Meg Froelich

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Meg Froelich
Image of Meg Froelich
Colorado House of Representatives District 3
Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

5

Compensation

Base salary

43,977/year for legislators whose terms began in 2023. $41,449/year for legislators whose terms began in 2021.

Per diem

For legislators residing within 50 miles of the capitol: $45/day. For legislators living more than 50 miles from the capitol: $237/day.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Appointed

January 7, 2019

Education

Bachelor's

Bryn Mawr College, 1985

Graduate

University of Michigan, 1988

Personal
Birthplace
Houston, Texas
Religion
Protestant
Profession
Documentary filmmaker
Contact

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Meg Froelich (Democratic Party) is a member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 3. She assumed office on January 14, 2019. Her current term ends on January 8, 2025.

Froelich (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Colorado House of Representatives to represent District 3. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.


Biography

Meg Froelich was born in Houston, Texas. She earned a bachelor's degree in history from Bryn Mawr College in 1985 and a master's degree in history from the University of Michigan in 1989. Froelich's career experience includes working as a documentary filmmaker and serving as the executive director of the Colorado Institute for Leadership Training.[1][2]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Froelich was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Froelich was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Froelich was assigned to the following committees:

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The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Meg Froelich defeated Michaela Neal and Marla Fernandez in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Meg Froelich
Meg Froelich (D)
 
64.9
 
17,626
Image of Michaela Neal
Michaela Neal (R) Candidate Connection
 
35.1
 
9,514
Image of Marla Fernandez
Marla Fernandez (R) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
0

Total votes: 27,140
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Meg Froelich advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 3 on June 25, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Meg Froelich
Meg Froelich
 
100.0
 
6,573

Total votes: 6,573
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 3

Michaela Neal advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 3 on June 25, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michaela Neal
Michaela Neal Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
2,669

Total votes: 2,669
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Meg Froelich defeated Marla Fernandez and Clayton Casciato in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Meg Froelich
Meg Froelich (D) Candidate Connection
 
66.0
 
21,957
Image of Marla Fernandez
Marla Fernandez (R) Candidate Connection
 
31.8
 
10,570
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Clayton Casciato (L)
 
2.3
 
757

Total votes: 33,284
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Meg Froelich advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 3 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Meg Froelich
Meg Froelich Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
8,028

Total votes: 8,028
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 3

Marla Fernandez advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 3 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marla Fernandez
Marla Fernandez Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
4,386

Total votes: 4,386
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Endorsements

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2020

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Meg Froelich defeated Dean Titterington and David Jurist in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Meg Froelich
Meg Froelich (D)
 
59.1
 
28,071
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Dean Titterington (R)
 
37.9
 
18,008
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David Jurist (L)
 
3.0
 
1,411

Total votes: 47,490
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Meg Froelich advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 3 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Meg Froelich
Meg Froelich
 
100.0
 
14,512

Total votes: 14,512
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 3

Bill Klocek advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 3 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Bill Klocek
 
100.0
 
6,052

Total votes: 6,052
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Colorado House of Representatives District 3

Stephen Cureton advanced from the Libertarian convention for Colorado House of Representatives District 3 on April 13, 2020.

Candidate
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Stephen Cureton (L)

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2016

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 4, 2016. Incumbent Daniel Kagan (D) did not seek re-election.

Jeff Bridges defeated Katy Brown in the Colorado House of Representatives District 3 general election.[3][4]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 3 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jeff Bridges 52.53% 22,016
     Republican Katy Brown 47.47% 19,892
Total Votes 41,908
Source: Colorado Secretary of State


Jeff Bridges defeated Meg Froelich in the Colorado House of Representatives District 3 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jeff Bridges 56.61% 3,178
     Democratic Meg Froelich 43.39% 2,436
Total Votes 5,614


Katy Brown defeated Rick Gillit in the Colorado House of Representatives District 3 Republican primary.[5][6]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 3 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Katy Brown 73.73% 3,441
     Republican Rick Gillit 26.27% 1,226
Total Votes 4,667

This district was included in the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee's list of "2016 Essential Races." Read more »
This district was included in the Republican State Leadership Committee's list of "16 in '16: Races to Watch." Read more »


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Candidate Connection

Meg Froelich completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Froelich's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a former teacher, nonprofit executive and documentary filmmaker. Proud mother of three public school graduates - two of whom have graduated from College and are now working young adults. I co-produced, directed and wrote the film Strong Sisters: Elected Women in Colorado which tells the unique story of the impact of women on Colorado's political history from 1893 to the present. I have been in the Legislature for two terms and proud of our accomplishments over the last four years. My areas of interest have been working families and addressing climate change. I am proud to have served as our Majority Caucus Co-Chair and on our Transportation and Local Government and Energy and Environment Committees.

