Socialist Tim Hernández chosen by Democratic vacancy committee to replace Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez at Colorado Capitol

A 68-person Democratic vacancy committee on Saturday selected Aurora Public Schools teacher Tim Hernández to replace Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez as the representative for a state House district in northwest Denver. 

Hernández, 26, was chosen after one round of voting at Regis University. He will add to the progressive ranks at the Capitol.

Gonzales-Gutierrez, whose resignation took effect Aug. 4, stepped down from the legislature halfway through her third, two-year term after she was elected to the Denver City Council in April. She was one of the more progressive Democrats at the Capitol.

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