Brianna Titone
Brianna Titone (/tɪˈtoʊn/[1]) is an American politician and scientist, currently serving as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 27th district.[2] She serves in the 72nd Colorado General Assembly and is the first openly transgender state legislator elected in Colorado and the 4th elected in the United States.[3]
Brianna Titone | |
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Titone in 2020 | |
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 27th district | |
Assumed office January 4, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Lang Sias |
Personal details | |
Born | New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Arvada, Colorado, U.S. |
Alma mater | State University of New York at New Paltz (BS) Stony Brook University (MS) University of Denver (MS) |
Early life and education
Titone was born and raised in the Hudson Valley region of New York.[4][5]
Titone attended the State University of New York at New Paltz from 1996 to 2002 where she earned bachelor's degrees in Geology and Physics.[3][6][7][8] She later earned a master's degree in Geochemistry at Stony Brook University,[7] and another master's degree in information and communications technology from the University of Denver.[7] At Stony Brook, her master's thesis was on Rare-earth element and Thorium speciation of fossils and sediments of the Green River Formation. Some of her research was conducted at Brookhaven National Laboratory using the National Synchrotron Light Source X-26A and X-18B beamlines.
Career
Before entering politics, Titone worked as a mining consultant, geologist, and software developer.[9][7][3] For seven years, beginning in high school, she was a volunteer firefighter.[3][6]
Politics
In 2016, Titone joined the Jefferson County, Colorado Democratic LGBT caucus and was elected its Secretary/Treasurer,[6][10] and later appointed a "captain at large".[6]
She declared her run for Colorado House of Representatives HD27 in December of 2017. She received 50.4% of the vote to win the election with 24,957 votes out of 49,475, a margin of 439.[11] She serves on the Health and Insurance Committee, the Rural Affairs and Agriculture Committee, and the Joint Technology Committee.[12] She was also appointed to the Energy Council.
During her campaign, she worked four days a week and went to school to complete her master's degree in August 2018.
References
- campaign ad, CBS Denver report
- "Brianna Titone Makes History As First Openly Transgender State Legislator In Colorado". KCNC-TV, November 12, 2018.
- Andrew Kenney, "Colorado’s first transgender legislator: How Brianna Titone flipped a Republican district", Denver Post, November 10, 2018
- "Representative Brianna Titone: HD27". Representative Brianna Titone: HD27. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- Mark Harden, Brianna Titone’s opponent concedes; Colo.’s first transgender legislator elected, November 11, 2018, The Gazette
- Marianne Goodland, Meet Brianna Titone, Colorado’s first transgender lawmaker, November 24, 2018, The Gazette
- "Alumni Notes". New Paltz: The Alumni Magazine (Spring and Summer 2019). p. 34.
- Alex Burness, Brianna Titone, Colorado’s first transgender candidate for state office, declares victory in Arvada, November 8, 2018, The Colorado Independent
- Rafaella Gunz, Meet Brianna Titone, the woman who could become Colorado's first trans state representative, 25 August 2018, Gay Star News
- "Colorado House of Representatives District 27". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- "Profile page for Representative Titone". Colorado General Assembly. Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved 18 February 2019.