Tracy Kraft-Tharp

Tracy Kraft-Tharp
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 29th[1] district
Assumed office
January 9, 2013
Preceded by Kevin Priola
Personal details
Nationality American
Political party Democratic
Profession Professor
Website tracyforstaterep.com

Tracy Kraft-Tharp[2] is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives representing District 29 since January 9, 2013. Kraft-Tharp is a member of the League of Women Voters.

Biography

Kraft-Tharp represents House District 29, which includes northeastern Arvada and part of Westminster. She was elected in the 2012 election.

In the 2014 session, Kraft-Tharp supported legislation to extend the job growth incentive tax credit to attract new businesses to the state.[3] She also passed legislation to extend the ReHire Colorado program through 2017.[4] The program provides job coaching and training to unemployed and underemployed Coloradans.[5] She also sponsored legislation creating a suicide prevention task force to reduce the rate of suicide in Colorado.[6]

During the 2013 legislative session she sponsored the Advanced Industries Export Acceleration Act, which assists Colorado companies looking to export their products globally.[7]

Kraft-Tharp started her career as a middle school teacher, later becoming a youth counselor and social worker.[8] She became the manager of the Women in Crisis battered women’s shelter in Jefferson County and now has her own small consulting business.

She has served on a number of boards including the City of Arvada Citizens Improvement Project Committee, the Urban Peak Housing Corporation and the Jefferson County School District Strategic Planning and Advisory Council.[9]

Kraft-Tharp received her law degree and a masters in social work from the University of Denver.

Elections

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