12 Facts About Leslie Herod

Leslie Herod was born on 1982 and is an American politician who is a former member of the Colorado House of Representatives.

Leslie Herod is the first LGBT African-American to be elected to Colorado's state legislature.

Leslie Herod moved around much of her early life, as her mother was an officer in the United States Army Nurse Corps.

Leslie Herod received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Colorado Boulder.

In 2017, Herod completed Harvard University's John F Kennedy School of Government program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as a David Bohnett LGBTQ Victory Institute Leadership Fellow.

Leslie Herod defeated fellow Democrat Aaron Goldhamer in the Democratic primary for 8th district seat for the Colorado House of Representatives.

Leslie Herod backed Caring 4 Denver, a Denver mental and behavioral health tax.

Leslie Herod, who serves as Board Chair, gave millions to nonprofits run by unlicensed directors, some with long criminal histories.

Leslie Herod ran unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election in 2018 and 2020.

Candidate Kelly Brough, Johnston's opponent in the runoff, subsequently alleged that Leslie Herod had sought a guaranteed job in Brough's administration in exchange for endorsing her instead.

In 2023, amid a housing shortage in Denver, Leslie Herod opposed the redevelopment of a Denver golf course which a developer had purchased hoping to void the conservation easement that was on the property.

Leslie Herod said that she would rather see housing built somewhere else in Denver and the area remain open space.