Steve Fenberg

Steve Fenberg
Fenberg in 2018.
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 18th[1] district
Assumed office
January 11, 2017
Preceded by Rollie Heath
Personal details
Nationality American
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Lindsay Fenberg
Residence Boulder, Colorado
Alma mater University of Colorado Boulder
Profession Founding Executive Director,
Small Business Owner
Website http://www.stevefenberg.org/

Stephen Fenberg is a Democratic State Senator from Colorado. He has served in the state's 18th district since 2017.

Education

Senator Fenberg received his Bachelor's degree in Environmental Policy at Colorado University.[2]

Career

A few years after graduating from CU, Fenberg founded New Era Colorado, a nonprofit civic engagement organization dedicated to empowering people in the areas of issue organizing, electoral mobilization, and the legislative process.[3]

He has also served on the Board of Directors for ProgressNow, One Colorado Political Committee and INVST Community Studies as well as the Boulder Housing Working Group and the city of Boulder Capital Improvement Taskforce.[2]

Fenberg is part-owner of the Bread Bar, a small drinking establishment in the historic city of Silver Plume.[4]

Policy positions

Environment

As an advocate of a statewide carbon tax, Fenberg would also like to increase the renewable energy standards from 30% to 50% in the next 30 years.

As far as fracking is concerned, he acknowledges the risks involved and the need for tighter regulations but is a supporter of local control by communities.[5]

Social issues

Fenberg is pro-choice and pro-gay marriage. He supports funding to expand access to comprehensive birth control.

Jobs & growth

Fenberg believes in the right of workers to collectively bargain, strives for an increased minimum wage and sees the current requirements pertaining to sick days as inadequate.[5]

Tenure (Colorado Senate)

Authored/sponsored bills by Fenberg have focused on a variety of topics ranging from the easing of student debt to the monitoring of polling center wait times as well as the prohibition of conversion therapy.[5]

He is a member of the Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy and the State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committees.[1]

Electoral history

2016: Fenberg was the only Democrat to file for his party's 18th district primary on June 28th after incumbent Rollie Heath decided against filing for reelection. He ran unopposed and received 12,433 votes. On December 8, 2016, he faced off against Republican primary winner M. Peter Spraitz in the general election. He had previously been endorsed by the state branches of the AFL-CIO, Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America as well as Colorado Voters for Animals and Conservation Colorado.[6] Fenberg coasted to a 59 point victory, the result of 67,799 votes,[7] more than any other senate candidate statewide.[8]

Awards & recognition

  • Speaking Truth to Power Award, 2006 (presented by the AFL-CIO)[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Senator Steve Fenberg". Denver, Colorado: Colorado Senate Democrats. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Steve Fenberg: State Senate, District 18". Boulder, Colorado: Daily Camera. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "New Leaders for a Generation". Denver, Colorado: New Era Colorado. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 "About Steve". 2016 Fenberg State Senate. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Current Legislation and Priorities". Boulder, Colorado: 2016 Feinberg State Senate. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Steve Fenberg's Political Summary". Des Moines, Iowa: Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Colorado State Senate District 18". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Colorado State Senate elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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