Joseph D Neguse is an American lawyer and politician serving as the US representative for Colorado's 2nd congressional district since 2019.
13 Facts About Joe Neguse
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Joe Neguse worked at the Colorado State Capitol as an assistant to Andrew Romanoff when Romanoff was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives.
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In 2008 Joe Neguse was elected to the Regents of the University of Colorado, representing, becoming the second African American in Colorado history to serve on the Board of Regents.
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At DORA, Joe Neguse led an agency with roughly 600 employees and a $100 million budget charged with protecting consumers across the state by regulating the financial securities and insurance industries.
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In 2017, Joe Neguse resigned from DORA to run in the 2018 elections for the United States House of Representatives in Colorado's 2nd congressional district, seeking to succeed Jared Polis, who successfully ran for governor of Colorado.
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On June 13,2017, Joe Neguse announced he would run for the Democratic nomination after incumbent US Representative Jared Polis announced he would not run for reelection and would run for governor of Colorado.
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Joe Neguse became the first Black American to represent Colorado in the House.
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Shortly after his election to the House, Joe Neguse was elected by his House colleagues to serve in House leadership as the Co-Freshman Representative.
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Joe Neguse voted for the impeachment of Donald Trump in 2019.
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Joe Neguse has introduced legislation to create an expansion of the Civilian Conservation Corps to focus on forest management and wildfire mitigation.
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Joe Neguse opposed the Trump administration's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.
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Joe Neguse wants to expand the size of Arapaho National Forest.
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Joe Neguse opposed the Trump administration's decision to leave the World Health Organization during the pandemic.