STATE REPRESENTATIVE JENNIFER PARENTI
Colorado’s 19th District
Service: U.S. Air Force
I am a US Air Force veteran, single mother of town and former engineer, diplomat, community organizer and voting rights activist running for Colorado House District 19. Since my first job as a teenager shelving books at the local library,
I have dedicated my life to public service and the safety and security of my country and my community.
Growing up and throughout my military career, I never thought of myself as a political person--and have been
unaffiliated nearly all my life--but after watching the deterioration of our national discourse, trusted institutions and repeated attacks on our democracy, culminating in the shameful Jan 6th insurrection on our Capitol, I knew I could no longer stand on the sidelines.
My district is in need of strong leadership that will bring our community together around the issues that matter to us most: affordable housing, protecting the environment, building a resilient infrastructure and connecting our towns through local and regional public transportation. For too long, our region has gone unnoticed in the state and under-represented at the Capitol. I plan to change that.
I took an oath to protect this country and our democracy. It's time for people like me to step up and bring civility, maturity and the true meaning of public service back to political office.