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Encyclopedia > Andrew Romanoff

Andrew Romanoff is a Democratic politician and the current Speaker of the House in the Colorado General Assembly. The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The Colorado General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Colorado. ...


Mr. Romanoff has been in the Colorado House since 2000 and has been reelected twice. He is the first Democrat to hold the Speaker's post since 1975. Before becoming Speaker he was the minority leader of the State House. He currently represents House District 6 in the Colorado Assembly. When the legislature is not in session, he teaches at the Community College of Aurora. Romanoff was considered by many to be a possible Democratic candidate for Governor of Colorado in 2006, but announced in late 2005 that that he would not seek the Democratic nomination for Governor. The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... In U.S. politics, the minority leader is the Floor Leader of the second-largest caucus in a legislative body. ... Houses in Fishpool Street, St Albans, England Houses in the most general sense consist of human-built dwellings, each with enclosing walls, a floor, and a roof. ... Local government areas called districts are used, or have been used, in several countries. ... The Colorado gubernatorial election of 2006 will be held on November 7, 2006. ...


Romanoff writes a column in the Cherry Creek News. He is an avid tennis player and has attended the University of Denver Law School and attended graduate school at Harvard's Kennedy School of government. He is the youngest Speaker of the House in Colorado history.


He is widely credited as the author of Referendum C, a major fiscal initiative approved by Colorado voters in 2005.


Romanoff has a Democratic mother and a Republican father, a twin sister, and a border collie named Zorro. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Border Collie A Border Collie is a hard-working herding breed of dog that originated in the border country of England and Scotland. ...


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Preceded by:
Lola Spradley
Speaker of the House
the Colorado General Assembly

2005-present
Succeeded by:
current holder

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Romanoff, a Denver Democrat, aims to link the 2008 Olympic Games and China's support for the Sudanese government, which is accused of committing genocide against the people of the Darfur region of western Sudan.
Romanoff led the push during the 2007 legislative session to divest Colorado's public pension funds from any companies doing business with the Sudanese government.
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