SJM 1 — Memorializing Senator Faith Winter

SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 26-001 BY SENATOR(S) Cutter and Marchman, Amabile, Ball, Bridges, Bright, Carson,Catlin,Danielson,Exum,Frizell,GonzalesJ.,Hinrichsen,Jodeh,Kipp,Carson, Catlin,Danielson,Exum, Frizell, GonzalesJ., Hinrichsen,Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Lindstedt, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Rich, Rodriguez, Simpson, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Zamora Wilson, Coleman;

alsoREPRESENTATIVE(S)Willford,Bacon,Boesenecker,Brown,Camacho,alsoREPRESENTATIVE(S) Willford,Bacon,Boesenecker,Brown, Camacho, Carter, Clifford, Duran, English, Espenoza, Feret, Froelich, Garcia, Gilchrist, Goldstein, Hamrick, Jackson, Joseph, Lieder, Lindsay, Lukens, Mabrey, Martinez, Mauro, McCormick, Nguyen, Paschal, Phillips, Rutinel, Sirota, Smith, Soper, Stewart K., Stewart R., Story, Taggart, Titone, Velasco, Woodrow, Zokaie, McCluskieMcCluskie. .

CONCERNING MEMORIALIZING SENATORSENATORFAITH FAITH WINTER.

and WHEREAS, A native, fifth-generation Coloradan, Senator Winter attended Littleton High School and the UniversityUniversityofRedlands; of Redlands;

and WHEREAS, That she would end up in the state legislature working on transportation and climate issues surprised few who knew her as a youngorganizer.SheinternedwiththeColoradoEnvironmentalCoalitionyoungorganizer. andtrainedwiththeGreenCorps,eventuallyservingasNationalProgram Director for EnviroCitizen, a sustainability focused initiative, and program director for Colorado Conservation Voters, which works to protect the state's climate and advance environmental justice;

Sheinternedwiththe ColoradoEnvironmentalCoalition andtrainedwiththe GreenCorps, eventuallyserving asNationalProgram Director for EnviroCitizen, a sustainability focused initiative, and WHEREAS,program Senatordirector Winterfor wasColorado electedConservation Voters, which works to protect the Westminsterstate's Cityclimate Counciland inadvance 2007;environmental justice;

and , WHEREAS, Senator Winter was elected to the Westminster City Council in 2007;

and WHEREAS,SenatorWinterrepresentedthepeopleofAdamsCountyWHEREAS, SenatorWinterrepresentedthepeopleofAdams County in the Colorado House ofofRepresentatives Representatives from 2015 through 2019 and the people of Adams, Broomfield, and Weld Counties in the Colorado Senate from 2019 until her death;

and WHEREAS, A mentor and champion of women, throughout conventionhallsandatcommunitycentersandkitchencountersandwithconventionhalls and at community centers andkitchen counters andwith organizations like the White House Project, Emerge Colorado, and Vote RunLead,SenatorWinterencouragedwomentotakethemicrophoneandRunLead, SenatorWinterencouragedwomentotakethemicrophone and then the ballot, training many future leaders to run for office;

but her supportdidn'tstopthere:AsaProgressiveGovernanceAcademytrainer,support shedidn't sharedstop herthere: time and seemingly boundless energy to assist newly elected leaders across the country;

andAs WHEREAS,NamedoneofaProgressive GoverningMagazine'sGovernance publicAcademytrainer, officialsshe ofshared theyearin2018andoneof5280Magazine'sdisrupterschangingthelocal political landscape in 2019, while Senator Winter was often recognized for her individualtime contributions,and sheseemingly alwaysboundless workedenergy to shineassist thenewly lightelected onleaders othersacross --the "wecountry; lift as we rise" was her mantra;

and WHEREAS,Oneofhermostimportantlegacies,the"PaidFamilyandWHEREAS, MedicalLeaveInsuranceAct",cametofruitionin2020.SenatorWinter'sNamed advocacyone ofGoverning Magazine's public officials of theyearin2018 and legislativeoneof5280Magazine's workdisrupters helpedchangingthe pavelocal thepolitical waylandscape in 2019, while Senator Winter was often recognized for her individual contributions, she always worked to shine the successfullight initiative.on others -- "we lift as we rise" was her mantra;

and WHEREAS, One ofhermostimportantlegacies,the "PaidFamilyand MedicalLeaveInsuranceAct", cameto fruition in2020.

