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==2016 U.S. Congress campaign==
==2016 U.S. Congress campaign==
{{main|United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, 2016#District 6}}
{{main|United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, 2016#District 6}}
Carroll is running for the 2016 Democratic nomination in [[Colorado's 6th congressional district]]. The district is currently represented by Congressman [[Mike Coffman]], the Republican incumbent.<ref name=sixth>{{cite news |url=http://www.aurorasentinel.com/news/state-sen-morgan-carroll-makes-official-her-battle-against-mike-coffman-for-auroras-congressional-seat/ |title=State Sen. Morgan Carroll makes official her battle against Mike Coffman for Aurora's congressional seat|work=[[Aurora Sentinel]]|last=Sapin|first=Rachel|date=July 7, 2015 <!-- updated March 14, 2016 --> |accessdate=July 7, 2015}}</ref> Carroll has been endorsed by Colorado Governor [[John Hickenlooper]].<ref name=Hick/> Major donors to Carroll's campaign have included pro-choice [[political action committee]] [[EMILY's List]] and the [[International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers]], a labor union.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sapin|first1=Rachel|title=Wide divide between Morgan Carroll, Mike Coffman on PAC donations in Aurora CD6 race|url=http://www.aurorasentinel.com/news/wide-divide-between-morgan-carroll-mike-coffman-on-pac-donations-in-aurora-cd6-race/|accessdate=March 21, 2016 |newspaper=Aurora Sentinel|date=March 14, 2016}}</ref>
Carroll is the 2016 Democratic nominee in [[Colorado's 6th congressional district]]. The district is currently represented by Congressman [[Mike Coffman]], the Republican incumbent.<ref name=sixth>{{cite news |url=http://www.aurorasentinel.com/news/state-sen-morgan-carroll-makes-official-her-battle-against-mike-coffman-for-auroras-congressional-seat/ |title=State Sen. Morgan Carroll makes official her battle against Mike Coffman for Aurora's congressional seat|work=[[Aurora Sentinel]]|last=Sapin|first=Rachel|date=July 7, 2015 <!-- updated March 14, 2016 --> |accessdate=July 7, 2015}}</ref> Carroll has been endorsed by several elected officials, including Colorado Governor [[John Hickenlooper]]<ref name="Hick" /> and former US Senator and Secretary of the Interior [[Ken Salazar]], and organizations like [[Planned_Parenthood_Action_Fund]], [[NARAL_Pro-Choice_America]],<ref>http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/elections/elections-press-releases/2016/pr03152016_carroll.html</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aurorasentinel.com/news/election/winning-women-coffman-carroll-spar-colorado-women-care-best-fight-congress/|title=WINNING OVER WOMEN: Coffman, Carroll spar over what Colorado women care about and who would best fight for them in Congress|last=Sapin|first=Rachel|accessdate=September 7, 2016}}</ref> and the [[League_of_Conservation_Voters]].<ref>http://www.lcv.org/media/press-releases/LCV-Action-Fund-Endorses-Morgan-Carroll-for-Congress.html</ref> Major donors to Carroll's campaign have included pro-choice [[political action committee]] [[EMILY's List]] and the [[International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers]], a labor union.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sapin|first1=Rachel|title=Wide divide between Morgan Carroll, Mike Coffman on PAC donations in Aurora CD6 race|url=http://www.aurorasentinel.com/news/wide-divide-between-morgan-carroll-mike-coffman-on-pac-donations-in-aurora-cd6-race/|accessdate=March 21, 2016 |newspaper=Aurora Sentinel|date=March 14, 2016}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 04:27, 22 September 2016

Morgan Carroll
President of the Colorado Senate
In office
2013–2014
Preceded byJohn Morse
Succeeded byBill Cadman
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 29th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2009
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 36th district
In office
January 2005 – November 2008
Personal details
Born (1971-11-24) November 24, 1971 (age 52)
Denver, CO
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceAurora, Colorado[1]
Alma materUniversity of Colorado
ProfessionAttorney

Morgan Lenore Carroll (born November 24, 1971) is an American politician from Colorado. A Democrat, Carroll represented Colorado House District 36 in the city of Aurora from 2004 to 2008, and has represented the state's 29th Senate district since 2009.[2] Carroll served as President of the Colorado State Senate 2013–2014 and as minority leader in 2015.[2] Carroll stepped down as minority leader in July 2015 to run against incumbent Republican Mike Coffman for Colorado's 6th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.[3][4] In addition to her legislative work, Carroll works for the law firm of Bachus & Schanker.

Education and background

Carroll graduated from Boulder High School in 1990, from the University of Colorado Denver in 1996, and from the University of Colorado Law School in 2000.[5] Carroll served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2005 to 2008.[5] Carroll's father, John Carroll, served in the Colorado Legislature between 1964 and 1974.[6]

Personal life

Outside of her legislative and legal profession, Carroll has worked as a teacher and dancer with the Boulder Performing Arts Company and as a Hebrew teacher at Har Ha Shem. Her hobbies include horseback riding, home improvement, gardening, swimming, and social justice activism.[7]

Colorado State Legislature

Colorado House of Representatives

Carroll first ran for the Colorado House of Representatives District 36 in 2004, defeating Republican Jim Parker 55%-45%.[8] She won reelection in 2006 with 62% of the vote against Republican Brian R. Boney.[9]

