Cherylin Peniston Explained

Cherylin Peniston
State House:Colorado
State:Colorado
District:35th
Term Start:January 10, 2007[1]
Term End:January 7, 2015
Preceded:Ann Ragsdale
Succeeded:Faith Winter
Birth Date:3 March 1948
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois
Spouse:W.J.
Profession:Teacher
Party:Democratic

Cherylin Naylor Peniston (born 3 March 1948[2]) is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. A career public school teacher, Peniston was first elected as a Democrat in 2006 to the Colorado House of Representatives. She represented House District 35, which encompasses most of Westminster, Colorado and portions of Arvada.[3] Term limited, she did not seek re-election in 2014.[4]

Biography

Born in Chicago, Illinois,[2] Peniston earned a bachelor's degree in education from the University of La Verne in 1970,[5] and spent her career teaching social studies and foreign languages at Scott Carpenter Middle School in Adams County School District 50 from 1971 to 1999.[2] While teaching, she earned her master's degree in International Studies from the University of Denver in 1990, and won two Fulbright Scholarships to study abroad - for six weeks in Egypt in 1987 and for three weeks in Japan in 1997.[5] [6]

Between 1999 and 2003, Peniston was elected to two terms as president of the Westminster Education Association, the local union associated with the National Education Association.[5] She was also a member of the District 50 Education Foundation, and was also a substitute teacher at Scott Carpenter Middle School from 2003 until 2006.[2]

From 2005 to 2006, Peniston was Assistant Secretary of the Adams County Democratic Party,[2] and was a member of the Adams County Democratic Latino PAC and the Colorado Democratic Latino Initiative.[5] Peniston is married; she and her husband, W.J., have two children, Erin and Geoffry, and at least one grandchild.[5] [6]

Legislative career

2006 election

Spurred to run for elected office because of her experiences as a teacher and union leader,[7] Peniston was elected to the state house in 2006, first winning the Democratic party primary over Jeff Vigil[8] and then defeating Republican Ruben Pacheco by a 2:1 margin, winning a predominantly Democratic district[3] in which Pacheco did not run an active campaign. Peniston was endorsed both by the Rocky Mountain News[9] and the Denver Post,[10] as well as by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.[11]

2007 legislative session

In the 2007 session of the Colorado General Assembly, Peniston sat on the House Education Committee and the House Local Government Committee.[12] Peniston's only unsuccessful bill during the 2007 session was a measure to require that school districts which make budget cutbacks cut pay for administrators as well as teachers; it was killed in a Senate committee.[13]

Following the legislative session, Peniston served on the legislature's Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission.[14]

2008 legislative session

In the 2008 session of the Colorado General Assembly, Peniston sits on the House Education Committee and the House Local Government Committee.[15]

Peniston worked with elementary school students in Adams County to draft and sponsor a measure to name the Western painted turtle the Colorado state reptile.[16] After passing the General Assembly, the bill was signed into law by Gov. Bill Ritter at the students' school.[17]

2008 election

Peniston sought a second term in the legislature in 2008, facing Republican Tracy Gimer. Peniston's re-election bid was endorsed by the Denver Post,[18] and she prevailed with 67 percent of the popular vote.[19]

Peniston has also sponsored legislation to require that adopted pets be spayed or neutered,[20] to allow gifted children to enter kindergarten or first grade at earlier ages,[21] [22] to create curricula for students in juvenile detention or residential treatment,[23] and to allow residential projects as part of transit-oriented development in conjunction with FasTracks.[24] [25]

2009 legislative session

For the 2009 legislative session, Peniston was named to chair the House Local Government Committee and to a seat on the House Education Committee.[26]

With Sen. John Morse, Peniston plans on introducing legislation to increase vehicle registration fees by $1 to pay for rural ambulance services.[27] Peniston has also sponsored legislation to require tags or ID chips on many domestic cats.[28]

