COLORADO LEGISLATORS PAST AND PRESENT

Elizabeth Louise "Betty" Benavidez

Chamber:House
Political Party:Democrat
Occupation:Housewife

Years Served House:1971; 1972; 1973; 1974
District #:07 (1971 - 1972); 06 (1973 - 1974)
Number of Years:4
General Assembly #:48th; 49th
Counties:Denver

Gender:Female
Birth year and Place:1935

Denver CO

City of Residence:Denver

Date of Death:03/01/2013
Place of Death:Denver CO

Memorial:

HM1005_enr.pdf

Obituaries:

benavidez.pdf

benavidezobit.pdf

Notes:
1st Latina elected to House of Representatives. Sponsored first bill for bilingual education.

HM1005_enr.pdf

Committees
House Standing	1971 -- Health Welfare & Institutions; Labor & Employment Relations; Transportation & Highways 1972 -- Health Welfare & Institutions; Labor & Employment Relations; Transportation & Highways 1973 -- Health Welfare & Institutions; Labor & Employment Relations; Transportation & Highways 1974 -- Health Welfare & Institutions; Labor & Employment Relations; Transportation & Highways
Interim	1971 -- Rights of Agricultural Employers & Employees (SJR 43) 1972 -- Mobile Home Taxation (SJR 7)