Emily Sirota

Emily Sirota is a Colorado State Representative for House District 9, where she chairs the Joint Budget Committee and serves as Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee. Term-limited in the House, she was unopposed in the June 2026 Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 32, covering much of south Denver, and is running in the November general election. She has worked as a social worker, director of an early learning center in Denver, community organizer, and policy aide, and holds a B.A. in political science from Indiana University and a Master of Social Work from the University of Denver.