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| Governor Hickenlooper signing the ASSET bill! Yes we can! |
Tuesday - I presented the Elections Modernization Act on "seconds" on the Senate floor. We started at 5:00pm and went until 1am the following morning! Sheesh, it was quite an evening. I was excited and nervous at each step of the process to pass this bill and getting it passed on seconds in the Senate was a huge leap. After a few more steps this week, the bill is in its way to be signed by the Governor.
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| Jessie, Sean, and Carolyn - part of the team that made the Elections bill possible! |
Wednesday - I had to present four different bills in three different committees AND chair a committee. I was running from committee room to committee room all afternoon. I'm not sure how I survived it but, I did - barely. That night, I attended the New Era Spring Dinner and received their Hands on Democracy award - a fun evening after a stressful day.
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| I love this picture! |
Thursday - Lots of work continued in the Senate but, I was able to briefly attend an 8:00am gathering with Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and 100 middle school students from throughout the state. She was amazing and the students were sharp and articulate. There were 3 outstanding girls representing Pueblo and I am so glad I got the chance to meet them.
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| Pueblo was WELL-represented with these girls! |
Friday - We worked late into the night, again. And it was a roller coaster day for my Ft. Lyon bill. It was killed early in the day but, it lives on as part of a bill I'm running on behalf of correctional officers. I'll keep fighting.
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| I take this bill with me everywhere I go! |
Saturday - The Saturday morning session that was originally scheduled to help us catch up on work was cancelled because we worked late into the night a few times this week. I began moving out of the temporary apartment I rent during the 5 months of the legislative session. I didn't know I had so many clothes. Whew!
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| Moving is a pain but, I'll be glad to be spending a little more time in Pueblo. |
Sunday - Laundry day and a whole morning to spend catching up with my daughter and husband. I answered a bunch of emails and spent the late afternoon at Bessemer Park for the Cinco de Mayo festivities. I was invited to speak and give a legislative updated. I never expected the warm welcome I received and I felt so appreciated by the community I work hard to serve well.
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| 43rd Annual Cinco de Mayo Day of Education in Bessemer Park |
