Leslie Herod

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Leslie Herod
Image of Leslie Herod
Colorado House of Representatives District 8
Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

7

Compensation

Base salary

43,977/year for legislators whose terms began in 2023. $41,449/year for legislators whose terms began in 2021.

Per diem

For legislators residing within 50 miles of the capitol: $45/day. For legislators living more than 50 miles from the capitol: $237/day.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of Colorado, Boulder

Personal
Profession
Business owner
Contact

Leslie Herod (Democratic Party) is a member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 8. She assumed office on January 11, 2017. Her current term ends on January 8, 2025.

Herod ran for election for Mayor of Denver in Colorado. She lost in the general election on April 4, 2023.

Biography[edit]

Herod received her bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her professional experience includes working at the Colorado State Capitol, working for Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter (D), serving as a program officer with the Gill Foundation, and owning a business. She co-founded the political advocacy organization New Era Colorado.[1]

Committee assignments[edit]

2023-2024

Herod was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Herod was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Herod was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session[edit]

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Colorado committee assignments, 2017
Finance
Judiciary
Legal Services

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The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections[edit]

2024[edit]

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2024

Leslie Herod did not file to run for re-election.

2023[edit]

See also: Mayoral election in Denver, Colorado (2023)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Denver

Michael Johnston defeated Kelly Brough in the general runoff election for Mayor of Denver on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Michael Johnston (Nonpartisan)
 
55.2
 
89,889
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Kelly_Brough.jpg
Kelly Brough (Nonpartisan)
 
44.8
 
73,097

Total votes: 162,986
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General election

General election for Mayor of Denver

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Denver on April 4, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Michael Johnston (Nonpartisan)
 
24.5
 
42,273
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Kelly Brough (Nonpartisan)
 
20.1
 
34,627
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Lisa Calderón (Nonpartisan)
 
18.1
 
31,164
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Andy Rougeot (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
11.5
 
19,927
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Leslie Herod (Nonpartisan)
 
10.7
 
18,506
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Chris Hansen (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
4.8
 
8,309
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Deborah Ortega (Nonpartisan)
 
4.5
 
7,739
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Ean Tafoya (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
1.6
 
2,700
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Terrance Roberts (Nonpartisan)
 
1.0
 
1,757
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Thomas Wolf (Nonpartisan)
 
1.0
 
1,747
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Trinidad Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
1,240
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Aurelio Martinez (Nonpartisan)
 
0.4
 
755
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Al Gardner (Nonpartisan)
 
0.4
 
725
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James Walsh (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
722
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Renate Behrens (Nonpartisan)
 
0.1
 
184
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Robert Treta (Nonpartisan)
 
0.1
 
169
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Abass Yaya Bamba (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
24
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Jesse Parris (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
11
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Paul Fiorino (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
5
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Matt Brady (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
4
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Marcus Giavanni (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1
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Danny F. Lopez (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0

Total votes: 172,589
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2022[edit]

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent Leslie Herod defeated Hilleary Waters in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 8 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Leslie Herod (D)
 
87.9
 
35,015
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Hilleary_Waters.jpg
Hilleary Waters (R) Candidate Connection
 
12.1
 
4,833

Total votes: 39,848
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent Leslie Herod advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 8 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/LeslieHerod.jpg
Leslie Herod
 
100.0
 
14,570

Total votes: 14,570
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 8

Hilleary Waters advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 8 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Hilleary Waters Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
1,494

Total votes: 1,494
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2020[edit]

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent Leslie Herod won election in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 8 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Leslie Herod (D)
 
100.0
 
46,910

Total votes: 46,910
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent Leslie Herod advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 8 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/LeslieHerod.jpg
Leslie Herod
 
100.0
 
27,851

Total votes: 27,851
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2018[edit]

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent Leslie Herod won election in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 8 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/LeslieHerod.jpg
Leslie Herod (D)
 
100.0
 
39,517

Total votes: 39,517
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent Leslie Herod advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 8 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/LeslieHerod.jpg
Leslie Herod
 
100.0
 
18,699

Total votes: 18,699
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2016[edit]

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 4, 2016. Incumbent Beth McCann (D) did not seek re-election.

Leslie Herod defeated Evan Vanderpool in the Colorado House of Representatives District 8 general election.[2][3]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 8 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Leslie Herod 84.81% 38,101
     Republican Evan Vanderpool 15.19% 6,822
Total Votes 44,923
Source: Colorado Secretary of State


Leslie Herod defeated Aaron Goldhamer in the Colorado House of Representatives District 8 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Leslie Herod 61.01% 7,113
     Democratic Aaron Goldhamer 38.99% 4,546
Total Votes 11,659


Evan Vanderpool ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 8 Republican primary.[4][5]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 8 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Evan Vanderpool  (unopposed)

Campaign themes[edit]

2023[edit]

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Leslie Herod did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2022[edit]

Leslie Herod did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020[edit]

Leslie Herod did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016[edit]

Herod's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

  • Engaged communities: The right to vote is sacred. I will work in partnership with elected officials, election administrators, community leaders and voters of all backgrounds to protect the sanctity, security, and accessibility of our elections in Colorado.
  • Safe communities: My plan will: put more dollars into mental health care; provide incentives for reliance on mental health courts that serve as an alternative to jails and prisons; fund early intervention programs that will help people address mental health issues before they morph into criminal behavior.
  • Livable communities: My plan will: Support implementation of a state plan to comply with the new federal Clean Air requirements; Support initiatives to protect the health of our water and our lands, and work closely with the many organizations that make this their number one priority; Develop and support walkable community and sustainable transportation initiatives; Continue to support renewable energy and green buildings initiatives; Stay informed and communicate with community members, utility companies and renewable energy companies regarding major proposals going through the state PUC.
  • Shared communities: My plan will: support Colorado policies and laws that recognize and acknowledge that the rights to due process and equal protection under the federal and Colorado Constitutions belong to all people regardless of their immigration status; support laws and policies that discourage local law enforcement from serving as immigration enforcement agents.
  • Thriving communities: My plan will: raise the Colorado minimum wage; support family flexible workplace policies for state employees as a model for what’s possible in everyday businesses; require equal pay for women - no longer should working women and their families have to settle for less when they’re doing the same work as their male coworkers build on the federal Family Leave Act and the Child Care Family Supporting Jobs Act to aid families in maintaining a job, ending poverty, and improving the quality of life for all working families; advance policies that protect pregnant women and moms in the workplace; require best value contracting at the state level--supporting and protecting workers statewide.[6]
—Leslie Herod[7]

Campaign finance summary[edit]


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Leslie Herod campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Colorado House of Representatives District 8Won general$12,042 $33,222
2020Colorado House of Representatives District 8Won general$88,302 N/A**
2018Colorado House of Representatives District 8Won general$43,698 N/A**
2016Colorado House of Representatives, District 8Won $140,215 N/A**
Grand total$284,257 $33,222
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only availabale data.

Scorecards[edit]

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2017-Present
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