▁Colorado ▁State ▁Represent ative ▁House ▁District ▁ 1 ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 . ▁Her ▁platform ▁included ▁three ▁principle ▁issues : ▁ ▁Education ▁– ▁The ▁quality ▁of ▁public ▁schools ▁and ▁adult ▁liter acy . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁– ▁Better ▁roads ▁and ▁high ways , ▁cost ▁effective ▁comm uter ▁rail ▁and ▁efficient ▁bus ▁systems . ▁ ▁Environment ▁– ▁S ust ain able ▁water ▁policies , ▁ste ward ship ▁of ▁State ▁Park s ▁and ▁natural ▁resources . ▁ ▁Cole man ▁was ▁elected ▁State ▁Represent ative ▁for ▁House ▁District ▁ 1 , ▁located ▁in ▁A rap ah oe , ▁Den ver ▁and ▁Jefferson ▁Count ies , ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁She ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Colorado ▁General ▁Assembly ▁Represent ative ▁Fran ▁Cole man ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁ 6 2 nd , ▁ 6 3 rd , ▁ 6 4 th ▁and ▁the ▁ 6 5 th ▁Colorado ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁comm itte es : ▁Agricult ure , ▁Liv est ock , ▁& ▁Natural ▁Resources ; ▁Business ▁Affairs ▁& ▁Labor ; ▁Information ▁& ▁Technology ; ▁Transport ation ▁& ▁Energy ; ▁Local ▁Government ; ▁Fin ance ; ▁Health , ▁Environment , ▁W elf are , ▁& ▁Institution s ; ▁and ▁State , ▁V eter ans , ▁& ▁Military ▁Affairs . ▁▁ ▁App oint ed ▁to ▁the ▁J oint ▁Legisl ative