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Irene Aguilar

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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

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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

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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

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  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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