Crisanta Duran

Crisanta Duran was the Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives, represented House District 5 in central Denver. Rep. Duran has been a leader in legislative economic development efforts. The 2015 session, her first as Majority Leader, was notable for the strong bipartisan support given to Colorado Ready to Work, an eight-bill package she coordinated in an effort to boost business and connect more Coloradans to careers. Rep. Duran personally sponsored a measure to create “jump-start” zones in rural areas of the state that are lagging in Colorado’s economic recovery. Before being elected to the caucus leadership, Rep. Duran was chairwoman of the legislature’s powerful Joint Budget Committee. She is a sixth-generation Coloradan with a law degree from the University of Colorado, where she was elected president of the Student Bar Association and the Latino Law Student Association. Her bachelor’s degree is from the University of Denver, where she was a double major in public policy and Spanish. She graduated from Arvada West High School. Rep. Duran serves on the board of the National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials and the national Board of Hispanic Caucus Chairs.