8 5 , ▁Her pin ▁has ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁private - se ctor ▁as ▁a ▁defense ▁contract or ▁supporting ▁the ▁Air ▁Force , ▁until ▁leaving ▁Lock he ed ▁Martin ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁Colorado ▁State ▁Senator . ▁ ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings ▁City ▁Council ▁Her pin ▁was ▁originally ▁appointed ▁to ▁an ▁at - large ▁council ▁seat ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁term ▁of ▁a ▁member ▁who ▁res igned . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁a ▁full ▁term ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁as ▁the ▁representative ▁of ▁District ▁ 4 , ▁the ▁sout heast ▁quadr ant ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Police ▁volunte er ▁Her pin ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁volunte er ▁with ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings ▁Police ▁Department ▁for ▁ 3 0   year s . ▁ ▁Colorado ▁Senate ▁Per ▁the ▁word ing ▁of ▁the ▁recall ▁ball ot , ▁Her pin ▁replaced ▁Senator ▁John ▁Mor se ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁when ▁Mor se ▁was ▁re called ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁legisl ative ▁recall ▁election ▁in ▁Colorado ▁history ; ▁Mor se ▁was ▁re called ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 5 1 % ▁to ▁ 4 9 %. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Bern ie ▁Her pin ▁Website ▁( Bi ography ) ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Color ado ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Category : Color ado ▁Republic ans ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Kansas ▁al umn