Mark Ferrandino
| Mark Ferrandino | |
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| 36th Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives | |
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In office 2012–2014 |
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| Preceded by | Frank McNulty |
| Succeeded by | Dickey Lee Hullinghorst |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 2nd district |
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In office October 1, 2007 – 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Mike Cerbo |
| Succeeded by | Alec Garnett |
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August 9, 1977 Nyack, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Gregory Wertsch |
| Residence | Denver, Colorado |
| Profession | Fiscal Analyst |
| Website | Representative Mark Ferrandino |
| Bills Introduced in 2008 by Rep. Ferrandino (for which Rep. Ferrandino is the primary originating sponsor) |
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| Bill | Title | Outcome | |
| HB08-1034 | Concerning clarifications to employer tax credits for taxpayers utilizing employee leasing companies. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| HB08-1076 | Concerning fees for copies of criminal justice records. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| HB08-1082 | Concerning the sealing of criminal justice records [...] | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| HB08-1199 | Concerning updating the tuberculosis statutes to reflect current public health practice for the control of tuberculosis in Colorado. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| HB08-1216 | Concerning the creation of the consumer outreach and education program within the Department of Regulatory Agencies [...] | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| HB08-1309 | Concerning continuation of the assessments imposed upon health insurance carriers to fund the CoverColorado program, and [...] creating a task force to develop a long-term funding plan for the program. | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
| HB08-1310 | Concerning deferred deposit loan transactions. | Passed House; postponed indefinitely in Senate committee | |
| HB08-1322 | Concerning the multiple employer welfare arrangement pilot program. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee | |
| HB08-1402 | Concerning additional protections for homeowners facing foreclosure [...] | Signed by Gov. Ritter | |
Mark Steven Ferrandino (born August 9, 1977) is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado and former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives. Appointed to the legislature in 2007, Ferrandino represented House District 2, encompassing south central Denver from 2012 to 2014. He is the first openly gay male legislator in Colorado history. He did not seek re-election in 2014, and is currently the chief financial officer of Denver Public Schools.
Ferrandino, the son of two Italian-American public school teachers, was born in Nyack, New York. He was born with oxygen deprivation and had to have surgery because he was cross eyed. Suffering from multiple learning difficulties, he took special education classes until the fourth grade. He later joined mainstream classes, played the trumpet and captained his high school track team. Ferrandino graduated from Clarkstown High School South in 1995 and earned a bachelor's degree in political science and economics in 1999 and a master's degree in public policy analysis in 2000 both from the University of Rochester. While in school, Ferrandino was a collegiate pole vaulter.
He began his political career in 1997, spending a semester as intern for Congressman Chuck Schumer of New York. After working for several years in Washington, DC as a program analyst for the United States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General, and as a policy analyst for the White House Office of Management and Budget, Ferrandino relocated to Colorado when his partner, Gregory, took a job with the U.S. Customs Service. He now lives in the Baker neighborhood of Denver and is a member of the Baker Historic Neighborhood Association. Ferrandino has played the trumpet since the fourth grade and continues to play regularly.
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