  • Climate change is real and we need to take bold, actionable, and measurable steps to address this crisis. In addition, all Coloradans deserve clean air, land and water. Environmental work needs to be centered in environmental justice.
  • Colorado's workers and families should be able to count on access to housing, food, public education, opportunities for advancement, and healthcare. Mental Health should be treated on a par with physical health. Reproductive Healthcare is healthcare and that includes the full range of reproductive services including abortion.
  • We must work towards equity and inclusion in everything we do. We must seek to dismantle systemic racism, sexism and homophobia.

I am passionate about gender equality - ensuring equal wages, reproductive rights, workplace safety.
I am passionate about combatting climate change and working to preserve and protect Colorado's air, land and water.
I am passionate about equity and inclusion. I commit to addressing systemic racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism and sexism.

I stand on the shoulders of many powerful women who I admire. My favorites are Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Barbara Jordan, and Sarah Weddington. Those women and many more fought difficult battles in male dominated arenas.

Elected officials need to vote their conscience and their district. We have a responsibility to be transparent about our core values and beliefs and then legislate accordingly.

If I do nothing else I feel that ensuring pregnant people in Colorado have the right to access the full range of reproductive healthcare including abortion through our Reproductive Health Equity Act is an important legacy.

As an historical documentary filmmaker it is hard for me to say what I remember because I have watched so many hours of original footage. I do remember watching the moon landing in 1969 when I must have been about 6 years old.

During high school I worked on Capitol Hill in a Congressional office my Junior year.
I worked as a babysitter, nanny and summer school teacher's aide as well as a lifeguard to earn money.
My first job out of college was as a Secondary School Social Studies teacher.

Obviously, we need the Governor to sign our bills and so it is appropriate that we work with the Governor's office as legislation moves through the Legislature. However, the Legislature is the law-making arm of our government and we have a duty to set policy and craft our laws.

Both the climate crisis and our social inequities - economic, racial, justice - which are interrelated, pose the greatest challenges to Colorado.

Åre there unicameral state legislatures? I like our current system.

No, I think the most important qualifications for legislators are their life experiences and that our government should look like our people. We need all ages, identities, faith traditions, and areas of previous employment.

I am a collaborative lawmaker and most of my colleagues are as well. It is a team sport, individualism does not make for good legislation.

We have a newly formed non-partisan Redistricting Commission. They were tasked with two main considerations - keeping communities of interest together and competitiveness. Our Commission did increase competitiveness but I believe did not do a good enough job of considering communities of interest.

I enjoy the opportunities present on Transportation and Local Government Committee to address the needs of our growing state for housing and infrastructure while acknowledging we are a Local Control state.
Energy and Environment Committee is where all major legislation addressing Climate Change pass through and that has been a challenge and a privilege.

I was recently invited to lunch my a woman who wanted me to know that thanks to a bill we ran on required training in Domestic Violence for Court Personnel she has received a fair evaluation in Family Court. She has hopes for justice for her children for the first time in 7 years.

We should act as a evaluator of emergency powers when used by the Governor.

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2020

Meg Froelich did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Froelich's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

  • Education: Education funding and improvement are areas where my passion and experience align. I will fight for our public schools every day at the Capitol. Our schools are the cornerstone of our community — as the pathway to opportunity, an economic engine, and a place of congregation. ... As your State Representative, I will also work to create and fund anti-bullying programs and common sense approaches to school safety that focus on early detection and prevention, and build school communities based on inclusion and tolerance.
  • Economic development: I support the preservation of our parks and open space and I feel that it is the balance between open space and development that keeps our communities attractive to investment.
  • Families: Families are working harder than ever to make ends meet, send their children to college, and save for retirement. And the earnings of women are central to meeting those goals. Women are the sole or equal breadwinners in more than 40% of families, yet women working at all income levels tend to be paid less. Having an economy that works for everyone starts by ensuring women are paid the same amount as men when they work in similar jobs. It’s illegal to pay women less, but discrimination in pay exists. It’s time to make equal pay for equal work a reality.
  • Conservation: Not only do our children play on our soccer fields and baseball diamonds and young and old recreate on our gorgeous trails but these amenities increase home values and attract businesses. I have a proven conservation and recreation track record, and I will continue to support our wonderful, local, beautiful open spaces -- it just makes sense.[7]
—Meg Froelich[8]

Campaign finance summary


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Meg Froelich campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Colorado House of Representatives District 3Won general$17,761 $9,361
2022Colorado House of Representatives District 3Won general$55,786 $84,092
2020Colorado House of Representatives District 3Won general$145,942 N/A**
Grand total$219,489 $93,453
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on November 19, 2020

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On November 19, 2020, Froelich announced that she had tested positive for coronavirus.[9]

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