Jonathan Singer (born September 13, 1979) is a former legislator in the U.S. state of

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. He was appointed in January 2012 as a

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to fill a vacancy in House District 11, which includes most of Longmont, as well as Northwest

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, part of Niwot and part of Gunbarrel. He resides in Longmont.

Biography

Education and career before election

Singer graduated from

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with a degree in

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and

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, and in 2002 earned a Master's degree in Social Work also from CSU. He worked for the

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Office of Economic Development, and following that as a social worker in child protections for

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. He also serves on the Longmont Planning and Zoning Commission. His political activities prior to joining the

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include serving as President of th
Longmont Area Democrats
Singer is Jewish.

Legislative career

In November 2011, Singer announced his candidacy for the House District 11 seat after incumbent Rep. Deb Gardner announced her intention not to run for re-election. In January 2012, Rep. Gardner vacated the House seat to take an open seat on the Boulder County Commission. On January 21, 2012, Singer was elected by 45-5 vote of a vacancy committee of the Boulder County Democratic Party to fill the house seat, and was sworn in on January 27. In the House, he served on the Economic and Business Development Committee.

2012 election

In the 2012 General Election, Representative Singer faced Republican challenger Ellyn Hilliard. Singer was reelected by a margin of 57% to 43%.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singer, Jonathan 1979 births Living people Jewish American state legislators in Colorado Members of the Colorado House of Representatives 21st-century American legislators 21st-century American Jews