COLORADO LEGISLATORS PAST AND PRESENT

Jana Wells Mendez

Chamber:Senate
Political Party:Democrat
Occupation:Journalist

Leadership Position:

Senate Assistant Minority Leader : 1987-88, 1993-94
Senate Minority Caucus Leader: 1991-92

Years Served:1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994
District #:18 (1985-1994)
Number of Years:10
General Assembly #:55th; 56th; 57th; 58th; 59th
Counties:Boulder

Notes About Member's Term:12/27/1994 -- Senator Mendez resigned; replaced by Dorothy Rupert.

Gender:Female
Birth year and Place:1944

Moscow ID

City of Residence:Longmont

Committees
Senate Standing	1985 -- Local Government; State Affairs; Transportation 1986 -- Local Government; State Affairs; Transportation 1987 -- Appropriations; Education; Finance; Judiciary 1988 -- Appropriations; Education; Finance; Judiciary 1989 -- Appropriations; Education; Finance; Judiciary 1990 -- Appropriations; Education; Finance; Judiciary 1991 -- Education; Finance 1992 -- Education; Finance 1993 -- Appropriations; Education; Finance
Joint/Statutory	1985 -- Joint Legislative Sunrise & Sunset Review (2-3-1201, C.R.S.); Sales & Use Tax Simplification Task Force (29-2-113, C.R.S.) 1986 -- Joint Legislative Sunrise & Sunset Review (2-3-1201, C.R.S.) 1987 -- Capital Development (2-3-1302, C.R.S.); Legislative Council (2-3-301, C.R.S.) 1988 -- Legislative Council (2-3-301, C.R.S.) 1991 -- Legal Services (2-3-502, C.R.S.); Task Force on Family Issues (SB91-016, 26-7.6-102, C.R.S.) 1992 -- Legal Services (2-3-502, C.R.S.); Task Force on Family Issues (SB91-016, 26-7.6-102, C.R.S.) 1993 -- Legislative Council (2-3-301, C.R.S.) 1994 -- Legislative Council (2-3-301, C.R.S.)
Interim	1985 -- Water & Land Resources (HJR 1025) 1987 -- Water Quality & Water Resources (HJR 1032) 1989 -- Tax Policy (HJR 1030) 1990 -- Family Issues & Rights (HJR 90-1033) 1991 -- Joint Education Committee (SJR 91-032); Joint Finance Committee (SJR 91-032) 1993 -- Tax Policy (2-3-303.3, C.R.S.); School Finance (2-3-303.3, C.R.S.)