Leslie Herod's Biography
- State House (CO) - District 8, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
200 East Colfax Avenue, Room 307
Denver, CO 80203
Full Name:
Leslie Herod
Gender:
Female
Birth Place:
Germany
BA, Political Science and Government, University of Colorado at Boulder
Representative, Colorado State House of Representatives, District 8, 2017-present
Candidate, Colorado State House of Representatives, District 8, 2022
Former Chair, Finance Committee, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Budget Committee
Former Member, Joint Committee on Legal Services
Former Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Legal Services, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Joint Interim Study Committee on Prison Population Management, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Study Committee on Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Judiciary Committee, Colorado State House of Representatives
Program Officer, Gill Foundation, 2011-2014
Deputy Political Director, President Barack Obamas Re-Election Campaign, Colorado, 2012
Former Senior Policy Advisor, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr, 2007-2011
Member, Board of Directors, Urban Peak, present
Member, Denver's Cultural Affairs Commission, present
Member, Judicial Performance Commission, Colorado State, present
Former President, Colorado Black Women for Political Action
Co-Founder/Development Director, New Era Colorado, 2006-2007
Mother's Occupation:
Officer, Army Nurse Corps