Emily Sirota
{{short description|American politician from Colorado}}
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| district = 9th
| term_start = January 4, 2019
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| preceded = Paul Rosenthal
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| party =Democratic
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|8|7}}
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Emily Lipp Sirota (born August 7, 1979) is an American politician who is a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 9th district in the City and County of Denver.
Early life and career
Sirota earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Indiana University. She served as a legislative aide for the United States Congress until 2005, when she went to work for the administration of Brian Schweitzer, the governor of Montana. Sirota earned a Master of Social Work at the University of Denver.{{cite web | url=https://coloradotimesrecorder.com/2021/08/colorado-lawmaker-emily-sirota-on-being-a-progressive-politician/39235/ | title=Colorado Lawmaker Emily Sirota on Being a Progressive Politician }}
Colorado House of Representatives
Sirota was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 71 percent of the vote over 29 percent of Republican candidate Bob Lane.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/06/us/elections/results-colorado-elections.html|title=Colorado Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times|work=The New York Times |date=November 6, 2018 |access-date=November 24, 2018}} She was re-elected in 2020 and 2022.{{Cite web |title=Emily Sirota |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Emily_Sirota |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
Sirota sits on the Energy and Environment committee of the Colorado House of Representatives in addition to being included on the State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee.{{Cite web|title=Emily Sirota {{!}} Colorado General Assembly|url=https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/emily-sirota|access-date=2020-11-12|website=leg.colorado.gov}} In 2022, Sirota was selected to fill one of the vacant seats on the influential Joint Budget Committee for her next term starting in January 2023.{{Cite web |last=Goodland |first=Marianne |date=28 November 2022 |title=Q&A with Shannon Bird and Emily Sirota {{!}} House Democrats' new faces on the Joint Budget Committee |url=https://www.coloradopolitics.com/q-and-a/q-a-with-shannon-bird-and-emily-sirota-house-democrats-new-faces-on-the-joint/article_af923122-6a7f-11ed-91f7-f36a3ebc6176.html |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=Colorado Politics |language=en}} Sirota's policy focus include accessible healthcare, protecting the environment, gun violence prevention and supporting worker rights.{{Cite web |last=Sullum |first=Ellie |date=2022-10-14 |title=Denver Votes: Your Guide to 2022 Midterm Elections |url=https://303magazine.com/2022/10/2022-denver-midterm-elections/ |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=303 Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-10-14 |title=Colorado State House District 9 candidate Q&A |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2022/10/14/colorado-state-house-district-9-candidate-questionnaire-2022/ |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Sirota is a social worker. Sirota is married to political commentator and radio host David Sirota.{{cite web |last1=Kenney |first1=Andrew |date=25 January 2018 |title=Emily Sirota to run against state Rep. Paul Rosenthal in southeast Denver |url=https://www.denverite.com/emily-sirota-paul-rosenthal-primary-48015/ |access-date=10 June 2018 |website=Denverite}} They have two children.
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Colorado House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Colorado General Assembly
Category:Politicians from Denver
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Women state legislators in Colorado
Category:Indiana University alumni
Category:University of Denver alumni
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