Tim Hernández, a instructor who impressed scholar protests at Denver Public Colleges final spring, will symbolize northwest Denver within the Colorado Home subsequent 12 months after a emptiness committee chosen him Saturday to fill a emptiness left by the district’s longtime consultant.
Hernández beat out former immigration decide Cecelia Espenoza and former Greeley Home consultant Rochelle Galindo in a Home District 4 emptiness committee appointment held at Regis College. Hernández was elected with a majority of votes on the committee’s first vote. He’ll serve the remaining 12 months of Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez‘s time period. Gonzales-Gutierrez was elected to an at-large Denver Metropolis Council seat in April.
“This second belongs to those that wrestle, who select to wrestle,” Hernández mentioned after his victory was introduced Saturday afternoon. He beforehand instructed the Denver Put up that he deliberate to run for a full time period subsequent 12 months, when the seat is up for a normal election.
Hernandez, who teaches in Aurora Public Colleges, impressed scholar protests final spring when his instructor contract with Denver Public Colleges wasn’t renewed. He was later placed on go away after becoming a member of college students within the walkout.
Hernández mentioned that housing, gun violence and schooling funding are amongst his high priorities. He has voiced assist for a ban on assault weapons, reforms to zoning legal guidelines and elevated protections for renters. He joins a progressive bloc of Denver legislators, a lot of whom, like fellow Reps. Elisabeth Epps and Javier Mabrey, are additionally new to the legislature. Denver Sen. Julie Gonzales serves because the state Senate’s majority whip and nominated Hernández on Saturday.
“Those that are most impacted are one of the best outfitted to steer the struggle for change,” Hernández mentioned. “I do know due to my college students, I do know due to my colleagues, I do know due to the group members I’ve identified, I do know due to my aunt who’s within the crowd right this moment that if we pay attention to one another, we are able to struggle for change and we are able to win.”
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