Colorado youth find receptive ears with state lawmakers
By KEVIN SIMPSONDecember 12, 2020 GMT
DENVER (AP) As a high school sophomore, Margot Swetich followed state Sen. Faith Winter to a building across the street from the State Capitol and into a meeting room, where an assortment of lobbyists peppered the Westminster Democrat with questions and objections to the contentious family leave bill she championed.
Margot, then just 15, reeled from the intensity of the exchange and felt growing admiration for Winter’s composure amid the crossfire.
Afterward, Winter debriefed the young student and stressed that yes, conversations can be difficult especially in cases like the family leave bill, which in 2019 had more than 200 lobbyists tracking it.