan group of legislators concerned with climate change, energy policy, and environmental justice.[7]
References
[edit source]- 1 2 "Boulder City Council: Junie Joseph". Boulder Daily Camera. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ↑ "Junie Joseph | City of Boulder". bouldercolorado.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ↑ "Junie Joseph ('21)". Colorado Law. 2022-05-08. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ↑ Pantier, Hank (2022-12-05). "Junie Joseph will keep Boulder council seat as she heads to state House". Boulder Beat. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ↑ "Junie Joseph". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ↑ "Colorado Certificate of Ascertainment 2024" (PDF). Secretary of State of Colorado. December 6, 2024.
- ↑ Wyatt, Garrett (2024-12-10). "64 Gen Z and Millennial Lawmakers Chosen for Bipartisan Future Caucus Fellowship". Future Caucus. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- Living people
- Politicians from Port-au-Prince
- American politicians of Haitian descent
- University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences alumni
- Alumni of the University of York
- University of Colorado Law School alumni
- Members of the Democratic Socialists of America from Colorado
- Women state legislators in Colorado
- United Nations officials
- Democratic Party members of the Colorado House of Representatives
- 21st-century members of the Colorado General Assembly
- 21st-century American women politicians
- 2024 United States presidential electors
- 1980s births
- Politicians from Boulder, Colorado