15 Facts About Gail Schwartz

Gail Sheridan Schwartz is a former legislator in the US state of Colorado.

Gail Schwartz left office in 2015 after serving two terms and unsuccessfully ran for the United States House of Representatives in Colorado's 3rd congressional district.

Gail Schwartz has worked as a real estate and marketing consultant and as an executive for Sno-Engineering, Inc.

Gail Schwartz was involved in education issues in the Aspen School District, including campaigning for a $4 million local bond election for technology in local schools.

In 2000, Gail Schwartz was nominated as the Democratic candidate for the Board of Regents of the University of Colorado from Colorado's 3rd congressional district.

Gail Schwartz faced Republican incumbent Hank Anton and campaigned on increasing accessibility to higher education, particularly for the largely rural and underserved Western Slope of Colorado.

Gail Schwartz was elected with roughly 51 percent of the popular vote, becoming the third Democrat on the nine-member board.

Gail Schwartz is married; she and her husband, Alan, have three daughters.

Gail Schwartz was elected to represent Senate District 5, which includes Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Mineral, Pitkin, Rio Grande, and Saguache Counties.

In total, Gail Schwartz sponsored 16 House and Senate bills, 14 of which were passed into law.

Gail Schwartz voted yes for Senate Bill 170 would have allowed students who are in the country illegally and who have graduated from Colorado high schools to pay in-state tuition plus the cost of a state stipend that other Colorado students receive.

In November 2008, Gail Schwartz was named chair of a special legislative Committee on Job Creation and Economic Growth, tasked with developing recommendations on bolstering Colorado's economy before the 2009 legislative session.

Gail Schwartz was one of a handful of Colorado legislators who attended the January 2009 inauguration of President Barack Obama in person.

Gail Schwartz unsuccessfully sought to represent Colorado's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.

Gail Schwartz won the Democratic primary for the seat, but lost to Republican incumbent Scott Tipton in the general election.