ABOUT EMILY

Emily Sirota represents House District 9 in the Colorado Legislature as a social worker and proud progressive Democrat with years of experience working in government and in the southeast Denver community.

 

Before her election to the Colorado House of Representatives, Emily helped run an early learning center in Denver. She received her B.A. in Political Science at Indiana University and received her Master of Social Work from the University of Denver. Emily previously worked for the Colorado Progressive Coalition and helped organize support for paid sick days. In 2011, she ran for Denver school board to protect public education. Emily served as a policy aide to a Democratic U.S. Senator, a Democratic congressman and a Democratic governor. In those roles, she worked on health care and budget policy, and helped oversee a program to expand health care benefits for workers and small businesses.

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As a Representative for House District 9, Emily has championed worker's rights, campaign finance reform, a healthy and vibrant public education system, early childhood education,  environmental justice, and progressive tax policy.

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Emily is married to writer David Sirota, and they are the proud parents of two incredible children and their dog Grover.