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Edward Casso
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Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 32nd district |
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| Assumed office January 10, 20071 |
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| Preceded by | Valentin Vigil |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Selena |
Edward Casso (born 19742) is a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2006, Casso represents House District 32, which encompasses suburbs of Denver, Colorado in northwestern Adams County.3
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Biography
Born in Thornton, Colorado, Casso earned a bachelor's degree in political philosophy from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1997.4 He was the first member of his family to attend college. While at CU, Casso was president of the CU College Democrats.2 There, he was a precinct committeeperson for the Boulder County Democratic Party4 and a member of the vacancy committee that appointed Ron Tupa to the Colorado State Senate.2
After moving to Adams County, Casso served as a precinct committeeperson, co-captain of house district 32-D, and vice-chair and later chair of the Adams County Young Democrats.2 He has also served as chair of the Colorado Democratic Party Outreach Commission, and worked as an intern for Congressman David Skaggs.4
Before being elected to the legislature, Casso worked as a teacher in an alterative high school during summers,5 and as a substitute teacher for Denver Public Schools.6 Casso resides in Commerce City, Colorado;2 he and his wife, Selena, have two children: Cecelia and Aristotle.4
Legislative career
| Bills Introduced in 2007 by Rep. Casso (for which Rep. Casso is the primary originating sponsor) |
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| BILL | TITLE | OUTCOME |
| HB07-1052 | Concerning disclosure by issue committees that support or oppose state ballot issues. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee |
| HB07-1077 | Concerning imposition of requirements on providers of supplemental education services. | Signed by Gov. Ritter |
| HB07-1112 | Concerning parity in health care coverage for mental illness. | Signed by Gov. Ritter |
| HB07-1205 | Concerning the laden status of a truck trailer that is not carrying cargo. | Signed by Gov. Ritter |
| HB07-1284 | Concerning the exception of certain students' scores from calculations of a school's academic performance. | Passed House; Postponed indefinitely in Senate committee |
| HB07-1287 | Concerning authorization of parental choice to exempt children from participation in the Colorado Student Assessment Program. | Postponed indefinitely in House committee |
2006 election
In the 2006 Colorado legislative elections, Casso defeated Republican Tracey Snyder with 57 percent of the popular vote.3 Casso was endorsed by the Denver Post,7 but not the Rocky Mountain News.8
2007 legislative session
In the 2007 session of the Colorado General Assembly, Casso sat on the House Education Committee and the House State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Committee. 9
During the 2007 session, Casso sponsored two bills to revise the ways in which schools' CSAP test scores were reported. One, which would have exempted scores from special education students,10 was killed in a Senate committee;11 the other, which would have exempted scores for students whose parents opt the students out of the test, was killed in a House committee at Casso's request because of concerns that it would jeopardize federal school funding.10
Following the legislative session, Casso was present at the Colorado State Capitol during an incident in which state troopers shot and killed a mentally ill individual gunman targeting Gov. Bill Ritter. Casso observed the dead body and afterwards supported increased security, including metal detectors, for the state capitol building.121314 He also served on the interim legislative Health Care Task Force15 and the Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission between legislative sessions.16
In October 2007, Casso was honored by LARASA, the Latin American Research And Service Agency with the Lena L. Archuleta Education Service Award, for his work in the legislature, including a vote in committee that benefitted LARASA Learning Centers.1718
After the legislative session, Casso was elected deputy whip for the House Democratic Caucus.19
2008 legislative session
| Bills Introduced in 2008 by Rep. Casso (for which Rep. Casso is the primary originating sponsor) |
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| BILL | TITLE | OUTCOME |
| HB08-1019 | Concerning the provision of educational services for children in out-of-home placements. | Signed by Gov. Ritter |
| HB08-1156 | Concerning juvenile parole, and [...] the codification of an improvement upon current Department of Human Services practices relating to juvenile parole [...] | (in progress) |
| HB08-1171 | Concerning the exclusion of a federal excise tax paid on the first sale of a heavy vehicle from the purchase price of such vehicle for the purpose of determining tax liability. | (in progress) |
In the 2008 session of the Colorado General Assembly, Casso sits on the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee and the House State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Committee. 20
After killing a bill he sponsored to extend a combined high school-community college program to school districts on the Ute Mountain and Southern Ute Indian Reservation, at the request of tribal leaders,21 Casso is expected to travel to the reservations to discuss the program following the legislative session.22
2008 election
Casso sought a second term in the legislature in 2008 and faced no opposition in either the August Democratic primary23 or the November general election.24
2009 legislative session
For the 2009 legislative session, Casso was named to a seat on the House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee and as vice-chair of the House Business Affairs Committee.25 He was also nominated for the post of House Majority Caucus Whip, but lost the caucus' vote for the post to Rep. Claire Levy.26 Casso has also sponsored legislation to declare September 11 a state holiday.2728
