Alec Garnett is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the

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and the former

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. He represented District 2, which covered a portion of the city of

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. He was first elected in 2014 to replace retiring House Speaker

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. On November 2020, Garnett's colleagues elected him to serve as speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives for the two-year term beginning in January 2021. Due to Colorado House term limits, which state a Representative can serve no more than four consecutive terms limiting each member to 8 years of service. Garnett has since been appointed as Governor Polis's Chief of Staff, replacing Lisa Kaufmann.

Career

Prior to taking office, Garnet was the executive director of the

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. He previously worked as a legislative assistant to U.S. Representative

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and legislative director to U.S. Representative

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. Garnett was elected to his seat in 2014 with 72.6% of the vote against

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opponent Jon Roberts. He was reelected in 2016 with 73.28% of the vote against Republican opponent Paul Linton. Garnett serves on the House Appropriations Committee, the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee, and the House Education Committee.

Personal life

Garnet's father, Stan, is the former

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for

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References

External links

Official campaign website
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