Session Preview with Senate Minority Leader

Democrats have a one-seat minority in the state senate. They’ll also have a new minority leader for the upcoming legislative session. Senate minority leader Lucia Guzman (D-Denver) sat down with statehouse reporter statehouse reporter Bente Birkeland to discuss her new role.

Interview Highlights:

On Leading her Caucus:

“As a senator I have certain great interests whether it be judiciary or the health of our kids in schools. Now as the minority leader I have to think more broadly I have to think about the caucus itself,” said Guzman.

On Winning Back the Majority:

“We also know that we must be very strategic about what we do, how we do it, so that in the long run we are looking towards the future, towards the election towards the outcome of those elections and hoping they’ll be positive to our group,” said Guzman.

On Repealing the Death Penalty:

“It’s been a long term passion of mine, you know my father was murdered, and yet from that very day I continue to think we don’t grow as a society by killing people who kill people…..I’m not going to bring that bill this year. It goes back to the fact that I’m the minority leader, not an individual Senatpor,” said Guzman.

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