The Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives will transition into serving as the governor’s chief of staff at the start of the year, Gov. Jared Polis announced Monday morning.
Speaker Alec Garnett, a Denver Democrat, is term-limited in the state House. He led that chamber for the last two sessions and presided over the passage of a Red Flag law that allows local law enforcement to confiscate guns from people deemed a threat to themselves or others, the law that codified the right to abortions in Colorado, and legislation that launched programs including centralized behavioral health services and free preschool.
Garnett will replace Polis’ outgoing chief of staff, Lisa Kaufmann, on Jan. 1. Kaufmann has worked for Polis since he first ran for Congress in 2007 and chaired his 2018 campaign for governor. “Together, we delivered real results for Coloradans, and I am honored to have worked shoulder to shoulder with her on behalf of our beloved state,” Polis said in a statement.
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