Joann Ginal | |
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Member of the Colorado Senate from the 14th district | |
Assumed office January 4, 2019 | |
Preceded by | John Kefalas |
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 52nd district | |
In office January 9, 2013 – January 4, 2019 | |
Preceded by | John Kefalas |
Succeeded by | Cathy Kipp |
Personal details | |
Born | Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of New Hampshire (BS) Iowa State University (MS) Colorado State University (PhD) |
Joann Ginal is an American politician who serves in the Colorado Senate from the 14th district since 2019, as a member of the Democratic Party. Before her tenure in the state senate she served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 52nd district from 2013 to 2019.
Ginal was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, and also lived in Florida and Massachusetts. She graduated from the University of New Hampshire, Iowa State University, and Colorado State University during which she moved to Fort Collins, Colorado. In 2012, she was elected to the state house to succeed John Kefalas, who had run for a seat in the state senate, and served until she was selected to replace Kefalas in the state senate in 2018.