Joyce Foster
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Joyce Foster
is a state legislator in the U.S. state
of Colorado
. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Democrat in 2008, Foster represents Senate District 35, which encompasses southeastern Denver, Colorado
.
Foster faced Republican Bob Lane in the November 2008 general election. Foster's candidacy was endorsed by the Denver Post, and she won the race with 68 percent of the vote.
During the 2009 session, Foster introduced legislation to require the Colorado Division of Wildlife to place a higher priority on predator control, after increasing numbers of coyote attacks south of Denver. The bill, however, was killed in committee due to concerns over its vagueness. Foster also introduced a resolution in support of the nation of Israel
that was criticized by peace activists as reflecting a one-sided perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
.
In May 2010 it was alleged that Sen. Foster had introduced an amendment to a bill concerning the registered sex offenders. Multiple news media have reported that Julian Newman, Sen. Foster's brother-in-law, was involved with a consensual adult 21+ relationship with a client he was paid to treat. {http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/23587565/detail.html}
is a state legislator in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Democrat in 2008, Foster represents Senate District 35, which encompasses southeastern Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
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2008 election
Joyce Foster defeated State Representative Alice Borodkin in the contested Democratic primary in August, taking 71 percent of votes cast.Foster faced Republican Bob Lane in the November 2008 general election. Foster's candidacy was endorsed by the Denver Post, and she won the race with 68 percent of the vote.
2009 legislative session
For the 2009 session of the Colorado General Assembly, Foster was named to seats on the Senate Business Committee and the Senate Local Government and Energy Committee, where she will serve as vice-chair.During the 2009 session, Foster introduced legislation to require the Colorado Division of Wildlife to place a higher priority on predator control, after increasing numbers of coyote attacks south of Denver. The bill, however, was killed in committee due to concerns over its vagueness. Foster also introduced a resolution in support of the nation of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
that was criticized by peace activists as reflecting a one-sided perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The conflict is wide-ranging, and the term is also used in reference to the earlier phases of the same conflict, between Jewish and Zionist yishuv and the Arab population living in Palestine under Ottoman or...
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In May 2010 it was alleged that Sen. Foster had introduced an amendment to a bill concerning the registered sex offenders. Multiple news media have reported that Julian Newman, Sen. Foster's brother-in-law, was involved with a consensual adult 21+ relationship with a client he was paid to treat. {http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/23587565/detail.html}