Irene Aguilar

Irene Aguilar
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 32nd district
In office
January 2011 – January 4, 2019
Preceded byChris Romer
Succeeded byRobert Rodriguez
Personal details
Born (1960-04-05) April 5, 1960 (age 64)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Thomas W. Bost, MD
ProfessionDoctor

Dr. Irene Aguilar (born April 5, 1960) is a former Democratic member of the Colorado Senate. She represented the 32nd district from 2011 to early 2019. Her district encompassed part of the city of Denver, Colorado.[1]

Personal life and education

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Aguilar completed her undergraduate degree at Washington University in St. Louis. She received a medical degree from University of Chicago- Pritzker School of Medicine.[2]

Career

Aguilar was appointed by Governor Romer to the Colorado Board of Medical Examiners in 1993, where she served for eight years. She has since continued to serve the board as a consultant.[3] She was appointed to her first term in the State Senate in December 2010 after being chosen by a vacancy committee to replace Sen. Chris Romer.

In the 2011 session of the Colorado General Assembly, Aguilar was Vice-Chair of the Business, Labor and Technology Committee, and a member of the Health and Human Services Committee and the Local Government and Energy Committee.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Colorado State Senate Districts". COMaps. Archived from the original on 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  2. ^ Lynn Bartels (2011-01-02). "Three Latina Colorado lawmakers' "historic moment" bittersweet". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  3. ^ Systems of Accountability: Implementing Children's Health Insurance Programs


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