Office and district sought: Colorado House of Representatives, House District 21
Name: Anna Lord
Party affiliation: Democrat
Website: www.electannalord.com
E-mail: annalord4hd21@yahoo.com
Age: 45
Last degree earned: Bachelor of Science in Finance, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Occupation: My experience is in Government procurement and contract cost negotiation, but I have been a full-time parent since my children were little.
Hobbies: Skiing, karate, reading
Family: Married for 18 years to Tom Lord. Parent of three children 15, 12 and 10.
How long have you lived in Colorado? Where did you live before? I have lived in Colorado for 17 years: 5 as a child living with my parents, 5 as a college student living on my own, and 7 as an adult and parent. I have also lived in Florida, Texas, New York, Maryland and Ontario, Canada.
Last book read: Fiction: “The Line Between,” by Peter S. Beagle, Non Fiction: “Courage,” by Gus Lee.
Civic Involvement: Colorado Association of School Boards, (CASB) Board of Directors 2005 to present; Member and Treasurer, Board of Education, Manitou Springs District 14, 2003 to Present; Board Member, Ute Pass Board of Cooperative Education Services 2003 to 2005; Manitou Springs School District parent volunteer/leader serving on and leading a wide variety of activities and committees. 1999 – present; Member of the Junior League of Pelham, New York. 1994 – 1998.
Major endorsements: COPOPS, Colorado Protectors of Public Schools; Planned Parenthood Action Fund; United Food and Commercial Workers; Public Education Committee; Colorado State Conference of Electrical Workers
Why are you running? Trust in the “American Dream” has been shaken for many Colorado families. By providing good representation, I would like to help restore trust in that dream.
What are the top three challenges facing Colorado or the institution you seek to represent?
We must improve our public education system so that every child in Colorado will have access to the American Dream.
We must offer more affordable higher education so that our young people can be successful in the new global marketplace.
Creative solutions must be found to our health care crisis, including access to affordable health insurance, so that working families aren’t in danger of losing everything they have worked for because of a single health issue.
What is your top priority in the next session if you should win? I would change the current campaign finance laws that allow out-of-state interests to spend huge sums of money to “buy” seats on local school boards.
What proposal in the last session did you oppose the most? I opposed HB 1150 School Start Dates For K-12, which mandated statewide start dates and end dates for all Colorado school districts.
