George Rivera is a former member of the

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elected in a September 10, 2013

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to replace

Angela Giron Angela Giron (born May 12, 1960) is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate representing District 3 from 2011 until she was recalled on September 10, 2013, by groups opposed to her gun control legislation. Giron ...

. Rivera was elected from

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's State Senate District 3, which includes

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. Giron was the second ever Colorado legislator to be successfully recalled in the state's history.

Life and career

Rivera was born in Pueblo, Colorado in 1948 and grew up on the city's east side. His parents arrived in Pueblo in 1948 after crossing into the U.S. illegally from Mexico. In 1963 they returned to Mexico (along with Rivera's grandmother) to process their visas and returned to the U.S. legally, later becoming U.S. citizens. Rivera attended

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s for 12 years, first at St. Leander's Grade School and graduated in 1966 from

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(which became Roncalli Middle School in the early 1970s). He has an associate degree in General Studies from Pueblo Community College. He joined the Pueblo Police Department in 1971 and served as a Patrolman, Corporal, Sergeant, Captain and Deputy Chief, before retiring in 2005. He is married to Kathryn and they have two children, George and Jennifer, as well as step-children Brandon, Rachel, and Victor. They also have a granddaughter Sarah. Rivera has one brother, Juan Rivera, and two sisters, Lucia Rivera-Aragon and Martha Yarusso.

Political positions

Rivera supports a statewide school voucher system. He is also an advocate for lessened regulations on guns.

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George Rivera for Senate
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivera, George 1948 births Living people American municipal police officers American politicians of Mexican descent Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Colorado Republican Party Colorado state senators People from Pueblo, Colorado 21st-century American politicians

Life and career

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