References
- ^ "House Journal - January 10, 2007" (pdf). Colorado General Assembly. http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/Clics2007A/csljournals.nsf/(jouhse)/C74DAE3008365363872572580079AA44/$FILE/Jn10.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- ^ a b c d e "Edward Casso (HD 32)". Colorado House Democrats. http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/edward-casso-hd-32.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
- ^ a b "State House District 32" (html). COMaps. http://comaps.org/district32h.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ a b c d "Representative Edward Casso" (html). Project Vote Smart. http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=66685. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ Casso, Edward (7 September 2006). "Candidate profile: Edward Casso". YourHub.com. http://denver.yourhub.com/CommerceCity/Stories/News/Government/Story~122382.aspx. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
- ^ Bartels, Lynn (7 February 2008). "Citizen Legislator, February 8". Rocky Mountain News. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/feb/07/citizen-legislator-february-8/. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
- ^ Editorial Board (7 October 2006). "State House races". Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/dempsey/ci_4448954. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
- ^ Editorial Board (12 October 2006). "Our choices for the Colorado House". Rocky Mountain News. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/editorials/article/0,2777,DRMN_23964_5059375,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
- ^ "House Committees of Reference" (html). Colorado General Assembly. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2007a/directory.nsf/HouCommWp?OpenView. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ a b Brown, Jennifer (9 March 2007). "Don't mess with CSAP, panel says". Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_5389761. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
- ^ Staff Reports (12 April 2007). "Under the dome". Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/legislature/ci_56464161. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
- ^ Couch, Mark P.; Jennifer Brown (17 July 2007). "Gunman: "You're gonna pay"". Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_6391301. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ Frosch, Dan (17 July 2007). "Troopers Kill Gunman Near Office of Colorado’s Governor". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/us/17colorado.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ Staff Reports (17 July 2007). "32-Year-Old Thornton Man Shot, Killed Inside State Capitol". TheDenverChannel.com. http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/13691120/detail.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ "Health Care Task Force". Colorado Legislative Council. http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/lcsstaff/2007/comsched/07HealthCareTFSched.htm. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ "Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission". Colorado Legislative Council. http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/lcsstaff/2007/comsched/07FPPAsched.htm. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ Colorado House Democrats (5 October 2007). LARASA Honors Two House Democrats Today. Press release. http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/10/larasa-honors-t.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
- ^ "Bernie Valdez Awards Luncheon". Latin American Research And Service Agency. http://www.larasa.org/events/bva.htm. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
- ^ Colorado House Democrats (9 November 2007). House Democrats Elect Andy Kerr to Majority Whip “The next generation of Democratic leadership”. Press release. http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/11/house-democrats.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
- ^ "House Committees of Reference" (html). Colorado General Assembly. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/directory.nsf/HouCommWp?OpenView. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ Hanel, Joe (12 April 2007). "Tribes ask Capitol to drop ed bill". Cortez Journal. http://www.cortezjournal.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=news&article_path=/news/08/news080412_2.htm. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
- ^ Berry, Carol (12 April 2007). "Fast College Fast Jobs program comes to a halt". Indian Country Today. http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096417214. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
- ^ "Colorado Statewide Cumulative Report - 2008 Primary Election" (html). Colorado Secretary of State. http://rs.ezvotetally.com/Reserved.ReportViewerWebControl.axd?ReportSession=syj1hm55hso5ty55pcuhyprg&ControlID=a61fb386-685c-4a0c-a691-71334ad539d8&Culture=1033&UICulture=1033&ReportStack=1&OpType=ReportArea&Controller=ClientControllerdnn_ctr370_ViewRS2005_ReportViewer1&PageNumber=1&ZoomMode=Percent&ZoomPct=100&ReloadDocMap=true&EnableFindNext=False&LinkTarget=_top. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
- ^ Editorial Board (17 October 2008). "Post's picks in Colorado's House of Representatives". Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_10741559. Retrieved on 2008-11-01.
- ^ Colorado House Democrats (18 November 2008). House Democrats Unveil 2009 Committee Chairs & Assignments. Press release. http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/11/house-democrats-unveil-2009-committee-chairs-assignments.html.
- ^ Pelzer, Jeremy (6 November 2008). "Full list of 2009 Statehouse leadership positions". PolitickerCO.com. http://www.politickerco.com/jeremypelzer/2783/full-list-2009-statehouse-leadership-positions. Retrieved on 2008-11-09.
- ^ Bartels, Lynn (29 December 2008). "Lawmaker seeks state holiday to mark Sept. 11". Rocky Mountain News. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/29/lawmaker-seeks-state-holiday-to-mark-sept-11/. Retrieved on 2008-12-29.
- ^ Riccardi, Nicholas (26 January 2009). "Lawmaker determined to make 9/11 a state holiday". Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_11552804. Retrieved on 2009-02-22.
