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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Doug Linkhart |
| Address |
Denver, Colorado , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
December 17, 1955
(68 years)
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| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
| Last Modifed | Barack O-blame-a
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| Info | ELECTORAL EXPERIENCE
May 2003-Present
Denver City Councilman At-Large; Elected May 6, 2003, took office July 21, 2003
Current Council Positions:
• Chair, Youth and Community Services Committee
• Member, Safety, Public Amenities, General Government, FasTracks, and Economic Development Committees.
• Representative, City-School Coordinating Committee
• Alternate, Denver Regional Council of Governments
• Colorado Municipal League Board Member
• Member, Community and Economic Development Committee of the National League of Cities.
• Member, International Task Force of the National League of Cities.
• Representative, Crime Prevention and Control Commission
• Member, Welfare Reform Board
Aug. 1995-July 2003
Colorado State Senator, Senate District 31; Appointed in August 1995, elected in 1996 and reelected in 2000.
Legislative Positions:
• Chair, Majority Caucus, 2000-2002
• Chair, Legal Services Committee, 2002
• Vice Chair of Judiciary Committee, 2000-2002
• Chair, Legislative Audit Committee, 1999-2000
• Member, Health Environment Children and Families Committee
• Member, Legislative Council
• Member, Child Care Commission
• Member, Finance Committee
Jan. 1994-Aug. 1995
Colorado State Representative, House District 2; Appointed January 1994, elected Nov. 1994
WORK EXPERIENCE
Oct. 1993-September 2002
Founder and Executive Director, Neighborhood Resource Center of Colorado, a Colorado nonprofit corporation providing assistance to residents and community-based organizations statewide. Visit www.nrc-neighbor.org
Aug. 1991-July 1994
Senior Fellow for Community and Economic Development, Center for the New West, a nonprofit think tank based in Denver, CO
Aug. 1981-Aug. 1991
President, Western Options, a consulting firm specializing in economic research, community development, energy development and environmental analysis.
May 1979-Aug. 1991
Participant, Presidential Management Internship Program, a national leadership program for people with masters degrees interested in working with the federal government. Job assignments included the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C. and Denver, CO, U.S. Congress—House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Western Governors’ Policy Office.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
• Masters of Public Administration, University of Arizona, 1979
• Bachelor of Arts (Phi Beta Kappa). Major: Political Science; Minor: Environmental Studies; University of Arizona, 1978
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND INVOLVEMENT
• Chairman, Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation, a coalition of Denver neighborhood associations, 1984-86
• President, Organized Baker Residents, a Denver neighborhood association, 1989-91
• President, Denver Association of Business Economists, 1988-90
• Member, Advisory Board, Latin American Research and Service Agency (LARASA), 2000-2003.
• Member, Ethnic Studies Advisory Committee, University of Colorado at Denver, 2002-2004.
• Founder and Board Member, District 31 Community Service Fund
• Board Member, Urban League of Metropolitan Denver, 1991-1994
• Board Member, Colorado Hispanic Institute, 1992-1995
• Board Member, West University Community Association, 1986-88
• Board Member, City Club of Denver, 1989-90
• Member, Economic Development Committee, The Denver Partnership, 1988-90
• Participant, Leadership Denver, 1987-88
• Democratic Captain, Co-Captain and Finance Chair, 1989-93
• Columnist, Rocky Mountain News, Colorado Statesman, Washington Park Profile, Cherry Creek Local, La Voz, and other publications, 1987-93
• Member, Advisory Council, Colorado Afterschool Network, 2004-present
PERSONAL BACKGROUND
• Born December 17, 1955 in Norman, Oklahoma
• Graduate of Palo Verde High School, in Tucson, Arizona, 1974
• Moved to Denver in June 1981
• Married Dorothy Norbie in September 1988 and have three kids: Eric, born July 2, 1991, Ruby, born January 20, 1994 and Nathan, born February 13, 1996.
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