22 Facts About Andrew Romanoff

Harlan Andrew Romanoff was born on August 24,1966 and is an American politician and public servant.

Andrew Romanoff was the Democratic nominee for Colorado's 6th congressional district in 2014 and twice sought the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate.

Andrew Romanoff began his career at the Southern Poverty Law Center, founded the Posner Center for International Development, and has led two nonprofit organizations: Mental Health Colorado, and Great Expectations.

Andrew Romanoff took time off from Yale to work at the Southern Poverty Law Center, where he joined the fight against the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi groups.

Andrew Romanoff worked at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and taught English in Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

Andrew Romanoff then served as a senior policy advisor to Governor Roy Romer from 1997 to 1999.

In 2009, Andrew Romanoff joined International Development Enterprises as a senior advisor.

Since 2021, Andrew Romanoff has been executive director of Great Expectations, a chief provider of guidance and support for at-risk families in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys.

Andrew Romanoff has taught government at the University of Colorado Denver, the Community College of Aurora, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and Red Rocks Community College.

Andrew Romanoff was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009, winning election to four terms, and earning bipartisan acclaim as one of the most effective legislative leaders in America.

Andrew Romanoff led Democrats to their first majority since 1974 and their first back-to-back majorities since 1962.

Andrew Romanoff became Speaker of the House in 2005, and at the time was the youngest speaker in Colorado House history.

Andrew Romanoff left the Colorado House after 2008 due to term limits.

Andrew Romanoff spearheaded the Colorado Economic Recovery Act and the largest investment in school construction in state history.

Andrew Romanoff led the legislature to create The Colorado Channel, providing live television coverage of the General Assembly.

Andrew Romanoff was on a shortlist of possible candidates for appointment to Salazar's seat, but Governor Bill Ritter chose Denver schools' superintendent Michael Bennet.

Andrew Romanoff opted to challenge Bennet for the Senate seat in the Democratic primary.

On September 27,2009, Michael Riley of the Denver Post reported that Andrew Romanoff had been offered a position in the Obama administration in exchange for not running for US Senate against Michael Bennet.

On June 2,2010, Andrew Romanoff issued a statement confirming that Messina had contacted him on September 11,2009, and told him that Obama was going to support Bennet in the Democratic Party primary.

Andrew Romanoff added that he could not guarantee my appointment to any of these positions.

Andrew Romanoff ran for the United States House of Representatives from Colorado's 6th congressional district in 2014.

On February 7,2019, Andrew Romanoff announced his candidacy to challenge incumbent Republican Senator Cory Gardner in the 2020 election.