Dominick Moreno is an American politician, currently serving as a state legislator in

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, Moreno was elected to the 21st district of the Colorado Senate in 2016. He previously represented the 32nd district in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2012 to 2016."Colorado House Democrats pick Ferrandino for speaker, historic first for gays"
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Biography

Early life and education

Moreno was born and raised in

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, and earned a B.A. in

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. Coming from a working-class family, Moreno was able to afford tuition at the institution as a consequence of generous scholarships he received. During his years at Georgetown, Moreno returned to Colorado to work in retail and the service sector. He spent breaks abroad teaching English in northern

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in the village of Palmitas. After graduation, Moreno moved back to Colorado and served for two years on the

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of Commerce City. In 2017, Moreno complete
Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government
program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as
David BohnettLGBTQ Victory Institute
Leadership Fellow.

Legislative career

Prior to his election to the state legislature, Moreno worked as a legislative aide to Ed Casso, his predecessor as the district's representative."Second gay man announces bid for Colorado General Assembly"
''OutFront Colorado'', September 22, 2011. He is openly

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, and became one of four LGBT members of the House of Representatives alongside Speaker of the House Mark Ferrandino, Representative Joann Ginal, Representative Paul Rosenthal and Representative Sue Schafer.

2012 election

In the 2012 general election, Moreno faced Republican challenger Paul Reimer. Moreno was elected by a wide margin of 67% to 28%.

School board service

In July 2018, Moreno was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Adams County School District 14 school board, filling out the term of a board member who resigned. Moreno is a graduate of schools in the district and continued to serve in the General Assembly.

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