Edward Casso

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Edward Casso (born 1974[1]) is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2006, Casso represented House District 32, which encompasses suburbs of Denver, Colorado in northwestern Adams County, from 2006 to 2012.[2]

Biography

Born in Thornton, Colorado, Casso earned a bachelor's degree in political philosophy from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1997.[3] He was the first member of his family to attend college. While at CU, Casso was president of the CU College Democrats.[1] There, he was a precinct committeeperson for the Boulder County Democratic Party[3] and a member of the vacancy committee that appointed Ron Tupa to the Colorado State Senate.[1]

After moving to Adams County, Casso served as a precinct committeeperson, co-captain of house district 32-D, and vice-chair and later chair of the Adams County Young Democrats.[1] He has also served as chair of the Colorado Democratic Party Outreach Commission, and worked as an intern for Congressman David Skaggs.[3]

Before being elected to the legislature, Casso worked as a teacher in an alternative high school during summers,[4] and as a substitute teacher for Denver Public Schools.[5] Casso resides in Commerce City, Colorado;[1] he and his wife, Selena, have two children: Cecelia and Aristotle.[3]

Legislative career

2006 election

In the 2006 Colorado legislative elections, Casso defeated Republican Tracey Snyder with 57 percent of the popular vote.[2] Casso was endorsed by the Denver Post,[6] but not the Rocky Mountain News.[7]

2007 legislative session

In the 2007 session of the Colorado General Assembly, Casso sat on the House Education Committee and the House State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Committee. [8]

During the 2007 session, Casso sponsored two bills to revise the ways in which schools' CSAP test scores were reported. One, which would have exempted scores from special education students,[9] was killed in a Senate committee;[10] the other, which would have exempted scores for students whose parents opt the students out of the test, was killed in a House committee at Casso's request because of concerns that it would jeopardize federal school funding.[9]

Following the legislative session, Casso was present at the Colorado State Capitol during an incident in which state troopers shot and killed a mentally ill individual gunman targeting Gov. Bill Ritter. Casso observed the dead body and afterwards supported increased security, including metal detectors, for the state capitol building.[11][12][13] He also served on the interim legislative Health Care Task Force[14] and the Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission between legislative sessions.[15]

In October 2007, Casso was honored by LARASA, the Latin American Research And Service Agency with the Lena L. Archuleta Education Service Award, for his work in the legislature, including a vote in committee that benefitted LARASA Learning Centers.[16][17]

After the legislative session, Casso was elected deputy whip for the House Democratic Caucus.[18]

2008 legislative session

In the 2008 session of the Colorado General Assembly, Casso sits on the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee and the House State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Committee. [19]

After killing a bill he sponsored to extend a combined high school-community college program to school districts on the Ute Mountain and Southern Ute Indian Reservation, at the request of tribal leaders,[20] Casso is expected to travel to the reservations to discuss the program following the legislative session.[21]

2008 election

Casso sought a second term in the legislature in 2008 and faced no opposition in either the August Democratic primary[22] or the November general election.[23]

2009 legislative session

For the 2009 legislative session, Casso was named to a seat on the House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee and as vice-chair of the House Business Affairs Committee.[24] He was also nominated for the post of House Majority Caucus Whip, but lost the caucus' vote for the post to Rep. Claire Levy.[25] Casso has also sponsored legislation to declare September 11 a state holiday.[26][27]

2010 legislative session

After Casso praised Gov. Bill Ritter's decision not to run for a second term in January 2010 and harshly criticized the sitting Democratic governor, House Speaker Terrance Carroll replaced Casso as vice-chair of the House Business Affairs Committee with Rep. Sara Gagliardi.[28]

2010 election

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2011 legislative session

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2012 legislative session

Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Representative Casso announced he would not seek reelection in the 2012 General Election.[29] Casso is succeeded by former legislative aide Dominick Moreno who was elected over his Republican opponent.[30][31]

2016 Congressional election

Casso formed an exploratory committee for the 2016 election to the United States House of Representatives in Template:Ushr.[32]

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