12 Facts About Debbie Stafford

Debbie Stafford was born on April 5,1953 and is a Colorado legislator.

In 1997, Heritage Christian Center founded Project Heritage, a community nonprofit serving the needy; Debbie Stafford has served as the chair of Project Heritage's Board of Directors.

Debbie Stafford earned an associate of arts degree from Aspen College in 1992.

In 2001 Debbie Stafford became a trained auctioneer, and she has employed her auctioneering skills during nonprofit fundraisers during her time as a legislator.

Debbie Stafford first ran for the Colorado State House as a Republican in 2000.

Debbie Stafford was sworn in as a state representative on October 26,2000, and was elected to a full term in the legislature just a week later.

Debbie Stafford was re-elected in 2002,2004, and 2006, always by a considerable margin in the solidly Republican district.

Debbie Stafford has been an advocate for children's issues, working to expand benefits in Colorado's foster care system and serving as a legislative advisor to the Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and for affordable housing, as a member of Board of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka and as chair the Colorado legislature's Affordable Housing Task Force.

Debbie Stafford's stated priorities for her final session in the legislature include regulations prohibiting disposal of dead animals in landfills.

Debbie Stafford has introduced legislation to regulate the funeral industry, including new requirements that funeral directors be licensed; she sponsored a similar measure in 2006 that was vetoed by Gov.

Debbie Stafford introduced legislation to restrict the ability of toll road companies to claim land within proposed road corridors, legislation killed in a house committee for its possible effects on railroads.

Debbie Stafford sits on the Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council, a position she will hold through July 2010.