Dennis Apuan
State Representative - District 17
Representative Dennis Apuan, in his first term, is the Colorado State Representative for House District 17, which includes southwestern Colorado Springs and the Fort Carson military base. He is a member of the Finance Committee and the Judiciary Committee.
Rep. Apuan emigrated to America from the Philippines when he was 20. Moving to Colorado Springs from Los Angeles in 1997, he took a job at Broadmoor Community Church, where he began as a janitor and later became the church's business administrator. He has worked as a community organizer for Colorado Unity and as a regional director for the Colorado Progressive Coalition. Rep. Apuan also served as vice-chairman of the El Paso County Democratic Party for four years.
Rep. Apuan is a former member of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Diversity Strategic Planning Team.
