Joe Salazar

Joe Salazar
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 31st district
In office
January 2013 – January 4, 2019
Preceded byJudith Anne Solano
Succeeded byYadira Caraveo
Personal details
Born
Joseph Anthony Salazar

1971 or 1972 (age 52–53)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJessica Salazar
EducationUniversity of Colorado, Boulder (BA)
University of Denver (JD)

Joseph Anthony Salazar (born 1971/72) is an American attorney and politician. A Democrat, Salazar served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019. In 2018, Salazar ran for Colorado Attorney General, but lost the primary to eventual victor Phil Weiser by a margin of less than one percent of the vote.[1]

Currently, he is the director of Colorado Rising, an anti-fracking pressure group.[2] A supporter of Bernie Sanders, Salazar is considered a member of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.[3]

  1. ^ "CO Attorney General - D Primary". Our Campaigns. July 24, 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-02-03. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
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