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Take Back Your Government A Citizen’s Guide to Grassroots Change by Morgan Carroll

Morgan Carroll joined members of the Freedom From Religion Foundation Metro Denver Chapter on a Zoom meeting on Thursday, June 18th, 2020 to discuss her book, Take Back Your Government A Citizen’s Guide to Grassroots Change. A recording of the meeting is available here.

Morgan Carroll is an Activist, Author, and former State Legislator from Colorado and is currently the Chairwoman of the Colorado Democratic Party. Morgan represented Colorado House District 36 in the city of Aurora from 2004 to 2008, and she represented the state’s 29th Senate district from 2009 to 2017. Carroll served as President of the Colorado State Senate from 2013 to 2014 and as minority leader in 2015. In addition to her legislative work, Carroll works for the law firm of Bachus & Schanker.

From 2005 to 2016 Morgan Carroll has Prime Sponsored, Sponsored, or Co-sponsored over 2000 House Bills, House Joint Resolutions, Senate Bills, and Senate Joint Resolutions. Over 89% of these bills & resolutions have been adopted or signed into law.

Morgan Carroll has always stood up for Coloradans no matter how powerful the lobbyists or big business, and no matter how hard the fight. She has held many positions in the house & senate over the years including:

· Senate Judiciary Committee (Chair)

· Executive Committee of the Legislative Council (Vice-Chair)

· Legislative Council (Vice-Chair)

· Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Committee

· Senate Health and Human Services Committee

· Police Officers and Firefighters Pension Reform Committee

· Redistricting Committee

Morgan Carroll’s book, Take Back Your Government, a Citizen’s Guide to Grassroots Change, is available on Amazon. – https://amzn.to/3eEXied.