Edie Hooton | |
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Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 10th district |
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Assumed office January 11, 2017 |
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Preceded by | Dickey Lee Hullinghorst |
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Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Jim Hooton |
Edie Hooton is a Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives. She represents District 10, which serves portions of Boulder County. She was elected in 2016, succeeding Dickey Lee Hullinghorst.
In her early political career, Hooton worked as an aide to Alaska State Senator Bettye Fahrenkamp and U.S. Senator Mike Gravel. She moved to Boulder County in 1997 and served as President of the Democratic Women of Boulder County before taking office.
Hooton serves on the House Public Health Care & Human Services Committee, the House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee, and the Statutory Revision Committee.
Hooton was elected to the House of Representatives in 2016; she won the Democratic primary with 51.24% of the vote against opponent Angelique Espinoza and ran unopposed in the general election.