科罗拉多州众议院民主党团选出新领导层 Jennifer Bacon 将成首位黑人女性议长

科罗拉多州丹佛县 Denver 消息:科罗拉多州众议院民主党团11月6日选出第76届州议会领导班子,Denver 众议员 Jennifer Bacon 当选候任议长,将成为科罗拉多州历史上首位担任这一职位的黑人女性。Bacon 在党团投票中击败同党众议员 Andrew Boesenecker 胜出。
党团同日选出 Denver 众议员 Javier Mabrey 为候任多数党领袖、Northglenn 众议员 Jenny Willford 为候任助理多数党领袖,另选出两名多数党党鞭与两名党团联席主席。新领导层全部由女性、有色人种与 LGBTQ 群体成员组成。
民主党在11月3日选举中同时拿下州参众两院超级多数,新一届众议院民主党团将有49名成员,为90年来规模最大的众议院党团,其中三分之二以上为女性。新一届州议会将于2027年1月开会。
(来源:科罗拉多州众议院民主党团)
Colorado House Democrats Pick New Leaders; Jennifer Bacon Set to Be First Black Woman Speaker
DENVER, Colorado — The Colorado House Democratic Caucus on November 6 elected its leadership for the 76th General Assembly, choosing Denver Rep. Jennifer Bacon as Speaker-designate. Bacon will become the first Black woman in Colorado history to hold the post. She defeated fellow Rep. Andrew Boesenecker in the caucus vote.
The caucus also chose Denver Rep. Javier Mabrey as Majority Leader-designate and Northglenn Rep. Jenny Willford as Assistant Majority Leader-designate, along with two majority whips and two caucus co-chairs. The new leadership team is made up entirely of women, people of color and LGBTQ caucus members.
Democrats won supermajorities in both chambers in the November 3 election. The new House Democratic caucus will have 49 members, its largest in 90 years, more than two-thirds of them women. The new legislature convenes in January 2027.
(Source: Colorado House Democratic Caucus)
来源:科罗拉多州众议院民主党团
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