Junie Joseph
American politician
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Junie Joseph is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives for the 10th district. Elected in November 2022, she assumed office on January 9, 2023.
Junie Joseph | |
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Joseph in 2022 | |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 10th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Edie Hooton |
| Member of the Boulder City Council | |
| In office 2019–2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Florida (BA) University of York (MA) University of Colorado, Boulder (JD) |
Early life and education
Joseph was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1985 or 1986,[1] and moved with to her family to Florida at the age of 14. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Florida and a Master of Arts in applied human rights from the University of York.[2] She earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado Law School.[3][1]
Career
Joseph worked in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights as an intern and was a fellow on a United States Agency for International Development program. Joseph was elected to the Boulder City Council in 2019 and the Colorado House of Representatives in November 2022.[4][5] Joseph was a 2024 presidential elector, pledged to vote for Kamala Harris.[6]
In 2024, Joseph was selected for the Energy & Environment Innovation Fellowship hosted by Future Caucus, a bipartisan group of legislators concerned with climate change, energy policy, and environmental justice.[7]