Sal Pace was born on December 14,1976 and is an American politician and marijuana advocate who served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives, where he represented House District 46, which includes western Pueblo, Colorado from 2008 to 2012.
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Sal Pace then served as a County Commissioner of Pueblo County, Colorado until 2019.
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Sal Pace attended Fort Lewis College, where he majored in political science and was appointed by the State Board of Agriculture to serve on a search committee for a Fort Lewis College president.
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Sal Pace then attended Louisiana State University, earning a master's degree in American political theory.
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When Salazar was elected to the US House of Representatives, Pace continued to work for him as a District Director, Congressional staffer, and as the manager of Salazar's 2006 re-election campaign.
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Sal Pace was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2008 and served until 2012.
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Sal Pace serves on the national board of the Marijuana Policy Project, which advocates for liberalizing marijuana laws within states.
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Sal Pace sits on the national advisory board at HeadCount's Cannabis Voter Project.
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In Colorado, Sal Pace is a Governor-appointed board member on the Institute of Cannabis Research.
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Sal Pace's race was touted as a primary example by Time Magazine of the role that so-called SuperPacs can play in winning an election.
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From 2013 until 2019, Sal Pace served as a County Commissioner of Pueblo County, Colorado.
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Sal Pace has been an advocate for passenger rail in Colorado.
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Sal Pace chaired the Southwest Chief Passenger Rail Commission while serving as a County Commissioner.
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In 2016, Sal Pace received the highest national recognition from Amtrak, the President's Safety and Service Award.