Barbara McLachlan's Biography
- State House (CO) - District 59, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
200 East Colfax Avenue, Room 307
Denver, CO 80203
Full Name:
Barbara Hall McLachlan
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Michael; 2 Children
Birth Place:
Lakewood, CO
Home City:
Durango, CO
BA, Journalism, Colorado State University
Certificate, College Counseling, University of California-Los Angeles
MA, Learning and Teaching, Regis University, 2001
BA, English, Fort Lewis College, 1989
Representative, Colorado State House of Representatives, District 59, 2017-present
Chair, Committee on Education
Candidate, Colorado State House of Representatives, District 59, 2018, 2020, 2022
Former Vice Chair, Joint Interim Study Committee on Making Higher Education Attainable, Colorado State House of Representatives
Member, Joint Review Committee on Water Resources and and Agriculture
Former Member, Rural Affairs and Agriculture Committee, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Member, Transportation and Energy Committee, Colorado State House of Representatives
Former Tutor and Student Teacher College Supervisor, Fort Lewis College
Former Journalist, The Durango Herald
Teacher, Durango School District 9-R, 1989-2014
No organizational membership information on file.
Awards:
Teacher of the Year in 2012 and as the FFA team supporter in 2014, and was awarded with a Lifetime Achievement award from the national Journalism Educators Association in 2014.