LIVING ROOM LOCAL with Joe Neguse
Technical Director - Max Silverman
Stage Manager - Misha Zimmerman
ABOUT THIS EVENT: Recently seen on the national stage as the House impeachment manager for the Senate trial of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Representative for Colorado's 2nd congressional district Joe Neguse joins Living Room Local for a conversation on the value of arts and culture in a healthy democracy. Local Theater Company’s Pesha Rudnick sits down with Representative Neguse, whose district includes Boulder and Fort Collins, to discuss the importance of narrative in civic life and how storytelling has the power to build community and promote empathy. Neguse, the son of Eritrean immigrants and naturalized citizens, will talk about his time as a campus leader at CU Boulder, his service as the one of the youngest state Cabinet secretaries in Colorado’s history, and his experience as the first African-American member of Congress to represent the State of Colorado.
WHEN: Saturday, June 12, 2pm MT
WHERE: Joe Neguse’s living rooms (virtually)
ABOUT OUR GUEST: Congressman Joe Neguse represents Colorado’s 2nd District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to his first term in November 2018, becoming the first African-American member of Congress in Colorado history. He serves as a member of the House Judiciary Committee, House Natural Resources Committee and the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.
Rep. Neguse was elected by his colleagues to serve as a member of House Democratic Leadership in the 117th Congress, as Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC). In his first term, Rep. Neguse served as Co-Freshman Representative to Leadership in the 116th Congress, representing first term members at the leadership table. He also serves as one of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Vice Chairs and Liaison to New Members. In 2020, he was recognized as the most bipartisan member of Colorado’s congressional delegation by the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University, and received the “Spirit of Service” award from the Town Hall Project for his successful Service Town Hall initiative. During his first term in Congress, he introduced more legislation than any freshman lawmaker in the country, and has had more legislation signed into law by the President than any member of Colorado’s congressional delegation.