Rachel Zenzinger

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Rachel Zenzinger

| image = Rachel Zenzinger.JPG

| state_senate = Colorado

| district = 19th

| term_start = January 11, 2017

| term_end = January 8, 2025

| predecessor = Laura J. Woods

| successor = Lindsey Daugherty

| term_start1 = December 10, 2013

| term_end1 = January 14, 2015

| predecessor1 = Evie Hudak

| successor1 = Laura J. Woods

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1974}}

| birth_place = Colorado

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Democratic

| education = Regis University (BA, MA)

| website = {{URL|rachelforcolorado.com|Campaign website}}

}}

Rachel Zenzinger (born 1974) is an American politician from the state of Colorado. A Democrat, Zenzinger is the Jefferson County Commissioner-elect for District 1.{{Cite web |last=Westeman |first=Corinne |date=2024-11-06 |title=Zenzinger, Kerr elected Jeffco commissioners |url=https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2024/11/05/jefferson-county-commissioner-election-zenzinger-kerr-menten-johnson-bodenstab/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Jeffco Transcript |language=en-US}} She has also represented the 19th district of the Colorado Senate beginning in 2017, defeating of Laura J. Woods; she previously represented the same seat from her appointment in 2013 until 2015.{{Cite web |last=Bartels |first=Lynn |date=2014-11-08 |title=GOP win Colorado Senate, Democrats vow to hold party accountable |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2014/11/08/gop-win-colorado-senate-democrats-vow-to-hold-party-accountable/ |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Aguilar |first=Josh |date=2016-11-08 |title=GOP on track to maintain control of Colorado Senate; Democrats widen edge in House |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2016/11/08/colorado-legislature-balance-election-results/ |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}} Before that, Zenzinger served on the Arvada City Council.

Personal life and education

Zenzinger earned a bachelor's degree and master's degree from Regis University.{{cite web|title=Rachel Zenzinger|url=http://arvada.org/pages/rachel-zenzinger-councilmember-for-district-1|publisher=Arvada|access-date=December 11, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131211201614/http://arvada.org/pages/rachel-zenzinger-councilmember-for-district-1|archive-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}

Career

Zenzinger was elected to the Arvada City Council in 2008. She became Mayor Pro Tem in 2011.

Zenzinger was appointed to the state senate following the resignation of Evie Hudak.{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Kurtis|title=Rachel Zenzinger picked to fill Evie Hudak's Colorado Senate seat|url=http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_24698107/dems-appoint-rachel-zenzinger-fill-hudaks-senate-seat|access-date=December 11, 2013|newspaper=The Denver Post|date=December 10, 2013}} Zenzinger was the campaign manager of Hudak's 2012 campaign.{{cite news|last=Mitchell|first=David|title=Dems appoint Rachel Zenzinger to fill Hudak's senate seat|url=http://kwgn.com/2013/12/10/dems-appoint-rachel-zenzinger-to-fill-hudaks-senate-seat/|access-date=December 11, 2013|newspaper=KWGN|date=December 10, 2013}}

In 2023, she played an important role in removing upzoning provisions from a major land use reform bill that Colorado Democrats were writing to address the housing crisis in Colorado. Zensinger wrote an editorial with Republican Colorado legislator Barbara Kirkmeyer that argued that the reform bill "should be amended to eliminate state control of local land-use planning."{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Jesse |last2=Wenzler |first2=Elliott |date=2023-04-25 |title=Major land-use bill from Colorado governor, Democrats will likely be gutted to remove all upzoning requirements |url=https://coloradosun.com/2023/04/25/colorado-land-use-bill-amended/ |website=The Colorado Sun |language=en-US}} The bill subsequently was left to languish in the Senate, preventing its passage in the 2023 legislative session.{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Sweeping land use proposal backed by Polis dies in last hours of legislative session |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2023/05/08/land-use-colorado-legislature-polis-local-control |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}

References

External links

[https://twitter.com/Zenzinger_AtoZ Twitter account]
[http://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/rachel-zenzinger Legislative website]
[https://www.rachelforcolorado.com/ Campaign website]

Category:21st-century American women politicians

Category:Colorado city council members

Category:Democratic Party Colorado state senators

Category:21st-century members of the Colorado General Assembly

Category:Living people

Category:People from Arvada, Colorado

Category:Place of birth missing (living people)

Category:Women city councillors in Colorado

Category:Women state legislators in Colorado

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)