Ed Casso
| Edward Casso | |
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| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 32nd district |
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In office January 10, 2007 – January 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Valentin Vigil |
| Succeeded by | Dominick Moreno |
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| Born | Thornton, Colorado |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Selena |
| Bills Introduced in 2007 by Rep. Casso (for which Rep. Casso is the primary originating sponsor) |
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| Bill | Title | Outcome | |
| HB07-1052 | Concerning disclosure by issue committees that support or oppose state ballot issues. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
| HB07-1077 | Concerning imposition of requirements on providers of supplemental education services. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| HB07-1112 | Concerning parity in health care coverage for mental illness. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| HB07-1205 | Concerning the laden status of a truck trailer that is not carrying cargo. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| HB07-1284 | Concerning the exception of certain students' scores from calculations of a school's academic performance. | Passed House; Postponed indefinitely in Senate committee | |
| HB07-1287 | Concerning authorization of parental choice to exempt children from participation in the Colorado Student Assessment Program. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
| Bills Introduced in 2008 by Rep. Casso (for which Rep. Casso is the primary originating sponsor) |
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| Bill | Title | Outcome | |
| HB08-1019 | Concerning the provision of educational services for children in out-of-home placements. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| HB08-1156 | Concerning juvenile parole, and [...] the codification of an improvement upon current Department of Human Services practices relating to juvenile parole [...] | (in progress) | |
| HB08-1171 | Concerning the exclusion of a federal excise tax paid on the first sale of a heavy vehicle from the purchase price of such vehicle for the purpose of determining tax liability. | (in progress) | |
Edward Casso (born 1974) is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2006, Casso represented House District 32, which encompasses suburbs of Denver, Colorado in northwestern Adams County, from 2006 to 2012.
Born in Thornton, Colorado, Casso earned a bachelor's degree in political philosophy from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1997. He was the first member of his family to attend college. While at CU, Casso was president of the CU College Democrats. There, he was a precinct committeeperson for the Boulder County Democratic Party and a member of the vacancy committee that appointed Ron Tupa to the Colorado State Senate.
After moving to Adams County, Casso served as a precinct committeeperson, co-captain of house district 32-D, and vice-chair and later chair of the Adams County Young Democrats. He has also served as chair of the Colorado Democratic Party Outreach Commission, and worked as an intern for Congressman David Skaggs.
Before being elected to the legislature, Casso worked as a teacher in an alternative high school during summers, and as a substitute teacher for Denver Public Schools. Casso resides in Commerce City, Colorado; he and his wife, Selena, have two children: Cecelia and Aristotle.
In the 2006 Colorado legislative elections, Casso defeated Republican Tracey Snyder with 57 percent of the popular vote. Casso was endorsed by the Denver Post, but not the Rocky Mountain News.
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