Jennifer Veiga

Jennifer L. Veiga
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 31st district
In office
July 28, 2003[1] – May 15, 2009
Preceded byDoug Linkhart
Succeeded byPat Steadman
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 3rd district
In office
January 1997 – July 21, 2003[2]
Succeeded byAnne McGihon
Personal details
BornLong Beach, California[3]
Political partyDemocratic
Domestic partnerBronwyn Russell
ResidenceAustralia
OccupationAttorney, politician
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20121009014647/http://www.minterellison.com/People/jennifer_veiga/
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Jennifer L. Veiga (born October 10, 1962)[4] is a former American attorney and politician from Colorado. Veiga is a former Democrat member of Colorado House of Representatives and member of Colorado's 31st Senate district, covering downtown and north-central Denver.

She announced on April 7, 2009 that she would be resigning her seat to move to Australia where her partner's mother was ill.[5] Her resignation became effective on May 15 and, on May 29, Pat Steadman was sworn-in as her successor.[6]

  1. ^ "CSL Journal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
  2. ^ "House Journal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
  3. ^ Project Vote Smart - Senator Jennifer L. 'Jen' Veiga - Biography[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Biography jenveiga.com [permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Sealover, Ed (April 7, 2009). "Veiga, chair of Colorado Senate business committee, to resign".
  6. ^ "Steadman wins appointment to SD 31 - The Colorado Independent". 21 May 2009.