Office and district sought: State Representative, House District 2
Name: Mike Cerbo
Party affiliation: Democrat
Website: None listed
E-mail: mpcerbo@yahoo.com
Age: 53
Last degree earned: JD, University of Denver, 1994
Occupation: Former bartender
Hobbies: Coin collecting
Family: Two children, Michael, 24 and Carissa, 20.
How long have you lived in Colorado? Where did you live before? 32 years, Born in Darby, Pennsylvania.
Civic Involvement: Member, Denver Crime Control and Prevention Commission; Member, Kaiser Patient Health Advisory Council.
Major endorsements: Colorado Environmental Coalition; Pro-Choice Colorado; Colorado AFL-CIO.
Why are you running? I enjoy representing the culturally and economically diverse district that constitutes House District 2.
What are the top three challenges facing Colorado or the institution you seek to represent?
Jobs and poverty. When more people are working, fewer people are not.
Health care. Preventative health care models work. We need health insurance for more citizens. Water. As a state, we will eventually reach limits.
What is your top priority in the next session if you should win? To continue to move Colorado forward in the key areas encompassed by Referendum C, particularly, health care and education.
