Mandy Lindsay

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Mandy Lindsay

| children = 4

| party = Democratic

| predecessor = Dominique Jackson

| state_house = Colorado

| district = 42nd

| term_start = January 18, 2022

}}

Mandy Lindsay is an American politician serving as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 42nd district. She assumed office on January 18, 2022, succeeding Dominique Jackson.

Early life and education

Lindsay is a native of Littleton, Colorado, and graduated from Chatfield High School. She studied political science at Tulane University.{{Cite web |last=Goodland |first=Marianne |title=Three more Democrats jump into HD 42 vacancy race |url=https://www.coloradopolitics.com/elections/three-more-democrats-jump-into-hd-42-vacancy-race/article_216a2580-67f1-11ec-8dd1-a75a81611fe7.html |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Colorado Politics |date=29 December 2021 }}

Career

Lindsay has worked as an independent political organizer in Colorado. She also served as State Representative Dominique Jackson's legislative aide and was employed at a rapid vaccination clinic.{{Cite web |last=Goodland |first=Marianne |title=Democrats pick Mandy Lindsay to represent House District 42 |url=https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/mandy-lindsey-picked-represent-house-district-42-election/article_8e404272-728a-11ec-831b-dbad8a1f9904.html |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Colorado Politics |date=10 January 2022 }}{{Cite web |last=Mason |first=Kara |date=2022-01-11 |title=Former legislative aide Mandy Lindsay appointed to represent House District 42 in Aurora |url=https://sentinelcolorado.com/news/state-and-region/former-legislative-aide-mandy-lindsay-appointed-to-represent-house-district-42-in-aurora/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Sentinel Colorado }} Lindsay was appointed to the Colorado House of Representatives in January 2022 after Jackson took a position in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.{{Cite web |title=Mandy Lindsay |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Mandy_Lindsay |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Ballotpedia }}

In November 2022, Lindsay was selected to serve as the Democratic caucus chair in the House.{{Cite web |last=Birkeland |first=Bente |date=12 November 2022 |title=Colorado's new Democratic leaders are more diverse than ever, most are women |url=https://www.cpr.org/2022/11/12/colorado-new-democratic-leaders-diverse-women/ |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=Colorado Public Radio }}

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