Three weeks after State Rep. Jennifer Parenti announced she was dropping her re-election bid for House District 19, a Democratic vacancy committee selected a replacement nominee for the party.
The committee voted for Jillaire McMillan as the party’s new nominee for the district, which includes parts of Boulder and Weld counties.
“I’m pretty excited, a little overwhelmed,” said McMillan.
KMGH-TVMcMillan, who has four children, said her experience as a former PTA president, a leader in her church, and working at a nonprofit will come in handy if voters send her to the Colorado State Capitol.
“That’s really prepared me to be informed, to really look at issues from different perspectives, and to work with people from across the political spectrum,” said McMillan.
McMillan said if elected, she’ll fight to expand access to transit and affordable housing and provide more money for schools.
“There are a lot of challenges that they need to be able to face and we need to be able to provide them the resources to do that,” said McMillan.