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Morgan Carroll 
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 29th districtIncumbent Assumed office
January 1, 2009Personal details Born November 24, 1971
Denver, COPolitical party Democratic Profession Small Business Owner Religion Judaism Morgan Carroll (born 1971 in Denver, Colorado) is an American politician from Colorado. A Democrat, she is a member of the Colorado Senate, representing the state's 29th district.
She was first elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2004 and was reelected in 2006.
Carroll is a second generation Colorado native and a small business owner. She is a consumer and civil rights attorney fighting for individual rights in a local mother-daughter law firm.
Carroll has traveled extensively and studied languages, comparative governments and political systems along the way. Her travels include: Ireland, England, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, Turkey, Greece, (former) Soviet Union Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Israel, Egypt, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Rep. Carroll co-founded the International Ethics Society.
Carroll previously studied Kung Fu, dance, auto repair, snowboarding and flute. She performed with the Boulder Performing Arts Company and taught dance. She also taught Hebrew at Har Ha Shem in Boulder. She studied psychology (BA) and political science (Min) and graduated "Outstanding Graduating Senior" of her class. She earned her Juris Doctor degree (JD) - Class President.
Senator Carroll is the Chair of the Senate Judiciary committee and serves as a member of the Health and Human Services Committee, the Legislative Audit Committee and the Legal Services Committee.
In February 2008, Rep. Carroll announced her intention to seek the state senate seat previous sought by Rep. Michael Garcia; Garcia's resignation from the state house amid controversy had left the senate race in the Democratic-leaning district open.[1]
Carroll was elected to the Colorado State Senate in November 2008.
References
- ^ Staff Reports (4 February 2008). "Rep. Carroll to run instead of Garcia". Rocky Mountain News. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/feb/04/carroll-run-garcia/. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
External links
- Colorado State Senate Democratic Majority
- Senator Morgan Carroll, Colorado Senate District 29 - campaign site
- Sen. Morgan Carroll - general assembly site
Members of the Colorado State Senate 68th General Assembly (2011–2012)
President of the Senate: Brandon Shaffer (D) • President pro Tempore: Betty Boyd (D) • Majority Leader: John Morse (D) • Minority Leader: Mike Kopp (R)- Greg Brophy (R)
- Kevin Grantham (R)
- Angela Giron (D)
- Mark Scheffel (R)
- Gail Schwartz (D)
- Ellen Roberts (R)
- Steve King (R)
- Al White (R)
- Kent Lambert (R)
- Bill Cadman (R)
- John Morse (D)
- Keith King (R)
- Scott Renfroe (R)
- Bob Bacon (D)
- Kevin Lundberg (R)
- Jeanne Nicholson (D)
- Brandon Shaffer (D)
- Rollie Heath (D)
- Evie Hudak (D)
- Cheri Jahn (D)
- Betty Boyd (D)
- Mike Kopp (R)
- Shawn Mitchell (R)
- Lois Tochtrop (D)
- Mary Hodge (D)
- Linda Newell (D)
- Nancy Spence (R)
- Suzanne Williams (D)
- Morgan Carroll (D)
- Ted Harvey (R)
- Pat Steadman (D)
- Irene Aguilar (D)
- Michael Johnston (D)
- Lucía Guzmán (D)
- Joyce Foster (D)
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- Members of the Colorado House of Representatives
- Members of the Colorado Senate
- Women state legislators in Colorado
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