Jeff Bridges (politician)
Jeff Bridges | |
|---|---|
 Bridges in 2023 | |
| Member of the Colorado Senate from the 26th district | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Kagan |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 3rd district | |
| In office January 11, 2017 – January 14, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Kagan |
| Succeeded by | Meg Froelich |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | AnnMarie Bridges |
| Residence(s) | Greenwood Village, Colorado, U.S. |
| Education | |
Jeff Bridges is an American politician serving as a member of the Colorado Senate from the 26th district. Located in Arapahoe County, the district includes parts of Aurora, Englewood, Sheridan, Greenwood Village, Cherry Hills Village, and Littleton. Bridges previously served on the Senate Education Committee and Senate Local Government Committee. He currently serves as the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and sits on the Joint Budget Committee and the Legislative Interim Committee on School Finance.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Bridges grew up in Colorado and graduated from Arapahoe High School in Centennial. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Kenyon College and a Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Before running for the Colorado House of Representatives, Bridges worked for U.S Senator Ken Salazar. He also worked as the associate vice president of public affairs of the Union Theological Seminary.[4]
Bridges was first elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2016, representing District 3. He was re-elected to the seat in 2018. In 2019, a vacancy committee elected Bridges to State Senator for District 26, after the resignation of Daniel Kagan.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jeff Bridges | Colorado General Assembly". leg.colorado.gov. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "Jeff Bridges". Colorado Senate Democrats. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Jeff Bridges". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Get to Know Jeff". Jeff Bridges for Colorado. Retrieved September 29, 2020.