I'm Andrew Romanoff, candidate for the U.S. Senate and former speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives.
I was elected to four terms in the state legislature from Denver and Arapahoe counties. I led the Democrats to our first back-to-back majorities in more than 40 years. My leadership earned national recognition, including Governing magazine’s top honor as Public Official of the Year.
My mother Gayle, a social worker, and my father Marvin, a judge, instilled in my twin sister and me a passion for public service. My grandparents worked for Project Hope, bringing medical supplies and treatment to Africa and Latin America.
As a student, I learned about the Southern Poverty Law Center’s efforts to combat Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi groups. The Center’s Klanwatch Project and a state civil rights agency became two of my first employers.
After earning a bachelor’s degree at Yale, I set off for Costa Rica and Nicaragua, where I taught English in rural high schools. After coming home, I earned a master’s degree in public policy at Harvard and a law degree at the University of Denver.
I've taught at the University of Colorado, the Community College of Aurora, Metropolitan State College of Denver, and Red Rocks Community College. I've served on the boards of the Center for Women’s Employment and Education, the Colorado Children’s Campaign, Colorado Common Cause, and the Colorado Health Foundation; headed two neighborhood groups; and mentored at-risk students through Denver Kids. My contributions to Colorado have been recognized by more than 50 organizations throughout the state.
I'll be taking questions for the next hour.