Alex Valdez is an American politician who is the member of the Colorado House of Representatives. Since 2019, he has represented the 5th House District, which includes Denver.
Background
Valdez grew up in Aurora, Colorado, and attended Rangeview High School. After graduating from Rangeview in 1999, Valdez attended Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach. Valdez then transferred to the University of Colorado Boulder and graduated with a history degree in 2004.
Prior to serving in the Colorado House of Representatives, Valdez founded his own company, EcoMark Solar in 2008. During the Great Recession, EcoMark grew into one of Colorado's largest solar companies. In 2022, Ecomark Solar went out of business after struggling to adjust to economic challenges to the solar industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ecomark's closure also lead to a large amount of complaints from customers who paid for systems that were never installed and employees who were never paid for outstanding commissions owed.
Political career
Valdez was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, having received 79% of the vote over 19% of the vote to Republican candidate Katherine Whitney.
Valdez was the first ever first-year legislator appointed to a leadership in the Colorado House of Representatives and soon after was named the Chair of the Energy and Environment Committee, Chair of the LGBTQ Caucus, and Chair of the Latino Caucus. Valdez also services on the State, Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee and recently founded the General Aviation Caucus.
Valdez had a short run for Mayor of Denver which lasted from November 2022 to Jan of 2023.
Personal life
He is openly pansexual.
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