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Andrew Romanoff is the Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, the first Democrat to hold that post since 1975. Elected to the House in 2000, Representative Romanoff was reelected in 2002 and 2004. He represents House District 6, covering east Denver and Glendale. Before his election to the speakership in 2005, he served as the House Minority Leader.
The Denver Post described Rep. Romanoff as one of Colorado's most effective legislators. He steered 25 bills through the Republican-controlled House in his first two terms, including laws that expand the supply of affordable housing, provide treatment for substance abuse and mental illness, and protect the victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
In the legislature's "off-season," Andrew teaches political science at the Community College of Aurora. He has also taught at Red Rocks Community College and at the University of Colorado's Graduate School of Public Affairs. He began teaching in Central America and speaks fluent Spanish.
Rep. Romanoff earned a bachelor's degree at Yale and a master's degree in public policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He has a twin sister, a Democratic mother, a Republican father, and a border collie named Zorro.
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