Anne McGihon

Anne McGihon
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 3rd district
Assumed office
August 4, 2003[1]
Preceded by Jennifer Veiga
Personal details
Born (1957-06-01) June 1, 1957
Newport, Rhode Island
Political party Democratic
Profession Attorney
Religion Episcopalian

Anne McGihon (born June 1, 1957[2]) is a Colorado legislator. Appointed to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2003, McGihon represents House District 3, which represents south Denver.[3]

Early career

Born in Newport, Rhode Island, McGihon earned a bachelor's degree from McGill University in 1978, and then a master of social work degree from Florida State University in 1980.[2] She worked as a clinical social worker in the Tampa Veterans Administration Hospital spinal cord unit before entering law school,[4] where she graduated with a J.D., also from Florida State University, in 1984.[2]

McGihon has practiced law in Florida, Washington DC, and Colorado,[4] first with Kirkpatrick and Lockhart from 1987 to 1989; then with Holland and Hart and The Jefferson Group before opening her own private practice, McGihon and Associates, in 1993,[2] specializing in business, litigation, and trusts and estates.[4]

Legislative career

2008 legislative session

In the 2008 session of the Colorado General Assembly, McGihon chairs the House Health and Human Services Committee, sits on the House Appropriations Committee, and is vice-chair of the Joint Legal Services Committee. [5]

2009 legislative session

On March 16, 2009, McGihon announced that she would resign from the legislature, effective March 27, to assume new duties with the law firm of Akerman Senterfitt.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "House Journal - January 7, 2004" (pdf). Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Representative McGihon". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  3. ↑ "State House District 3". COMaps. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  4. 1 2 3 Biography of the Honorable Anne L. McGihon | Anne's Website
  5. ↑ "House Committees of Reference". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
  6. ↑ Bartels, Lynn (16 March 2009). "State Rep. McGihon stepping down". Denver Post. Retrieved 2009-03-16.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, May 18, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.