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Sonya Jaquez Lewis

Sonya Jaquez Lewis
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 17th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 13, 2021
Preceded byMike Foote
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 12th district
In office
January 4, 2019 – January 13, 2021
Preceded byMike Foote
Succeeded byTracey Bernett
Personal details
BornCharlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Sonya Jaquez Lewis is an American politician serving as a member of the Colorado Senate from the 17th district. She is a member of the Democratic Party and resides in Lafayette, Colorado.[1] Previously, she served in the Colorado House of Representatives, representing the 12th district in Boulder County.

Early life and education

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Sonya Jaquez Lewis was born to Georgia and Robert Lewis[2] in Charlotte, North Carolina,[3] in c. 1956-1957.[4]

Lewis graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's degree in biology in 1981.[5] She was a member of Alpha Chi Sigma and on the board of directors of WXYC.[6]

Career

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Local politics

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Lewis was elected to the Campus Governing Council in 1977[7] and 1979.[8] She placed third in the initial round of the 1978 student president election.[9] She was appointed to Carrboro, North Carolina's town planning board in 1980.[10][11]

Lewis announced her campaign for a seat on the Carrboro Board of Aldermen on September 16, 1981,[5] but later withdrew in favor of incumbent aldermen, who were fellow members of the Carrboro Community Coalition.[12] She was appointed to the Durham County Women's Commission by the county board of commissioners in 1987,[13] and later became its chair.[14] During the 1990 senatorial election she was county coordinator for Harvey Gantt's campaign in Durham County.[15] She worked for his campaign during the 1996 election.[16]

Lewis served as an at-large delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention from Colorado[17] and from Colorado's 2nd congressional district in 2012 and 2016.[3][18][19]

State legislature

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During Lewis' tenure in the state house she served on the Public Health Care and Human Services committee and as vice-chair of the State, Veterans and Military Affairs committee.[20] She is a member of the LGBTQ Caucus.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Senator Sonya Jaquez Lewis". Colorado General Assembly. State of Colorado. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Charlottean Speaks". The Charlotte Observer. March 25, 1987. p. 5D. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Latinos urged to back Obama". The Charlotte Observer. September 2, 2012. p. 2B. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cheshire joins race for mayor". The Herald-Sun. September 17, 1981. p. 1C. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b "Lewis files for town board". The Daily Tar Heel. September 17, 1981. p. 3. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "CGC member Lewis sees office's potentials". The Daily Tar Heel. January 23, 1978. p. 1. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Miller, Moss enter runoff; other tallies announced". The Daily Tar Heel. February 11, 1977. p. 1. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Moss, Tagalos win in senior class races". The Daily Tar Heel. February 16, 1979. p. 1. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lewis edged out, declines recount in president race". The Daily Tar Heel. February 16, 1978. p. 1. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Carrboro Deletes Some Criminal Fines". Chapel Hill News. December 10, 1980. p. 1B. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rezoning For Homes Approved". The Herald-Sun. December 10, 1980. p. 15C. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Ms. Lewis Withdraws From Carrboro Race". The Herald-Sun. October 2, 1981. p. 17A. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "County Names Women's Panel". The Herald-Sun. March 10, 1987. p. 3B. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Panel to mark "Women's Equality Day"". The Herald-Sun. August 25, 1987. p. 1C. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Enthusiasm opens Gantt headquarters". The Herald-Sun. June 28, 1990. p. 1A. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Democratic Senate hopefuls address Durham Rotarians". The Herald-Sun. April 16, 1996. p. C1. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Colorado's delegates". The Denver Post. August 23, 2008. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023.
  18. ^ "National delegates to take their voices to Charlotte". Colorado Politics. April 20, 2012. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023.
  19. ^ "Bernie Sanders campaign gets another win in Colorado". The Denver Post. April 19, 2016. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023.
  20. ^ "Colorado Senate District 17: Sonya Jaquez Lewis, Matthew Menza and Andrew O'Connor". Colorado Politics. October 12, 2020. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023.
  21. ^ "Titone to chair the legislative LGBTQ Caucus". Colorado Politics. March 11, 2021. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023.


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