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Cecelia Espenoza

State HouseDemocrat

CO-HD-4 State House

Mexican-American·Member, Colorado Democratic Latino Caucus

About

Cecelia Espenoza is a Colorado State Representative for House District 4 in North/West Denver, a community she has called home for over 30 years. The daughter of migrant farmworkers from Colorado, she was the first in her family to graduate from college and went on to become the second Latina to pass the bar in Utah and the first Mexican-American to become an appellate judge on the highest immigration court in the country.

Family & Heritage

Daughter of migrant farmworkers from Colorado. First in her family to graduate from college. Became the second Latina to pass the bar in Utah.

Political Career

Before Politics

Migrant attorney specializing in farmworker issues; Federal appellate immigration judge; Lifelong Democratic activist

Education

Law degree (institution not publicly specified)

Key Issues & Priorities

*Immigration justice and dignity
*Workers' rights
*Education access
*Community safety