Katie Wallace
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
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| state_senate = Colorado
| district = 17th
| term_start = March 21, 2025
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| predecessor = Sonya Jaquez Lewis
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| nationality = American
| party = Democrat
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| residence = Longmont, Colorado
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Katie Wallace is an American politician and political organizer from Longmont, Colorado. A Democrat, Wallace currently represents Colorado's 17th Senate district, which covers eastern Boulder County, southwestern Weld County, and northwestern Broomfield County.{{Cite web |title=Final Plans Approved by the Court on March 18, 2022 |url=https://redistricting.colorado.gov/rails/active_storage/disk/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDRG9JYTJWNVNTSWhZM1Z6YVdOeU5EZG9aMk40Wkc5MWFuUjVabmhtYnpaMWN6Tm9Od1k2QmtWVU9oQmthWE53YjNOcGRHbHZia2tpWVdsdWJHbHVaVHNnWm1sc1pXNWhiV1U5SWpJd01qRmZVMlZ1WVhSbFgwUnBjM1J5YVdOMFh6RTNMbkJrWmlJN0lHWnBiR1Z1WVcxbEtqMVZWRVl0T0Njbk1qQXlNVjlUWlc1aGRHVmZSR2x6ZEhKcFkzUmZNVGN1Y0dSbUJqc0dWRG9SWTI5dWRHVnVkRjkwZVhCbFNTSVVZWEJ3YkdsallYUnBiMjR2Y0dSbUJqc0dWQT09IiwiZXhwIjoiMjAyNC0wMy0zMVQyMToxMjoxOC4xMDVaIiwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9rZXkifX0=--578dacd6f8eb8af00e60f7a851d535ff9c23f3ca/2021_Senate_District_17.pdf?content_type=application%2Fpdf&disposition=inline%3B+filename%3D%222021_Senate_District_17.pdf%22%3B+filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%272021_Senate_District_17.pdf |access-date=March 31, 2024 |website=Colorado Independent Redistricting Commission |publisher=}}{{dead link|date=July 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Wallace was selected by vacancy committee to represent the district following the resignation of Sonya Jaquez Lewis.{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Jesse |date=2025-03-19 |title=Katie Wallace selected by Democratic vacancy committee to replace Colorado senator who resigned amid controversy |url=https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/18/katie-wallace-sonya-jaquez-lewis-colorado-senate/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=The Colorado Sun |language=en-US}}
Background
Wallace began her political career as a field organizer for Barack Obama's 2012 presidential campaign.{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Sara |title=Katie Wallace picked to replace Sonya Jaquez Lewis in Colorado Senate • Colorado Newsline |url=https://coloradonewsline.com/briefs/katie-wallace-replace-jaquez-lewis-colorado/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Colorado Newsline |language=en-US}} Wallace, worked for the campaign arm of the Colorado Senate Democrat Caucus and as a federal policy advisor to U.S. Representative Joe Neguse. She has also served in the office of U.S. Representative Yadira Caraveo, and served as a legislative aide for the Colorado General Assembly.{{Cite news |last=Goodland |first=Marianne |title=Boulder County Democrats choose Katie Wallace to replace former Sen. Jaquez Lewis |url=https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/boulder-county-democrats-choose-katie-wallace-to-replace-former-sen-jaquez-lewis/article_88131938-0454-11f0-b18e-c7a740e73bf6.html |access-date=March 24, 2025 |work=Colorado Politics}}{{Cite web |last=Birkeland · |first=Bente |date=2025-03-19 |title=Political organizer selected to replace Sonya Jaquez Lewis in state senate |url=https://www.cpr.org/2025/03/19/democrat-katie-wallace-replaces-sonya-jaquez-lewis-state-senate/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Colorado Public Radio |language=en}}
Electoral history
Wallace was selected by vacancy committee to represent the 17th district following the resignation of Sonya Jaquez Lewis. Wallace received 60% of the vacancy committee vote in the first round of voting.
Wallace will be eligible for reelection in 2026.
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