Dr. Irene Aguilar (born April 5, 1960) is a former Democratic member of the Colorado Senate. She represented the 32nd district from 2011 to early 2019. Her district encompassed part of the city of

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Personal life and education

Born in

Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, Aguilar completed her undergraduate degree at

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. She received a medical degree from University of Chicago- Pritzker School of Medicine.

Career

Aguilar was appointed by Governor Romer to the Colorado Board of Medical Examiners in 1993, where she served for eight years. She has since continued to serve the board as a consultant.Systems of Accountability: Implementing Children's Health Insurance Programs
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in December 2010 after being chosen by a vacancy committee to replace Sen.

Chris Romer Chris Romer (born 1959) is a former American politician from the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Democrat in 2006, he represented Senate District 32, which encompasses south Denver. As of 2022, Romer is the C ...

. In the 2011 session of the Colorado General Assembly, Aguilar was Vice-Chair of the Business, Labor and Technology Committee, and a member of the Health and Human Services Committee and the Local Government and Energy Committee.

References

External links

Legislative website
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