- Stephanie Takis
Infobox State Senator
name = Stephanie Takis
state_senate=Colorado
state = Colorado
district = 25th
term_start =January 10 ,2001
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succeeded = Incumbent
office2 = Member of theColorado House of Representatives from the 36th district
term_start2 = January 1997
term_end2 =January 10 ,2001
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successor2 =
date of birth =
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date of death =
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profession = Financial Analyst
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party = DemocratStephanie Takis is a
Colorado legislator. Takis was elected to theColorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1996, and served two terms. She was later elected to theColorado Senate in 2000 and again in 2004, representing Senate District 25, which covers eastern Adams County including Brighton, Commerce City, Thornton, and portions of Aurora.Cite web| url=http://comaps.org/district25s.html | title=State Senate District 25 | accessdate=2007-11-19 | format=html | work=COMaps ]Biography
Takis, a financial analyst,cite web |url=http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=12689 |title=Senator Takis |accessdate=2007-11-19 |format=html |work=Project Vote Smart] was first elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 1996, defeating Republican Axel Johnson [http://www.elections.colorado.gov/DDefault.aspx?tid=478&vmid=114 Colorado Secretary of State ] ] , then re-elected in 1998, defeating Republican Jack Fish and Reform Party candidate Thomas Janich. [http://www.elections.colorado.gov/DDefault.aspx?tid=465&vmid=86 Colorado Secretary of State ] ]
In 2000, Takis was elected to the Colorado State Senate over Republican Bruce Wilcox and Libertarian Ronald Schweizer,http://www.leg.state.co.us/2001/inetc&j.nsf/(jousen)/8A229D430C5339A0872569D100012B2A/$FILE/jour_001.pdf] , and, in 2004, re-elected, defeating Republican Kevin Blount.
In the 2007 session of the
Colorado General Assembly , Takis sat on the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Business, Labor & Technology Committee; she also chaired the Legislative Audit Committee and the Senate Transportation Committee.cite web |url=http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/Senate/members/Sen25.htm |title=Senator Stephanie Takis |accessdate=2007-11-19 |format=html |work=Colorado General Assembly]References
External links
* [http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/Senate/members/Sen25.htm Stephanie Takis profile, Colorado General Assembly]
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