Mike Colona
Mike Colona is an attorney and politician from St. Louis, Missouri. He is the 2008 Democratic nominee for the 67th district seat in the Missouri House of Representatives.[1] No Republican is running for the seat so Colona will run unopposed in the November 2008 general election.[2]
The district, located entirely within the City of St. Louis, is centered on the Tower Grove neighborhood and is reliably Democratic. Five Democrats filed for the seat, which was left vacant by the forced retirement of Rep. Mike Daus (D–St. Louis), a victim of Missouri's term limits law which prevents state representatives from serving more than four two-year terms.[3]
Colona earned a Bachelor of Science from Truman State University and a J.D. from St. Louis University. A lawyer in private practice, he specializes in personal injury, worker’s compensation and some first amendment cases.[4]
Colona is openly gay[5] and has won the endorsement of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund.[6]
References
- ^ "Hulshof leads Steelman for GOP governor spot". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 2008-08-05. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Intriguing Democratic contest goes to Colona". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Maida Coleman takes side in tough Tower Grove primary". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 2008-07-21. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Smart Voter: Mike Colona biography". Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ "Two red hot primaries: Colona vs. Landmann, Wright-Jones vs. Hubbard". The Vital Voice. 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Victory Fund endorsed candidates: Mike Colona". Retrieved 2008-08-09.
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