Andrew Boesenecker is an American politician, pastor, and former music teacher serving as a member of the

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from the 53rd district. Boesenecker assumed office on April 28, 2021, succeeding

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Early life and education

Boesenecker was born in Holland, Michigan. Boesenecker earned a Bachelor of Music from

Western Michigan University Western Michigan University (Western Michigan, Western or WMU) is a public research university in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was initially established as Western State Normal School in 1903 by Governor Aaron T. Bliss for the training of teachers ...

and a

Master of Divinity For graduate-level theological institutions, the Master of Divinity (MDiv, ''magister divinitatis'' in Latin) is the first professional degree of the pastoral profession in North America. It is the most common academic degree in seminaries and divi ...

from the Iliff School of Theology.

Career

From 2001 to 2003, Boesenecker worked as an elementary school music teacher in

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. From 2003 to 2009, he was the director of music for Cross Road Lutheran Church in

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. Boesenecker then moved to

Fort Collins, Colorado Fort Collins is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Larimer County, Colorado Larimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 359 ...

, becoming the founding pastor and director of mission of the Mustard Seed House Churches. Since 2017, Boesenecker has been the director of annual giving and stewardship for the Semester at Sea program. Boesenecker's political platform included affordable housing, access to behavioral and reproductive care, improvement of recreation sites, education and support for small businesses and workers. In November 2022, Boesenecker was selected to serve as co-whip of the state House majority for the 2023 legislative session.

Personal life

Boesenecker and his wife, Stacey, have three children and live in West Fort Collins, Colorado.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boesenecker, Andrew Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Holland, Michigan Western Michigan University alumni People from Fort Collins, Colorado Democratic Party members of the Colorado House of Representatives Members of the Democratic Socialists of America from Colorado