2012 election

In the 2012 General Election, Representative Peniston faced Republican challenger Brian Vande Krol. Peniston was elected by a margin of 56% to 44%.[29] [30]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: House Journal - January 10, 2007 . 2007-12-08 . Colorado General Assembly .
  2. Web site: Representative Cherylin Peniston . 2007-12-02 . Project Vote Smart .
  3. Web site: State House District 35 . 2008-12-02 . COMaps . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090215155231/http://comaps.org/district35h.html . 2009-02-15 .
  4. Ballotpedia. Cherylin Peniston. Viewed: 2017-01-29.
  5. Web site: Cherlyin Naylor Peniston - Colorado - State House District 35 candidate . https://archive.today/20070729091241/http://cfapp2.rockymountainnews.com/election/profiles/c_profiles.cfm?oper=cand_profile&id=11972&qa=1 . dead . 2007-07-29 . 2008-01-02 . RockyMountainNews.com .
  6. News: Lynn . Bartels . Judge lifts lobbyist gift ban . Rocky Mountain News . 15 February 2008 . 2008-04-23 .
  7. News: Staff Reports . This week in the Legislature . Colorado Springs Gazette . 21 January 2008 . 2008-04-23 . dead . https://archive.today/20130103234417/http://www.gazette.com/articles/committee_32205___article.html/create_children.html . 3 January 2013 .
  8. News: Lynn . Bartels . Few Hispanics win in primaries . Rocky Mountain News . 20 August 2006 . 2008-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080415081543/http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/elections/article/0%2C2808%2CDRMN_24736_4929468%2C00.html . 2008-04-15 . dead .
  9. News: Editorial board . Our choices for the Colorado House . Rocky Mountain News . 12 October 2006 . 2008-01-03 .
  10. News: Editorial Board . State House races . Denver Post . 7 October 2006 . 2008-04-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524061420/http://www.denverpost.com/dempsey/ci_4448954 . 2011-05-24 .
  11. Brady Campaign Endorses Colorado Candidates . Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence . 18 October 2006 . 2008-05-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081023132028/http://www.bradycampaign.org/media/release.php?release=809 . 2008-10-23 .
  12. Web site: House Committees of Reference . 2007-12-11 . Colorado General Assembly.
  13. News: April M. . Washington . Across-the-board school pay cuts fail in Senate committee . Rocky Mountain News . 1 March 2007 . 2008-01-03 .
  14. Web site: Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission . 2008-04-27 . Colorado Legislative Council .
  15. Web site: House Committees of Reference . 2008-01-19 . Colorado General Assembly.
  16. News: Michael . Davidson . 'No' vote from Bruce can't derail student campaign . Colorado Springs Gazette . 23 January 2008 . 2008-01-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080517090348/http://www.gazette.com/articles/state_32276___article.html/colorado_students.html . 2008-05-17 .
  17. News: Michael . Davidson . Andy Wineke . Assembly glance . Colorado Springs Gazette . 19 March 2008 . 2008-03-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080328090640/http://www.gazette.com/articles/seat_34375___article.html/appointments_assembly.html . 2008-03-28 .
  18. News: Editorial Board . Post's picks in Colorado's House of Representatives . Denver Post . 17 October 2008 . 2008-11-01 .
  19. Web site: Colorado Statewide Cumulative Report - 2008 General Election . 2008-12-04 . Colorado Secretary of State .
  20. News: Jennifer . Brown . Spay, neuter mandate wins initial OK . Denver Post . 19 February 2008 . 2008-02-23 .
  21. News: Staff Reports . Under The Dome this week . Denver Post . 29 January 2008 . 2008-04-23 .
  22. "Smart Start" Bill Gives Gifted Young Children a Chance to Begin School When Ready . Colorado House Democrats . 11 April 2008 . 2008-04-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080414012519/http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/04/smart-start-bil.html . 2008-04-14 .
  23. News: Mark . Harden . Bill creating school counselor corps signed . Denver Business Journal . 27 May 2008 . 2008-06-13 .
  24. News: Staff Reports . Health, education top concerns . Westminster Window . 27 December 2007 . 2008-05-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080509074721/http://www.cherylinpeniston.com/page0009.html . 2008-05-09 .
  25. News: Rachel . Caccarelli . Lawmakers talk legislation, react to chamber objectives . Westminster Window . 13 December 2007 . 2008-05-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080514125721/http://www.cherylinpeniston.com/page0010.html . 2008-05-14 .
  26. House Democrats Unveil 2009 Committee Chairs & Assignments . 18 November 2008 . Colorado House Democrats . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100103101139/http://cohousedems.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/11/house-democrats-unveil-2009-committee-chairs-assignments.html . 2010-01-03 .
  27. News: Staff Reports . Rural Ambulance Woes Raise Talk of Statewide Fee Increase . Face the State . 26 November 2008 . 2008-11-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090209174400/http://facethestate.com/articles/12358-rural-ambulance-woes-raise-talk-statewide-fee-increase . 9 February 2009 .
  28. News: Ed . Sealover . Bills already proposed cover cats, slow drivers . Rocky Mountain News . 9 January 2009 . 2009-01-10 .
  29. Web site: CO - Election Results - Colorado Secretary of State . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170314203900/http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/43032/111283/en/summary.html . 2017-03-14 .
  30. Web site: State House 2012 Election Results - Denver Post . 2012-11-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140708040426/http://data.denverpost.com/election/results/state-senate/2012/ . 2014-07-08 . dead .

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