SenatorWinter's advocacy and·legislative work helped pave the way for the successful initiative.

and WHEREAS, But more than 200 ofofSenator Senator Winter's bills did pass.pass.In 2021, she was a Senate prime sponsor of House Bill 21-1266, the "Environmental Justice Act", which strengthened regulations on greenhouse gas emissions and centered communities disproportionately impactedbypollution;

Inthenextyear, 2021,Senatebills she wassponsoredinstituted a"freefares Senatefor primecleanair" sponsoronpublictransportationthroughoutthe ofstate House Bill 21-1266, the "Environmental Justice Act", which strengthened regulations on greenhouse gas emissions and centered communities disproportionately impactedbypollution;thenextyear,Senatebillsshesponsoredinstituted "freefaresforcleanair"onpublictransportationthroughoutthestateand created the rural health-care workforce initiative to financially support studentsinthehealth-carefieldsotheycouldpracticein,andbetterserve,students inthehealth-care field so they couldpracticein, andbetterserve, the people ofofrural rural Colorado;

and WHEREAS, Senator Winter worked with her colleagues across the PAGE 2-SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 26-001 aisletopassbipartisanbillsonconservationeasements,protectionordersaisletopass bipartisanbills on conservationeasements, protectionorders for crime victims and affordable housing programs for victims ofofabuse, abuse, soil health, and ballot access for candidates with disabilities;

and WHEREAS,DuringherWHEREAS, Duringher ten sessions underthedome,SenatorWinterunderthe dome, Senator Winter chaired the Transportation and EnergyCommitteesEnergy inCommittees theinthe Senate and the House, vice-chaired the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee and the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, and served on manymore,includingLegislativeCouncil,theTransportationLegislationmanymore, includingLegislativeCouncil,theTransportationLegislation Review Committee, and the Colorado Youth Advisory Council Committee;

and WHEREAS, A longtime supporter ofofanimal animal rights and former board member of Broomfield's Butterfly Pavilion, Senator Winter brought a special guest, the Pavilion's Rosie the Tarantula, to the Senate floor several years in a row;

Queso, one ofofher her four beloved dogs, could often be seen roaming the second floor, sometimes in a tuxedo;

and WHEREAS, As caring as she was driven, the small stick ofofdynamite dynamitetattooed tattooedonSenatorWinter'sarmwasafittingmetaphorforherspark,heron SenatorWinter's armwas afitting metaphorfor herspark, her potential, and the transformative power she wielded in order to make a lasting impact on, and to improve the lives of, every person in the state;

and WHEREAS,Shefought,ofteninflipflops,forColoradanstobreatheWHEREAS, She fought, often in flip flops, for Coloradansto breathe cleaner air and to spend more time with their families;

she cared about and ran bills to help coal workers, working moms, and eating disorder patients;toempowerpatients; legislative aides and tenants;toprotecttransgender people;

to empower legislative aides and tenants;

to protecttransgender people;

and WHEREAS,ColoradoisabetterplacebecauseofalittlegirlwhowasWHEREAS, Colorado is abetterplacebecause ofalittle girlwhowas grateful for "waterfalls and rainbows" and who grew up to dedicate her life to public service, helping to protect those precious resources as she championed renewable energy, electric vehicles, and public transportation;

now, therefore, BeBeltResolvedby It Resolved by the Senate ofofthe the Seventy-fifth GeneralGeneralAssembly Assembly of the State ofofColorado, Colorado, the House ofofRepresentatives Representatives concurring herein:

PAGE 3-SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 26-001 (1) That in losing Faith Winter, the people ofofthe the State of Colorado have lost a devoted public servant and invaluable friend and colleague who led, listened, legislated, and laughed with her whole heart;

(2) ThatweextendourdeepandheartfeltsympathytoherfamilyandThatwe extend our deep andheartfelt sympathyto her family and friends;

Be It Further Resolved,Resolved,That That copies ofofthis this Joint Memorial be sent to Senator Winter's children, Sienna and Tobin, and their father, Mark Snook;

____________________________ ____________________________ James Rashad Coleman Sr.

Julie McCluskie PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES ____________________________~ ____________________________~ EstherR vane Mouriki Vanessal Reillyl y sther van Mourik SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE THE SENATESENATE· OF REPRESENTATIVES PAGE 4-SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 26-001