Full Name:
Crisanta Duran
Gender:
Female
Birth Place:
Boulder, CO
Home City:
Arvada, CO
Religion:
Catholic
JD, University of Colorado School of Law, 2002-2005
BA, Public Policy/Spanish, University of Denver, 2002
Representative, Colorado State House of Representatives, 2010-present
Representative, Colorado State House of Representatives, District 5, 2011-2019
Speaker, Colorado State House of Representatives, 2017-2019
Majority Leader, Colorado State House of Representatives, 2015-2016
Former Chair, Appropriations Committee, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Executive Committee of the Legislative Council, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Member, Legislative Council Committee, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Legislative Council, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Member, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, Colorado State House of Representatives
Attorney, Smith, Shellenberger & Salazar, present
Executive Assistant, Family Star
Fellowship, Honorable Alex Martinez, Colorado Supreme Court
Former Legal Counsel, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7
Political Director, Senator Mark Udall United States Senate Campaign, 2008
Board Member, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, 2015-present
Board Member, Afterschool Alliance Leadership Board, 2014-present
Board Member, Colorado Workforce Development Council, 2014-present
President, Colorado Young Democrats, 2007-present
Member, Board of Directors, Voto Latino
Board Member, Democrats Work
Board Member, La Rasa
Member, Latino Vote Steering Committee
Member, New Era, Colorado
Member, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
Member, Progressive Majority
Member, Steering Committee, Women for Obama
Volunteer, Sunnyside Neighborhood Association
President, Student Bar Association, University of Colorado School of Law, 2004-2005
Volunteer, Ken Salazaar United States Senate Campaign, 2004
President, Latino Law Student Association, University of Colorado School of Law, 2003-2004
Awards:
Colorado Contractors Association 2015 Infrastructure Champion
Dr. Martin Luther King 2016 Humanitarian Award
Colorado Democratic Party 2016 Rising Star Award
2015 LCLAA People's Award
Housing Colorado 2014 Legislator of the Year
Washington Post's 40 Under 40 Rising Political Stars
Conservation Colorado Legislator of the Year
Denver Democrats Pat Schroeder Families First Award
Colorado Alliance for Retired Americans Certificate of Appreciation
Metropolitan State University of Denver Legislator of the Year
University of Colorado Alumni Legislative Award
Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition Legislative Award for Championing State Policies for Fair Immigration and Higher Education
CLLARO Roger Cisneros Poder Award
Denver Women's Commission & Colorado's Women's Chamber of Commerce Legislative Award
Planned Parenthood Champion of Choice
Colorado Association for Bilingual Education 2013 Federico Pena Community Leader Award
Health Care For All 2013 Legislative Hero
COLOR Legislative Champion Award
Denver Business Journal's 40 Under 40 Award
Mentioned in the Denver Post article, "Colorado Women Broke Political Barriers."
United Veterans Committee of Colorado Distinguished Service Award