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11 Facts About Dan Pabon

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Daniel Robert Pabon was born on October 18,1977 and is an American politician and lawyer from Colorado.

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Dan Pabon attended Holy Family and then studied engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he was elected Co-Student Body President his senior year.

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Dan Pabon helped the poor and disabled obtain Social Security benefits, navigated them through family law, and acted as general counselor and advocate for those most vulnerable.

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Dan Pabon became a member of the US Green Building Council and was a strong advocate for green technologies and investing in Colorado's new energy economy.

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Dan Pabon later gave up his career as a lawyer to become Northwest Denver's neighborhood attorney.

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Dan Pabon's clients included neighborhood small business owners, residents, and non-profit organizations.

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Dan Pabon worked on higher education issues as the vice-chair of the Auraria Higher Education Center Board; was a voice for senior citizens as a member of the Association for Senior Citizens Board; served as the Captain of the House District 4 Democrats; and worked for two months on the Obama-Biden Presidential transition team, where he helped draft the President's first executive order on transparency and ethics in government.

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Dan Pabon's priorities include a healthy economy and job creation; affordable health care; transparent and accountable government; stronger protections for seniors; improved education; protection for women's reproductive rights; and full legal recognition of same-sex marriage.

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Representative Dan Pabon was prime sponsor on five pieces of legislation and co-prime sponsor on several more.

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Dan Pabon asked the Denver Police officer who pulled him over to call the city attorney or a police supervisor, but the officer refused.

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In July 2016, Dan Pabon pleaded guilty and received a light sentence.