Colorado State Senate

Carroll first ran for the Colorado State Senate District 29 in 2008, defeating Republican Suzanne Andrews 69%-31%.[10] She won re-election in 2012 with 59% of the vote, defeating Republican Bill Ross and Libertarian Michele Poague.[11]

Colorado State Senate District 29 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Morgan Carroll 30,149 58.75
Republican William “Bill” D. Ross II 18,745 36.53
Libertarian Michele R. Poague 2,420 4.72
Total votes 51,314 100

In 2005, Carroll sponsored Senate Bill 05-052, creating the Military Family Relief Fund to provide financial assistance to the families of actively serving Colorado National Guard and Reserve Military members.[12] In 2006, she sponsored Colorado House Bill 06-1149 to strengthen the “Colorado Sunshine Act of 1972,” ensuring disclosure of additional information regarding funding for professional lobbyists to the office of the Colorado Secretary of State.[13] In 2010, she sponsored the 2010 Pharmaceutical Transparency Act (SB10-126) which discloses payments from the pharmaceutical industry to health care providers.[14]

Following the 2012 Aurora Shooting, Carroll and fellow Aurora Democrat Rep. Rhonda Fields sponsored Colorado House Bill 1229, passing universal background checks in the state. [15]

Carroll sponsored the 2013 Colorado State Senate Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy Tomorrow (ASSET) Bill (SB13-033) extending in-state classification for university tuition purposes to all students who complete high school in Colorado, regardless of immigration status.[16].

Colorado State Senate Committee assignments

  • Senate Judiciary Committee (Chair)[17][18][19]
  • Executive Committee of the Legislative Council (Vice-Chair)[20]
  • Legislative Council (Vice-Chair)[21]
  • Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Committee[22]
  • Senate Health and Human Services Committee[23][24]
  • Police Officers and Firefighters Pension Reform Committee[25]
  • Redistricting Committee[26]

2016 U.S. Congress campaign

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, 2016 § District 6

Carroll is the 2016 Democratic nominee in Colorado's 6th congressional district. The district is currently represented by Congressman Mike Coffman, the Republican incumbent.[6] Carroll has been endorsed by several elected officials, including Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper[2] and former US Senator and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, and organizations like Planned_Parenthood_Action_Fund, NARAL_Pro-Choice_America,[27][28] and the League_of_Conservation_Voters.[29] Major donors to Carroll's campaign have included pro-choice political action committee EMILY's List and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, a labor union.[30]

References

  1. ^ Moreno, Ivan (October 10, 2013). "Aurora's Morgan Carroll new Colorado Senate president". Aurora Sentinel. AP. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c AP (September 15, 2015). "Mike Coffman's Democratic challenger touts governor's backing". The Gazette. Colorado Springs. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  3. ^ Bartels, Lyn (July 9, 2015). "Democrat Lucia Guzman to become Senate minority leader". The Denver Post. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  4. ^ Sapin, Rachel. "Aurora Sen. Morgan Carroll will step down as senate minority leader". The Aurora Sentinel. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "About Morgan". State Senator Morgan Carroll. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Sapin, Rachel (July 7, 2015). "State Sen. Morgan Carroll makes official her battle against Mike Coffman for Aurora's congressional seat". Aurora Sentinel. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  7. ^ "Morgan Carroll". Bachus & Schanker LLC. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  8. ^ http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/2000-2099/2004AbstractBook.pdf
  9. ^ http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/2000-2099/2006AbsractBook.pdf
  10. ^ http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/2000-2099/2008AbstractBook.pdf
  11. ^ http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/2012/general/senate.html
  12. ^ http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS2005A/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/9F1D972BEE8C581287256F3A006651A2?Open&file=052_enr.pdf
  13. ^ http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2006a/csl.nsf/billcontainers/109C6F2727388BF88725706E0056C669/$FILE/1149_enr.pdf
  14. ^ http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2010A/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/864D4574AD8067B2872576B9007962B4?Open&file=126_enr.pdf
  15. ^ Parker, Ryan (March 11, 2013). "Colorado gun bills: Universal background checks passed in Senate, heads to House". Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  16. ^ http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2013a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/E083F0BE76DFD8F087257A8E0073BFC9?Open&file=033_enr.pdf
  17. ^ https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cga-legislativecouncil/2010-senate-judiciary
  18. ^ https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cga-legislativecouncil/2011-senate-judiciary
  19. ^ https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cga-legislativecouncil/2012-senate-judicial
  20. ^ https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cga-legislativecouncil/2014-executive-committee-legislative-council
  21. ^ https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cga-legislativecouncil/2014-legislative-council
  22. ^ https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cga-legislativecouncil/2012-senate-agriculture
  23. ^ https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cga-legislativecouncil/2010-senate-health-and-human-services
  24. ^ https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cga-legislativecouncil/2011-senate-health
  25. ^ https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cga-legislativecouncil/2011-police-officers-and-firefighters-pension-reform
  26. ^ https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cga-redistrict/committee-information
  27. ^ http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/elections/elections-press-releases/2016/pr03152016_carroll.html
  28. ^ Sapin, Rachel. "WINNING OVER WOMEN: Coffman, Carroll spar over what Colorado women care about and who would best fight for them in Congress". Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  29. ^ http://www.lcv.org/media/press-releases/LCV-Action-Fund-Endorses-Morgan-Carroll-for-Congress.html
  30. ^ Sapin, Rachel (March 14, 2016). "Wide divide between Morgan Carroll, Mike Coffman on PAC donations in Aurora CD6 race". Aurora Sentinel. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
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