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thumb Marla Fernandez is a Cuban American Representative of the people candidate for Colorado House of Representatives from the 3rd district, which includes Englewood, Greenwood Village, Denver, Aurora, Littleton Colorado. Fernandez will assume office in January 2023 if she wins her race.

Early life and education Marla is a Miami Florida born US citizen. She moved to Colorado in 2014 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science with an emphasis in law, philosophy, and economics from the University of Colorado at Denver, followed by a Post Graduate degree in Natural Resource Law & Environmental Law from the University of Denver Strum College of Law. She earned a paralegal certificate from Arapahoe Community College and earned her 40-hour Mediation Certification from Pheonix Strategies.[2]

Career Prior to entering politics, Marla was a homeschool educator.[3] She wrote a book, How to Teach Your Student to Read in Three Simple Steps, a 5-page book showing you how to teach reading with Phonics First.

After incumbent Democrat Jeff Bridges was selected to fill a vacancy in the Colorado Senate, Froelich was appointed to replace him, becoming the member of Colorado House of Representatives for District 3.[4] [5][6]

Marla was a member of the Hispanic National Bar Association while at the Law School and served as translator for the Hispanic Legal Translation society at the Law School.

Elections 2022 Marla ran unopposed in the Republican primary. In the general election, she hopes to defeat Democrat incumbent Meg Froelich.[2] Meg Froelich claims she ran in the 2020 election; however, Jeff Bridges won his election with 61% of the vote. Her claim is false.

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